Sidney Rochelson papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters written by Sidney Rochelson to his parents while he was attending medical school in the 1930s, while he was attending Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, during World War II, and the remainder of his life. Also incuded are letters to and from his wife Martha while he served as a surgeon with the 624th Medical Clearance Company in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
Dates
- Created: 1933-1992
- Other: Date acquired: 10/12/2000
Creator
- Sidney Rochelson, 1910-1992 (Person)
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 / Historical
Sidney Rochelson was born in New York on June 1, 1910 and served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a surgeon during World War II. He served in the European Theater of Operations with the 624th Medical Clearance Company during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. After the war, he resided in California and passed away on August 14, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA. He is buried along with his wife Martha at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Long Beach, CA.
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted by Susan Gross, Sidney Rochelson's daughter.
- American Red Cross
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Atlanta (Ga.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Blanding (Fla.)
- Castle Heights Military Academy (Lebanon, Tenn.)
- Cooper, Prentice, 1895-1969
- Cumberland University Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fort Benning (Ga.)
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
- Huntsville (Ala.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jacksonville (Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Labor relations and social problems Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Louisville (Ky.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marquette University
- Medical education--United States. Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Nashville (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ochs, Adolph S. (Adolph Simon), 1858-1935
- Phi Delta Epsilon
- Portland (Or.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Saperstein, Harold I.
- Theater--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United Service Organizations (U.S.)
- United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
- United States. Army. Medical Service Corps--History. Subject Source: Local sources
- Weinstein, Jacob J. (Jacob Joseph), 1902-1974
- Western Union Telegraph Company
- Wilmington (Del.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Young Men's Hebrew Association Subject Source: Lcnaf
- animal experimentation Subject Source: Lcnaf
- medical, military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Sidney Rochelson papers
- Author
- Jan-Ruth Mills
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu
