John Robert Denny papers

Collection — Container: 98.0845 Box 1

Identifier: 98.0845

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection of John Robert Denny contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Also included in the collection are newspapers, a map, a manuscript, letters, artifacts, fine art, documents, photographs, and ephemera. There are also letters from Denny to his parents.

Dates

Created: 1944-1946
Other: Majority of material found in 1945
Other: Date acquired: 09/10/1998

Creator

Denny, John Robert, 1926- (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

John Robert Denny served with the 165th Combat Engineers in the European Theater (ETO) during World War II. He was shipped over as a replacement in early 1945 and was assigned to the 165th Combat Engineers. He remained in Europe as part of the occupation force after the war ended and spent most of his time in southern Germany and Austria. He worked at the Infantry Replacement Center from June 1944 to August 1946. He was a Private Technician Fifth Grade.