Merchant Marine/Navy World War Two Oral History and Memorabilia Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Porter, John C.
label: Collector
content: Navarre, Jack B., 1925- (merchant seaman)
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Armed Forces
label: Names
content: San Mateo Coast Guard Station
label: Names
content: United States. Merchant Marine
place: label: Place
content: San Mateo (Calif.)
topic: label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945 -- Merchant Marine
label: Topic
content: Ships -- Manning
label: Topic
content: Merchant Marine -- Manning of vessels -- United States
label: Topic
content: Merchant Marine -- United States
label: Topic
content: Seamen -- 1940-1950
label: Topic
content: Merchant seamen
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
label: Topic
content: Marine engineers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Delia Porter, date unknown, and Jack B. Navarre, August 24, 1990.
creator: label: Creator
content: Porter, John C.
label: Collector
content: Navarre, Jack B., 1925- (merchant seaman)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Merchant Marine/Navy World War Two Oral History and Memorabilia Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents individuals who served in the Merchant Marine's and Navy between 1943 and 1946.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .50 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1943-2001
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Armed Forces History (now Division of Political and Military History), 1991.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0405
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Newspapers
label: Type
content: Oral history
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Identity cards
label: Type
content: Menus
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Military passes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Passports
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.


Series 1: Individual Reminiscences, 1945-1997	

Series 2: Supplemental Documentation, 1943-2001-08
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was processed by Craig A. Orr, archivist  and Alison Oswald, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Newspapers -- Ships -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Oral history -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Identity cards -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Menus -- Ships -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Military passes -- Ships -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1940-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Passports
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of primarily of reminscenes with individuals who served n the Merchant Marine and Navy.