Morgan Edgcomb interview
Name/Title
Morgan Edgcomb interviewEntry/Object ID
2024.41.139Scope and Content
Morgan J. Edgcomb Jr. at home (336 Hoffman St.) talking about his family's steamship-era nautical history, his military service in WWII and Korea, his job as a marine engineer and as captain of Evil Knievel's yacht "Evil Eye 1" from 1976-78, working at Ed Force's Snug Harbor gas station and the Dock Bar under the Big Pavilion as a young man, how he met is wife Buzz on the "North American," retirement and aging. Brief comments about the condo and parking situation in 2000.Collection
Nautical, Family HistoryCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.41Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
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Interviewee
Edgcomb, Morgan J. Jr. 1923-2004, Edgcomb, Arlene "Buzz" E. 1925-2013Interviewer
Van Mell, Helen S. -2002Interview Date
Jul 6, 2000Length of Interview
40 minutesLocation
Oral History DVD/CDs
AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawer