Inventory of the Capt. Francis Micara Collection, 1944-1994 (bulk 1944-1947)

University Archives, Duke University

Micara, Capt. Francis.

Capt. Francis Micara Collection, 1944-1994 (bulk 1944-1947)

Material in English

1.33 Linear Feet

approx. 300 Items

Capt. Francis Micara was a 1944 graduate of Trinity College at Duke University and a member of numerous student organizations and activities.

Collection contains material pertaining to student life at Duke during the Second World War including NROTC bulletins, performance programs, photographs, clippings, a vinyl disc, and other assorted memorabilia. In addition, the collection contains material concerning Micara's research at the Marine Laboratory at Beaufort, North Carolina, and assorted printed matter concerning class reunions.

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Collection is open for research.

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[Identification of item], Capt. Francis Micara Collection, University Archives, Duke University.

The Capt. Francis Micara Collection were received by the University Archives as a gift in 2008.

Processed by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009

Encoded by Josh Larkin Rowley, May 2009

Accessions UA2008-0041 and UA2008-0063 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Contains material pertaining to Micara's experience as a student of Trinity College at Duke University including the first NROTC Bulletin from 1941; Duke decals and stickers; playbills, clippings, photographs, and scripts from Duke Players and Hoof 'N' Horn productions including My Sister Eileen, The Laugh's the Thing, and Stand By; a 1941 Freshman Week program; photographs of Sigma Chi fraternity; a program of the Tau Psi Omega production of The Barber of Seville in French; and material from the Agar Research Program at the Marine Laboratory at Beaufort, North Carolina. Also present is material from class reunions including a 33 ½ RPM record titled "Mission Possible" for the 25th class reunion of 1970 and a Class of 1944 Golden Anniversary Chanticleer, 1944-1994.

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Photographs of West Campus (four of the Chapel and one of Dukek University Hospital) have been placed in University Archives Photograph Collection; assorted clippings and "Beat Oregon State" bumper sticker have been placed in Athletics Reference Collection; five football programs were placed in the Game Programs series of Football records; lastly, a Class of 1945 dink has been placed in the Artifacts and Relics collection.