Archie William Birchwood Oral History, November 30, 2009
File — Box: Single Folder Collections - 2009 Box 1 (09.0002-09.0044), Folder: 09.0165-Folder 002
Identifier: 002
Scope and Contents
This oral history describes Birchwood's time in the Merchant Marines Service and with the U.S. Border Patrol. He outlines various trips to Europe, South America, and Central America. He details various stories of working in banana boats, catching illegal immigrants, working on a cargo ship, and traveling to Guantanamo Naval Base and the Panama Canal. Some of the locations mentioned within this oral history include Miami, Tampa, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, El Paso, Boston, Cuba, and Aruba.
Dates
- November 30, 2009
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
- Banana Boats Subject Source: Local sources
- Cargo ships--United States Subject Source: Local sources
- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Illegal Immigration, World War II Subject Source: Local sources
- Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969
- Panama Canal. Subject Source: Local sources
- U.S. Border Patrol
- U.S. Merchant Marine Service
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
Contact:
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PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu
