Michael Amdahl collection
Content Description
This collection includes miscellaneous materials collected from numerous sources by Michael Amdahl, a Refuse Transfer Center worker who collected and donated found materials over the course of many years. Included in this collection are a variety of graphic materials, letters, documents, magazines, and a book on the 13th Air Force. Also included are photographs depicting war-torn cities, soldier life, sea and air vessels, and scenery from around Europe.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1942-1948
- Other: Date accessioned: 2012-04-03
Creator
- Kenney, George C. (George Churchill), 1889-1977 (Person)
- Lippincott, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Evans), 1902- (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
Michael Amdahl works at a Refuse Transfer Center and collects World War II material that has been thrown away by others. This collection contains a series of donations that Mr. Amdahl has made to the Institute. While a large portion of the donated materials were originally owned by Lieutenant Commander George John Tauxe, Amdahl's collection derives from several different people. The assorted nature of this collection and its sources give many insights into the personal experiences of the war throughout the world, the degree of damage to which cities and nature faced, and even the scopes to which American soldiers trained for combat and logistics.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 half 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
This collection was gifted by Michael Amdahl.
- Aerial photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
- Aerial reconnaissance--United States Subject Source: Local sources
- Air mail service Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bielefeld (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bremen (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cologne (Germany : Regierungsbezirk) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dover (England) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Edgewood Arsenal (Md.). Chemical Warfare Center
- Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
- Garson, Greer, 1904-1996
- Grand Teton National Park (Agency : U.S.)
- Hannover (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Harburg (Hannover, Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- High Wycombe (England) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Hollywood Canteen
- Leipzig (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Los Angeles (Calif.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Magdeburg (Germany)--History Subject Source: Local sources
- Minden (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Morris Field (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Munich (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oahu (Hawaii) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oklahoma City (Okla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Prisoners of war--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rhyl (Wales) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Salesian Missions, Inc
- San Francisco (Calif.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Schwäbisch Hall (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tauxe, George John, Lieutenant Commander
- United States. War Department. Citizens' Military Training Camps
- V-mail Subject Source: Lctgm
- War Activities Committee--Motion Picture Industry
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--England--London Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--France--Paris Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Nuremberg Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, ration point system Subject Source: Local sources
Source
- Amdahl, Michael (Person)
- Title
- Michael Amdahl collection
- Author
- Aidan A. MacKinlay
- Date
- 4/16/2021
- 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
