Milton P. Fields Oral History Interview
2013
Oral History Interview #OH0268
- Creator(s)
- Fields, Milton (Interviewee); Dembo, Jonathan, 1948- (Interviewer)
- Physical description
- 0.01 Cubic Feet, 2 audiocassettes, 2 hours, no transcription
- Preferred Citation
- Milton P. Fields Oral History Interview (#OH0268), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Oral history interview with Milton P. Fields relates to his experiences as a photographer in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) during World War II; and also his early life and family background (Interview 1, Sept. 20, 2013) . Interview 2 (Oct. 4, 2013) relates primarily to his post-World War II experiences, including his education at East Carolina University (1945-1949), his law school attendance at Emory University and Wake Forest University (1949-1953); and his life in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, as a prosecuting attorney and partner in a law firm (1950s-2013).
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Milton P. Fields
Processing information
Accessioned by Martha Elmore
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
General note
1940s-2013
Key terms
Personal Names
Fields, Milton
Corporate Names
East Carolina Teachers College--Students
Emory University--Students
United States. Navy--Photographers
Wake Forest University. School of Law--Students
Topical
Lawyers--North Carolina--Rocky Mount
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean