Mary Ann Henning Moore Collection
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Oral history interview with Ann Henning Moore
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Primarily documents Mary Ann Henning Moore's education at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now University of North Carolina at Greensboro) from 1941 until 1944 and her service in the U.S. Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) from 1944 to 1946. Moore's recollections of Woman's College primarily consist of professors and experiences related to World War II. Topics include dances at the Overseas Replacement Depot in Greensboro; gasoline rationing and using kerosene as fuel; listening to President Roosevelt's declaration of war during a WC class; weekly lectures on the state of the war; and the influence and encouragement of Katherine Taylor. " Topics related to Moore's WAVES service include her reasons for joining and her parents' reactions; learning navy rules and regulations, including commands and marching; recreation and social life, including horseback riding; working on watches; men she worked with, including Edes Talman and Jack London; delivering messages around Washington; working in temporary buildings from World War I; and taking trips to Puerto Rico and Bermuda through the Naval Air Transportation Service. Other topics include the mood of the country during the war; losing relatives in combat, including a brother and a cousin; her opinions of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; the 1947 Bastille Day celebration in Paris; and her opinion of women in combat positions;
