Roy S. and Viva Simmons papers
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to Viva Simmons and husband Staff Sergeant Roy Samuel Simmons, 152nd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division who was killed in action on May 16, 1945 in Luzon, Philippines. This collection contains letters, documents, photographs, ephemera, artifacts, name engraved Silver Star Medal, and name engraved Purple Heart Medal related to U.S. Army Infantry service of Roy S. Simmons and homefront wife Viva Simmons.
Dates
- Created: 1933-1999
- Other: Date acquired: 03/10/2004
Creator
- Simmons, Viva M., 1915-1999 (Family)
- Simmons, Roy S., 1911-1945 (Family)
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.
Extent
7.00 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.
- Franklin (Pendleton County, W. Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Purple Heart Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Silver Star Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Division, 38th
- United States. Army. Division, 38th. Infantry Regiment, 152nd Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Philippines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Roy S. and Viva Simmons papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Container: 99.0052 Simmons Box 1 (Text)
- Container: 99.0052 Simmons Box 2 (Text)
- Container: 99.0052 Simmons Box 3 (Text)
- Container: 99.0052 Simmons Box 4 (Text)
- Container: 99.0052 Simmons Box 5 (Text)
- Container: 99.0052 Simmons Box 6 (Text)
- Container: 99.0052 Simmons Box 7 (Text)
- Container: 99.0052 - Box 8 (Text)
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
