Documents Muriel Coykendall Kiser's childhood; her education at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) in the early 1940s; and her service in Europe with the Red Cross during World War II. Kiser talks about her childhood, including the death of her father in France in World War I; moving between Montana, California, and Florida; and her relationship with her mother. Comments about her time at the Woman's College days focus on her career aspirations as a teach; living with her mother as a day student; and attending dances. Kiser also briefly mentions her pre-war teaching career. " Topics related to Kiser's World War II service include being unable to meet the weight requirement for the Red Cross; working on the Red Cross fundraising campaign; and being sent to Europe on D-Day. Kiser recalls the Red Cross uniforms; getting lost on route to her second assignment in Europe and landing near the front line; buried bombs in French forests; booking entertainment and trips for the troops; and Glenn Miller performing his final show for her base. She remembers being in London for V-E Day; buzz bombs in London; and recruiting local women for dances. " Postwar topics include Kiser's wishes to teach school in South America; resuming her teaching career in North Carolina; and meeting her husband, Glenn Kiser, in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in 1972.