Franklin Peterson papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Franklin Merle Peterson's personal correspondence, newspapers, ephemera, and photographs from Peterson’s lifetime. Peterson was a veteran of the First World War in France and the Second World War in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Dates
- Created: 1896-1984
- Other: Date acquired: 01/27/2004
Creator
- Peterson, Franklin M (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
Franklin Merle Peterson born in Champaign, Illinois on August 7, 1896. At the age of 22, Peterson enlisted in the United States Army and trained at Camp Hanncock in Georgia. During World War I, Peterson served with the American Expeditionary Force in France. Peterson was honorably discharged in July 1919. After returning home Peterson became a teacher and married Olga Clotfelder on June 14, 1921. He was then commissioned in World War II into the Army Air Corps and retired in the United States Air Force reserves in 1956. Peterson worked for the Pekin Community High school in Illinois as the superintendent for twenty-seven years except for the brief period of active duty in World War II. Peterson completed his military career as a Lieutenant Colonel and passed away in July of 1984.
Extent
2.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Creator
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
Melba H. Mobley
Method of Acquisition
Donation
- Air pilots, Military--United States Subject Source: Local sources
- Airplanes, Military--United States--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Airplanes--Models Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bernhard, Prince, consort of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1911-2004.
- Bourges (France) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Camp Hancock (Ga.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Champaign (Ill.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Committee on Activities for Army Women
- Departmental Records Subject Source: Local sources
- Hendricks Army Airfield Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Identification Cards Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jackson (Miss.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lindbergh, Charles A.
- Magazine covers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mississippi Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pepper, Claude, 1900-1989
- Postcards Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reagan, Ronald
- Records. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Salut de Paris a l'Amérique - Establissements D'Impression Artistiques Versailles Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Standard Oil Company
- Tazewell County (Ill.)--Newspapers. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teachers--Salaries, etc.--United States. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States Navy Band
- United States--Armed Forces--Military life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. -- Army. -- American Expeditionary Forces -- Periodicals. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army Air Forces. Medals, badges, decorations, etc Subject Source: Local sources
- United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
- United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
- United States. Marine Corps
- United States. War Department.
- World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Postal service--Censorship Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Franklin Peterson papers
- Author
- Lyndee Desmond Rose
- Date
- 05/02/2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu
