Records of the Chancellor: Records of Robert Herring Wright

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Text	63
Audio	43
Image	3
PDF	2

oral histories	64
letters	4
photographs	3
books	1

ORIGINAL FORMAT	COUNT
oral histories	64
letters	4
photographs	3
books	1

Annapolis (Md.)
Pacific Ocean	28
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)	25
Washington (D.C.)	18
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)	15
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)	13
Atlantic Ocean	12
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LOCATION	COUNT
Annapolis (Md.)	72
Pacific Ocean	28
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)	25
Washington (D.C.)	18
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)	15
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)	13
Atlantic Ocean	12
Korean Peninsula	7
Okinawa Island (Japan)	7
Japan	6
San Diego (Calif.)	5
Boston (Mass.)	3
China	3
Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands)	3
Mediterranean Sea	3
Normandy (France)	3
Vietnam	3
Africa, North	2
Bermuda Islands	2
Coronado (Calif.)	2
Guam	2
Italy	2
Jacksonville (Fla.)	2
Leyte (Philippines)	2
London (England)	2
New York (N.Y.)	2
Newport (R.I.)	2
Palermo (Italy)	2
Paris (France)	2
Philippines	2
Providence (R.I.)	2
Reykjavík (Iceland)	2
Solomon Islands	2
Ankara (Turkey)	1
Antarctica	1
Arctic Ocean	1
Arkansas	1
Athens (Greece)	1
Australia	1
Azores	1
Beaufort (N.C.)	1
Beirut (Lebanon)	1
Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)	1
Bronxville (N.Y.)	1
Caribbean Sea	1
Carteret County (N.C.)	1
Casablanca (Morocco)	1
Cavite (Cavite Province, Philippines)	1
Charleston (S.C.)	1
Cherbourg (France)	1
Cuba	1
Da Nang (Vietnam)	1
Fort Macon (N.C.)	1
Fort Monroe (Va.)	1
Great Britain	1
Greenville (Miss.)	1
Greenville (N.C.)	1
Guantánamo Bay (Cuba)	1
Hawaii	1
Honshu (Japan)	1
Inch'ŏn (Korea)	1
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)	1
Key West (Fla.)	1
Kittery (Me.)	1
Lae (Papua New Guinea)	1
Lehighton (Pa.)	1
Los Angeles (Calif.)	1
Madrid (Spain)	1
Malta	1
Manila (Philippines)	1
Mare Island (Calif.)	1
Marksville (La.)	1
Memphis (Tenn.)	1
Midway Islands	1
Morehead City (N.C.)	1
Moscow (Russia)	1
Naples (Italy)	1
Nebraska	1
Netherlands	1
New Bern (N.C.)	1
New Guinea	1
New London (Conn.)	1
New Orleans (La.)	1
Nicaragua	1
Northern Mariana Islands	1
Oklahoma City (Okla.)	1
Ottawa (Ont.)	1
Parris Island (S.C.)	1
Paterson (N.J.)	1
Pensacola (Fla.)	1
Portland (Me.)	1
Quantico (Va.)	1
Rabat (Morocco)	1
Roanoke Island (N.C.)	1
Sicily (Italy)	1
Spain	1
Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati)	1
Trinidad and Tobago	1
Tulaghi Island (Solomon Islands)	1
Whittier (Calif.)	1
Wotje Atoll (Marshall Islands)	1
Yokohama (Japan)	1

Military History	70
Military History: Navy	67
Military History: World War II	62
Special Collections Oral Histories	60
Military History: Korean War	11
Military History: Vietnam War	5
Social and Family Life	4
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THEME/PROJECT	COUNT
Military History	70
Military History: Navy	67
Military History: World War II	62
Special Collections Oral Histories	60
Military History: Korean War	11
Military History: Vietnam War	5
Social and Family Life	4
Military History: World War I	3
Naval and Maritime History	3
ECU History	2
Politics and Government	2
ECU History: Faculty	1
ECU History: Notable Alumni	1
Education	1
Military History: Civil War	1
Military History: Marines	1
Politics and Government: North Carolina	1

United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews	52
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean	48
United States Naval Academy--History	39
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941	24
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean	19
United States Naval Academy	15
United States. Navy--Aviation	11
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SUBJECT	COUNT
United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews	52
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean	48
United States Naval Academy--History	39
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941	24
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean	19
United States Naval Academy	15
United States. Navy--Aviation	11
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943	10
Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval operations	9
United States. Navy--Officers	9
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands	8
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska	7
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--History, Military--20th century	6
Midway, Battle of, 1942	6
United States Naval Academy--Faculty	6
United States Naval Academy--Students	6
United States. Navy--Submarine forces	5
Vietnam War, 1961-1975	5
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy	5
Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942	4
United States Naval Academy--Alumni and alumnae	4
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North	4
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands	4
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944	3
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan	3
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island	3
Arkansas (Battleship)	2
Burnham, John M., -1957	2
California (Battleship : BB-44)	2
Destroyers (Warships)	2
Flying Fish (Submarine)	2
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)--History, Military--20th century	2
Helena (Cruiser)	2
Keller, Omar Christian, 1917-2000	2
Kwajalein Atoll, Battle of, Marshall Islands, 1944	2
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1927-1942)	2
Naval War College (U.S.)	2
New York Naval Shipyard--History	2
North Carolina (Battleship : BB-55)	2
Oklahoma (Battleship)	2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945	2
Santa Cruz Islands, Battle of the, Solomon Islands, 1942	2
Washington (Battleship : BB-56)	2
West Virginia (Ship)	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mariana Islands	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines	2
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine	2
Yorktown (Aircraft carrier : CV-5)	2
Aircraft accidents--United States	1
Anti-submarine warfare	1
Anti-submarine warfare--United States	1
Arizona (Battleship)	1
Armstrong, David M., 1919-1998	1
Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943	1
Bartlett, James V.	1
Baughan, Robert L.	1
Bennett, John E.	1
Bienvenu, Roland G., Sr. 1917-2011	1
Boston Naval Shipyard (Boston, Mass.)--History--20th century	1
Burley, Thomas G.	1
Burnside's Expedition to North Carolina, 1862	1
Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881	1
Byrd, David L.	1
Byrnside, Benjamin C., Jr.	1
Celustka family	1
Celustka, Robert J.	1
Chemistry--Study and teaching--Rhode Island	1
Cherbourg, Battle of, Cherbourg, France, 1944	1
Conger family	1
Conger, Henry Jackson, 1916-2012	1
Coral Sea (Aircraft carrier)	1
Costagliola, Francesco	1
Cranshaw family	1
Crenshaw, Russell Sydnor, 1920-	1
Crommelin family	1
Crommelin, Quentin C.	1
Cuccias, Frank P.	1
Davis, Louis Poisson, Jr., 1919-	1
DeVenter, Willard W.	1
Deller, Clarence Raymond, Jr.	1
Destroyer escorts	1
Douglas, William W. (William Wilberforce), 1841-	1
Downes (Destroyer)	1
East Carolina Teachers College--Alumni and alumnae	1
East Carolina University--Faculty	1
Elliott, A. William	1
Engle, Aubrey D.	1
Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)	1
Europe--Description and travel	1
Fort Macon (N.C.)--Siege, 1862	1
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aircraft carrier)	1
Grabowsky, Leon, 1917-	1
Greenbacker, John E., 1917-2005	1
Greene, William M. A., 1920-2007	1
Greenwood (Destroyer : DE 679)	1
Guam (Cruiser)	1
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)	1
Hailey, Robert	1
Heavey, William F., Jr.	1
Hines, Edward C., Jr., 1917-2011	1
Idaho (Battleship : BB-42)	1
Inchon Landing, Inchʻŏn, Korea, 1950	1
Indianapolis (Cruiser)	1
Intrepid (Aircraft carrier)	1
Iowa (Battleship)	1
Jackson family	1
Jackson, David H.	1
James, Eleanor Gamble	1
James, Jules, 1885-1957	1
Jamison, James P., 1918-2017	1
Jones, William W.	1
Kelley, Archie P.	1
Korean War, 1950-1953--Amphibious operations	1
Laborde, Aldon J.	1
Laffey (Ship)	1
Landreth, John L., 1917-	1
Luehman, Earl A., 1918-	1
Lynn, Joseph, 1920---Correspondence	1
MacMillan, Oscar David, 1919-1989	1
Madison (Destroyer)	1
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (Calif.)	1
Marine Corps Base Quantico (Va.)	1
Maryland (Battleship)	1
Massachusetts (Battleship : BB-59)	1
Maury (Ship)	1
McReynolds family	1
McReynolds, William	1
Meade (Destroyer)	1
Messer, John G.	1
Microbial contamination--California--San Francisco	1
Military attache´s--Russia (Federation)--Moscow	1
Military attachés--France--Paris	1
Military attachés--Greece--Athens	1
Military attachés--Netherlands	1
Military intelligence--Russia	1
Military intelligence--United States	1
Miller, Edward G.	1
Miller, Harry Zellner, 1920-2010	1
Miller, Richards T.	1
Minelayers (Ships)	1
Mississippi (Battleship : BB 41)	1
Montpelier (Ship)	1
Morocco--Description and travel	1
National Cash Register Company	1
Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Fla.)	1
Navy spouses--United States--Biography	1
Nevada (Battleship)	1
New Bern, Battle of, New Bern, N.C., 1862	1
New Mexico (Battleship)	1
Newsom, John W., 1919-	1
Nicholson, William M.	1
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966--Correspondence	1
North Carolina State Ports Authority--History	1
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865	1
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns	1
Nuclear weapons--United States	1
Observatories--Maryland--Annapolis	1
Oceanographers--California	1
Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946	1
Owen, William D.	1
PT-109 (Torpedo boat)	1
Parris Island (S.C. : Recruit depot)	1
Pennsylvania (Battleship)	1
Percy family	1
Percy, Billups P.	1
Percy, Walker, 1916-1990	1
Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21)	1
Phoenix (Cruiser : CL-46)	1
Pogy (Submarine)	1
Polaris (Missile)	1
Politicians--United States--Anecdotes	1
Portland (Cruiser)	1
Price, Frank H., Jr., 1919-2002	1
Princeton University--Faculty	1
Ray family	1
Ray, Alan	1
Rickover, Hyman George	1
Rieve, Roland	1
Roanoke Island (N.C.)--History--Capture, 1862	1
Russia--Politics and government--20th century	1
Salmon (Submarine)	1
Salt Lake City (Light cruiser)	1
San Francisco (Cruiser)	1
Sanger, Frank M.	1
Sangley Point (Philippines)	1
Saratoga (Aircraft carrier : CV-3)	1
Savannah (Light cruiser)	1
Savo Island, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942	1
Schoenbaum, Howard R.	1
Shangri-La (Aircraft carrier : CVS-38)	1
Shelly, Tully	1
Shipbuilding--Maryland--Annapolis	1
Small, Walter L. (Walter Lowry), 1916-2004	1
Somers, Francis Eugene	1
Southard, Pemberton, 1918-	1
Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti	1
Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939	1
Spitler, Joseph C.	1
Spore, Burns W.	1
Stewart, Richard W.	1
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950	1
Strum, Charles Gray	1
Styer, Charles W. (Charles Wilkes), 1897-1970	1
Sugg, H. A. I.	1
Svendsen, Edward C.	1
Tennessee (Battleship)	1
Tokyo (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1942	1
Torpedo-boats--Solomon Islands	1
Tulane University. College of Law--Faculty	1
Tully family	1
United States Naval Academy--Buildings	1
United States Naval Academy--Wrestling	1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives	1
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects	1
United States--Politics and government--20th century	1
United States. Army. Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment, 5th (1863-1865)	1
United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Interviews	1
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 11th	1
United States. Naval Aviation Corps	1
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office	1
United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation	1
United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ships	1
United States. Navy--Boiler technicians	1
United States. Navy--Military life	1
United States. Navy--Officers--Training of	1
United States. Navy--Petty officers--Interviews	1
United States. Navy--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.	1
United States. Navy--Women	1
United States. Navy. Civil Engineer Corps	1
United States. Navy. Construction Corps	1
United States. Navy. Seabees	1
Vail, Powell P.	1
Valley Forge (Aircraft carrier)	1
Warships--United States	1
Wasp (Aircraft carrier : CV-7)	1
Wasp (Aircraft carrier : CVS-18)	1
Wolfe, Malcolm E.	1
Wolfe, Thomas B.	1
World War, 1914-1918--France	1
World War, 1939-1945	1
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Australia	1
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American	1
Wrestlers--California--Whittier	1
Wright, Richard M., 1918-2004	1
Yacht racing--Maryland--Annapolis	1
Yalta Conference (1945 : I︠A︡lta, Ukraine)	1
Zirkle, Joseph C.	1