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Capt. Frank Clayton Waters, interviewed by Morgiana Halley

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Two series by Morgiana P. Halley, one dealing with marine disasters in Newfoundland folk balladry and the other with marine convoys of World War II.

Dates

  • Creation: 1989-1990

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 2 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Abstract

NA4295 Capt. Frank Clayton Waters, interviewed by Morgiana Halley, January 15, 1990, at Barnett Road, Medford, OR. Topics discussed: His first convoy; shipping in the Atlantic; weather; went to see in 1906; being drafted into the Army in WWI; Army food; recreation aboard ship; initiation of Greenhorns; life after retirement. Audiofile: c753, 1 hr. Interview summary. Text: 3 pp.

Repository Details

Part of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Repository

Contact:
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University of Maine
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