DR. CARL G. OELJEN:
An Inventory of His Vietnam War Audio Letters at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Oeljen, Carl G., creator. | |
| Title: | Dr. Carl G. Oeljen Vietnam War audio letters. | |
| Dates: | 1970-1971, 2004. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Two audio letters from Dr. Carl G. Oeljen, a Waseca native, during his time as a military surgeon during the Vietnam War in Da Nang from 1970 to 1971. Subjects discussed include a "tour" of living quarters, the stresses on soldiers, working in a hospital, details of surgeries, details of personnel, weather, drugs, missing family, being a father, friendship with Bill Wolfe, feeling lonely and isolated, mis-representation of the war in the United States and references to Minnesota. Also includes an introductory prologue by Bill Wolfe, recorded in 2004, describing his friendship with Oeljen and their correspondence during the Vietnam War. | |
| Quantity: | 4 audio files: MP3 (120 MB) | |
| Location: | I.466: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Carl G. Oeljen was born in Waseca, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota's medical school.
Oeljen served in the United States Army for three years, working as an orthopedic surgeon in the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang, Vietnam from 1970 to 1971 during the Vietnam War. Following the war, Oeljen completed a residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He married Carol Bauman in 1965 and practiced medicine in Spokane, Washington from 1975 until his death in 2004.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The audio letters in this collection consist of recordings made by Carl G. Oeljen, originally on cassette tape, and sent to his long-time friend Bill Wolfe and his wife, Joan, in 1970 and 1971 while Oeljen was stationed in Vietnam. The first audio file contains a introductory prologue by Bill Wolfe, recorded in 2004, describing his friendship with Oeljen and their correspondence during the Vietnam War.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Wolfe, Bill. Dr. Carl Oeljen Vietnam War Audio Letters. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Location of Master Files:
Digital masters of the audio files are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
Location of Duplicates:
Duplicate audio correspondence: Library of Congress American Folklife Center Veterans History Project.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2016.5
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 008615412
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.466.1 | Introduction, circa fall 2004. 1 audio file (3 minutes, 35 seconds): MP4 (4.10 MB). | ||||||||||
| Introductory prologue by Bill Wolfe to the audio letters recorded by Oeljen during his time in Vietnam. | |||||||||||
 Digital version | |||||||||||
| I.466.2-3 | Audio letter, September 7, 1970. 2 audio files (1 hour, 8 minutes, 4 seconds): MP4 (77.9 MB). | ||||||||||
| Digital version - Side 1 | |||||||||||
| Digital version - Side 2 | |||||||||||
| I.466.4 | Audio letter, January 18, 1971. 1 audio file (33 minutes, 53 seconds): MP4 (64.5 MB). | ||||||||||
| Digital version | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Organizations:
- United States. Army. Evacuation Hospital, 95th.
- United States. Army -- Surgeons.
- Topics:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Medical care.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
- Persons:
- Wolfe, Bill, compiler.
- Places:
- Ðà Nẵng (Vietnam)
- Document Types:
- Sound recordings.
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