Search Films, Videos

  • personal narrative
    Eric Craig Moffat Collection First Lieutenant, Air Force, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Habbaniyah, Iraq.
  • personal narrative
    Andrew Peter West Collection Army, Afghan War, 2001- - Combat Outpost (COP) Sabari, Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Forward Operation Base (FOB) Iskandariyah, Iraq.
    • Contributor: Hornsby, Kimberly K.C. - University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives - West, Andrew Peter
    • Date: 2005
  • Film, Video
    Lora Ann Peppers interview conducted by Brent A. Bjorkman, 2014-07-02 Lora Peppers became an employee of the National Park Service while still a student at Western Kentucky University. After working her way through the ranks at several national parks, she is now Chief Ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. She discusses issues she has encountered as a law enforcement officer--including poaching, illegal harvesting of ginseng; rescue efforts; and new challenges, such as managing a...
    • Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Peppers, Lora Ann - Björkman, Brent
    • Date: 2014
  • Film, Video
    Jerry Ronald Bransford interview conducted by Brent A. Bjorkman, 2014-06-30 Jerry Bransford, who is currently a guide at Mammoth Cave National Park, shares stories from multiple generations of his family who have worked in and around the cave. In the 19th century, many cave guides were slaves and their work earned them a uniquely high status in their communities. He explains how these African American guides were forced out during the transition period when...
    • Contributor: Bransford, Jerry R. - Occupational Folklife Project - Björkman, Brent
    • Date: 2014
  • personal narrative
    Lehman Patrick Connolly Collection Corporal, Marine Corps, Afghan War, 2001- - Parris Island, South Carolina; Camp Geiger, North Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Fort Pickett, Virginia; Twentynine Palms, California; Al-Taqaddum Airbase, Iraq; Al Anbar, Iraq; Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan; Helmand Province, Afghanistan; Nawzad, Afghanistan; Dahana, Afghanistan.
  • personal narrative
    Jeffrey Neal Collection Commander, Navy, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Guam (Mariana Islands); Japan; San Bruno, California; Bridgeport, California; Norfolk, Virginia; Washington, DC.
  • personal narrative
    Bradley Owen Lewis Collection Sergeant, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Iraq.
  • Film, Video
    Mary Jo (Kulesza) Veluzat and Phillip L. Veluzat interview conducted by Brent A. Bjorkman, 2014-06-24 Mary Jo Veluzat, former Assistant Chief of Maintenance, and her partner Phillip Veluzat, former Chief Ranger, have deep, lifelong connections to Mammoth Cave National Park. Mary Jo's father was the Superintendent of the Park, and Phillip is a native of Cave City. Reflecting on her experiences growing up as the child of a ranger, Mary Jo discusses family dynamics and her father's career, and...
    • Contributor: Veluzat, Phillip L. - Occupational Folklife Project - Veluzat, Mary Jo - Björkman, Brent
    • Date: 2014
  • Audio Recording
    Undine Brereton interview conducted by Christine Lewis, 2016-04-28 Interview with Undine Brereton conducted by Christine Lewis. Brereton discusses her migration to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago; the barriers created by different educational standards; and her 15 years of experience working as a nanny and geriatric elder care provider. Brereton gives a detailed description of her daily routine working as a nanny, and the various resources (books, cultural spaces) that she...
    • Contributor: Brooklyn Arts Council - Lewis, Christine Yvette - Occupational Folklife Project - Brereton, Undine
    • Date: 2016-01-01
  • Film, Video
    John Bergman interview conducted by Jonathan E. Kay, 2014-03-20 At the time of his retirement, John Bergman was the assistant director of the DNR Division of State Parks. In this interview, he discusses the professionalization of his field, mentorship, his role in establishing controlled deer hunts, and the introduction of mountain bikes in parks. He concludes the interview lamenting the DNR's tight budget, and says "it's time" to turn his role over to...
  • personal narrative
    Shery Skeen Collection Staff Sergeant, Air Force, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Monterey, California; Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; Fort Meade, Maryland; Osan Air Base, Korea.
    • Contributor: Kijurna, Natalie - Shorak, B.J. - National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) - Skeen, Shery
    • Date: 2005
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • personal narrative
    Michael Scott Brumback Collection First Lieutenant, Army, Cold War - Fort Knox, Kentucky; Germany; Fort Carson, Colorado; Europe; Korea. Major, Army, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
  • Film, Video
    Bruce Martin interview conducted by Sarah Bryan, 2017-07-13 Funeral director Bruce Martin, Jr., discusses his and his family's history serving the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina, and the history of their business, Long House Funeral Home.
    • Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Bryan, Sarah - Martin, Bruce
    • Date: 2017-01-01
  • personal narrative
    Daniel Robert Keegan Collection Sergeant, Army, Afghan War, 2001- - Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Kandahar, Afghanistan.
  • personal narrative
    Mark Ray Anderson Collection Specialist, Army, Afghan War, 2001- - Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Lewis, Washington; Regional Command South, Afghanistan.
    • Contributor: Shorak, B.J. - Anderson, Mark Ray - National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) - Hoelscher, Kyle
    • Date: 2006
    • Resource: - 1 page
  • Blog
    Rolando Estévez and the Making of Otra Piel mixed media
    • Contributor: Schadl, Suzanne
    • Date: 2022-10-02
  • personal narrative
    Janie Clare Rishel-Brier Collection Captain, Navy, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida.
    • Contributor: Rishel-Brier, Janie Clare - Thomas, Marjorie - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park/National Park Service - Caolo, Susan
    • Date: 1987
  • personal narrative
    Andrew Franklin Wood Collection Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Texas; Sicily, Italy; Germany; North Dakota; Florida; Louisiana; Virginia.
    • Contributor: Wood, Andrew Franklin - Ball, Joseph Puccio - University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives - Andrew Hamaty
    • Date: 1987
  • Film, Video
    Tim Cordell interview conducted by Jonathan E. Kay, 2014-02-25 Tim Cordell grew up in Elkhart, Indiana near where he now works at Potato Creek State Park, and spent a lot of time outdoors. After working in several seasonal positions, he secured full-time work at Spring Mill State Park, and later laterally transferred back to Potato Creek to be closer to friends and family. In this interview, he discusses the complicated nature of resource...
  • personal narrative
    Jack Hill Collection Corporal, Marine Corps, Afghan War, 2001- - Afghanistan.
  • Film, Video
    Carol Groves interview conducted by Jonathan E. Kay, 2015-01-21 Now working at Indiana Caverns, a commercial property, Carol Groves began her interpretive career at Patoka Lake. In this interview, she details the many differences between private and public sector work, her process of planning programming and exhibits, and the camaraderie she shared with her co-workers. She also discusses the political system that was in place when she was hired, as well as the...
    • Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Groves, Carol - Kay, Jon
    • Date: 2015
  • Film, Video
    Coy J. Hanson interview conducted by Brent A. Bjorkman, 2014-07-10 Coy Hanson, who is one of the oldest of Mammoth's retired guides, recounts his experiences growing up around Mammoth Cave and his family's involvement in establishing the park. Hanson was first employed as a trailer and handyman at the cave in 1938, before its takeover by the National Park Service. Eventually he became a full-time employee and had a lengthy career in multiple parks,...
    • Contributor: Hanson, Coy J. - Occupational Folklife Project - Björkman, Brent
    • Date: 2014
  • personal narrative
    Ronald B. West Collection Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Quang Tri, Vietnam; Croatia; Bosnia. Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Camp Victory, Iraq; Camp Balad, Iraq.
    • Contributor: Hall, Wendy L. - West, Ronald B. - Glenn, Jonathan
    • Date: 1970
  • personal narrative
    Robert Noonan Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force, Afghan War, 2001- - Afghanistan. Air Force, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Turkey; Iraq.
  • personal narrative
    Jeffrey Michael Kennedy Collection Sergeant, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Fort Benning, Georgia; Iraq; Fort Riley, Kansas; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Camp Buehring, Kuwait.