Donald Nelson papers
Scope and Contents
Donald Nelson served in the 59th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division and the 36th Field Artillery in the European (ETO), North African, and Mediterranean Theaters. Nelson was a technician, 5th grade (medic). The collection includes a memoir of his experience covering the period January 27,1942 to October 30, 1945.
Dates
- Created: 1942-1945
- Other: Majority of material found in 1944
- Other: Date acquired: 06/18/2007
Creator
- nelson, Donald (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.
Biographical or Historical Information
In this memoir, Donald Nelson writes about his induction and training at Fort Snelling, MN, Camp Grant, IL, and Fort Chaffee, AR, as well as his military service in Algeria (Oran), North Africa, Italy, France, Germany, and Austria. Topics include camp life, training, sea travel, and his experiences in Europe as part of the military and with the general population (though he specifically avoids the "fighting war"). There are photocopies of his discharge papers, information on his unit and training camp, and copies of V-Mail and Christmas cards. Foreign currency, photographs from his tour of duty, political cartoons, a unit photograph, and a map of Europe on which he has marked his travels are also included.
Extent
1.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
creator
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
Nelson, Donald
Method of Acquisition
donation
- Camp Grant (Ill.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fort Snelling (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oran (Algeria) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army
- United States. Army Ground Forces Subject Source: Lcnaf
- United States. Army--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army--Military life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Armored Division, 6th Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
- United States. Army. Mediterranean Theater of Operations
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Austria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Mediterranean Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Donald Nelson papers
- Author
- Craig Whittington
- Date
- 01/26/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
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