Robert Hammond Collection

Collection, MC/38

Administrative/Biographical History: Robert Hammond was in the United States Navy as a Seaman and then a Corpsman during World War II, and trained as a surgical technician at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital in 1944. He was one of five Black Corpsmen sent to the segregated Montford Point medical facilities to improve the medical treatment conditions of Black Marines there. He was then sent to Guam in 1944 with the 51st and 52nd Defense Battalions, and was assigned to the Medical Dispensaries at Barracuda Village and Camp Wise Navy Base.
Scope and Content: This collection contains five photographs of Robert Hammond.
Related Materials: Related Archival Materials: See Robert Hammond's oral history in the Brooklyn Navy Yard Oral History Project (SC/3).

System of Arrangement: This collection contains 1 series: Photographs.
Access and Use: Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research.; Physical Access Physical originals are in the custody of the donor. No physical materials exist in the BNYDC Archives.; Technical Access Technical access only. All material was loaned to the BNYDC Archives for digitization purposes.; Conditions Governing Reproduction Material in this collection is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The use must assume full responsibility for any use of the material, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced material. Please see the BNYDC Archives’ Policy on Access and Use for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Any material used for academic research or otherwise should be credited using the citation below.; Preferred Citation Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Robert Hammond Photograph collection; MC/38; Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Related Collections: Brooklyn Navy Yard Oral History Project