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Winifred Lund Caraway collection

 Collection — Container: 98.0838 Box 1
Identifier: 98.0838

Scope and Contents

This collection relates to Corporal Winifred Lund Caraway who served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. This collection contains scrapbooks, letters, postcards and photographs sent and collected by Caraway throughout World War II.

Dates

  • 1941-1946
  • Other: Date accessioned: 1998-12-28

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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 Note

Winifred Lund Caraway was born on September 14, 1923 and served with the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve at the end of World War II. She began her military training at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and was later transferred as a mess orderly to San Francisco, California in 1944. After the war, she lived in Peoria, AZ and passed away on November 17, 2002 in Payson, AZ. She is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 full box)

Custodial History

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Title
Winifred Lund Caraway collection
Author
Theresa Hume, Andrew Darlington
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

Contact:
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