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Interview with Richard Adams
No full textAdams was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He served in the Marine Corps from 1950-1967, with 5 years spent on active duty in Southeast Asia
Topics: Marine Corps, Philippines, Korean War, Japa
Henry Adams, Jr. letter to father, February 5, 1952
No full textThis letter was written by Henry Adams Jr. to his father, Henry Adams, expressing his feelings and experiences during his time in the army. Junior, as he was called in the family, had been posted to Alaska after his basic Army training, and assigned to an otherwise all-white company.
In this three-page letter written on decorative notepaper, Junior writes about his army experiences, and says that he feels like Jackie Robinson, a test case for integrated units in the military. The United States Army was not integrated during World War II; African Americans and whites served in separate units. Harry Truman issued an executive order intended to end segregation in the Army in January of 1948, and letters such as this indicate that the executive order took some time to become fully effective
Interview with Richard Adams (Class of 1973) by Aisha Rickford
No full textRichard Adams ‘73 talks about lobbying during his senior year of high school in Pittsburgh to make Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday a national holiday, shortly after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. He chose Bowdoin for its liberal proclivities, believing it would be place for him, an avid activist by the time he graduated high school. Adams’s activism followed him to Bowdoin, where he was active in the African-American Society, finding a home in the black community at Bowdoin and in Maine at large, and how his passion for activism defined his time at Bowdoin and beyond
Confederate veteran Richard H. Adams, Jr., one of the "Immortal 600", in 1866
No full textCivil War Confederate veteran Richard H. Adams, Jr. He was a member of the 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment and served on staff of Gen. Wheeler. Adams was a prisoner of war from September 1863 through June 1865, and was one a group of prisoners later known as the "Immortal 600" . The VMI Archives holds his Civil War papers - see the VMI Archives website
Henry Adams, Jr. letter to family, December 1951
No full textThis letter was written by Henry Adams Jr. to his family back home, expressing his feelings and experiences during his time in the army. Junior, as he was called in the family, had been posted to Alaska after his basic Army training, and assigned to an otherwise all-white company.
In this one-page letter written on pink paper, he describes the reaction of his fellow servicemen to his presence on post He feels the other soldiers do not appreciate having a skilled African American among them, as all the others are either manual laborers or cooks, while he is a watch repairman. He is still awaiting his assignment within the company. The letter is undated but the envelope is post-marked December 9, 1951.
The United States Army was not integrated during World War II; African Americans and whites served in separate units. Harry Truman issued an executive order intended to end segregation in the Army in January of 1948, and letters such as this indicate that the executive order took some time to become fully effective
SHEPHERD SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Richard Brown, Director Monday, November 5, 1990 8:00 p.m. in Hamman Hall
No full textPresented as part of the Festival of American Contemporary Music at Rice University celebrating American Music Week, November 3-9, 1990PROGRAM: Septet / Daniel Levitan -- Changes / William Cahn -- Four for percussion / Donald Erb -- Satin doll / Duke Ellington -- Marimba quartet / Daniel Levitan -- Echogenesis / Daniel Adams -- Gending Bali / Richard Kvistad -- Falcones luminis / Christopher Rouse -- Tuna / Stewart Wallac
Richard Kobayashi, farmer
No full textRichard Kobayashi, bust portrait, facing front.Title transcribed from Ansel Adams' caption on verso of print.Original neg. no.: LC-A35-4-M-27.Gift; Ansel Adams; 1965-1968.Forms part of: Manzanar War Relocation Center photographs
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