Dr. Donald R. Roberts collection
Content Description
This collection relates to Dr. Donald R. Roberts who served as a World War II surgeon with the 47th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division in North Africa and Europe. This collection contains his memoir titled The Other War: A World War II Journal where he details his time at Fort Bragg, in North Africa, Sicily, England, Normandy, Belgium, Germany, and Dachau.
Dates
- Publication: 2008
- Event: 1941-1945
- Other: Date accessioned: 2021-03-01
Creator
- Roberts, Donald R., Dr., 1912-1986 (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
Dr. Donald R. Roberts was born on October 4, 1912 in New York. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree and studied medicine two years at West Virginia University. He completed his medical education in 1937 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Roberts served as a World War II surgeon for the 47th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division in North Africa and Europe. He sent testimony to the Nuremberg Trials concerning the inhuman conditions he found at Dachau Concentration Camp. After the war, Dr. Roberts returned to practice medicine in Elkins, West Virginia. During his 45 years of medical practice, he delivered 5,612 babies. Roberts passed away on July 14, 1986 in Elkins, West Virginia. He is buried in Beverly Cemetery in Randolph County, West Virginia.
Extent
1 items (1 book)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
This collection was donated by Dr. Heather R. Biola.
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Cherbourg (France) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Dachau (Concentration camp) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Fort Bragg (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Human experimentation in medicine--Germany--History--20th century Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Hürtgen Forest, Battle of, Germany, 1944 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ingolstadt (Germany) Subject Source: Local sources
- Nordhausen (Thuringia, Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Safi (Morocco) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 9th
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Algeria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Casualties Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--England Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Dr. Donald R. Roberts collection
- Author
- Beatrice Dain
- Date
- April 9, 2021
- 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
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu
