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The U.S. Naval Institute's Oral History program captures and preserves the reminiscences of key Navy and Coast Guard figures such as Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, Adm. Arleigh Burke and Adm. Chester Nimitz. The Naval Institute tape-records a series of interviews covering the life story of each participant.  The interviews are then transcribed, annotated, indexed, and bound.

Since the inception of the program in 1969, more than 230 bound volumes have been completed, and interviews have been recorded to produce dozens more.

Oral History transcripts are available as a print-on-demand program in the following three formats:

Library bound:  $155 for volumes under 500 pages, $175 for volumes exceeding 500 pages.

Soft bound:  $75

Data CD (pdf file):  $45 

Orders can be made by contacting Janis Jorgensen at the U.S. Naval Institute's Heritage Group:

Email:  jjorgensen@usni.org

Telephone:  410-295-1022

Naval Institute oral histories are funded solely by gift income. Tax-deductible contributions to underwrite a specific history or for general program support are gratefully accepted.

Further support for this program has been graciously provided by:

 

 

Among current projects for which we seek support are the oral histories of:

Admiral Robert Kramek, USCG (Ret.)
Admiral James Loy, USCG (Ret.)
Vice Admiral Edward H. Martin, USN (Ret.)
Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, USN (Ret.)
Admiral Paul David Miller, USN (Ret.)
Admiral J. Paul Reason, USN (Ret.)
Vice Admiral George P. Steele II, USN (Ret.)
 

We have indexed material found in the oral histories on the following topics:

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
Korean War
Midway Island/Battle of Midway

 
 

Conferences and Events

2013 U.S. Naval History Conference

Thu, 2013-10-03

U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Hall

 

2014 WEST Conference

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