Finding Aid for the Samuel A. Shipman Oral History, 2000


MS-2693

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Hannah M. Miller, January 3, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Hannah M. Miller, January 3, 2006
Encoded by: Hannah M. Miller, January 3, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Samuel A. Shipman Oral History

Date/Date Range :   2000

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains an 81-page interview, conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society for the Vetran's Oral History Project, which covers the life of Samuel Shipman from his youth, to serving in Vietnam, to his thoughts on the TVA.

Call number: MS-2693

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was donated to Special Collections in December 2005.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Samuel A. Shipman Oral History, MS-2693. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.


Biography / History

Author of 525-6 Military Operations, Lessons Learned Land Clearing , Samuel A. Shipman is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was born in Texas, the son of a WWII veteran and a nurse. He used the G.I. Bill to attend the University of Tennessee and then worked for the TVA.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains an 81-page interview, conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society for the Vetran's Oral History Project, which covers the life of Samuel Shipman from his youth, to serving in Vietnam, to his thoughts on the TVA.

Subject Terms

  • Shipman, Samuel A.
  • Veterans -- Vietnam.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority.
Contents List
Folder   1     Item   1    
Samuel A. Shipman Oral History, 2000 April 10