Hilbert Levitz transcript

Collection — Box: Single Folder Collections - 2011 Box (11.0001-11.0095), Folder: 11.0057 - Folder 1

Identifier: 11.0057

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Hilbert Levitz's oral history discusses his childhood and teenage years growing up during the war and his career as a professor at multiple universities. His wartime memories consist of learning about Pearl Harbor, Adolf Hitler, his family's involvement in the war, war bonds, the Holocaust, the 1939 World's Fair, and the advancement of technology. Levitz also goes into depth about his short time in the army during the Korean War, his higher education, and computer science.

Dates

Created: 1939-2003
Other: Majority of material found in 1939-1969
Other: Date acquired: 08/30/2011

Creator

Levitz, Hilbert (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 or Historical Information

Hilbert Levitz was born in 1931 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania to Lithuanian parents. He is the youngest of five children, one of which enlisted with the Women's Army Corps. Like other school children, he helped spot planes and participated in war bond drives. He was drafted into the later half of the Korean War and therefore did not get sent over as he was still in basic training when the war ended. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1953 and taught at the United States Army Signal School. Levitz then went on to Pennsylvania State University and received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1965. From there he taught at various institutions before coming to Florida State University in 1969. Since then, Levitz has been teaching mathematics and computer science.

Extent

1.00 folders

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.

Source of Acquisition

Hilbert Levitz

Method of Acquisition

Reichelt Oral History Project

Related Materials

Hilbert Levitz's Florida State University Website: http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~levitz/profile.html

Subjects

Florida State University---Department of Computer Science Subject Source: Local sources
Education--Florida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Florida State University--History
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Korean War, 1950-1953 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lebanon (Pa.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Mathematics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oral history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pennsylvania State University Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Savings bonds--United States--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Teachers--Florida Subject Source: Local sources
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Women--Employment Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Religion Subject Source: Local sources