Betty Lewis Harrison papers

Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2002 Box 3 (02.0068-02.0092), Folder: 02.0079 - Folder 1

Identifier: 02.0079

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection relates to Betty Lewis Harrison who was a student during World War II and attended Florida State College for Women. The collection consists of a veteran's questionnaire and a Red Cross pamphlet on how to knit men's socks in 1940. In her questionnaire, Harrison discusses her experiences attending the Florida State College for Women and living in the South during World War II. She also discusses riding to Carrabelle, Florida for a dance at camp Gordon Johnston. After graduating from Florida State College for Women, Harrison enlisted in the Army Nurses Corps but did not complete nursing school.

Dates

1941 - 1945
Other: Date accessioned: 2002-02-28

Creator

Harrison, Betty Lewis, 1923-2017 (Owner, 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 Note

Betty Harrison was born in Tallahassee, FL on December 21, 1923. Attending the Florida State College for Women throughout the war years, Harrison discusses riding to Carrabelle, Florida for a dance at Camp Gordon Johnston. After graduating from Florida State College for Women, Harrison enlisted in the Army Nurses Corps but did not complete nursing school and got married to a former soldier. She passed away on May 15, 2017 and is buried in the Church of the Ascension in Carrabelle, FL.

Extent

1 folders (One folder in General Collection)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

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

Subjects

Camp Gordon Johnston (Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Carrabelle (Fla.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Florida State College for Women--Students Subject Source: Local sources
James D. Westcott Memorial Building (Tallahassee, Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Jennie Murphree Hall (Tallahassee, Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Red Cross Society Subject Source: Local sources
World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings