Crispen Nissen papers
Scope and Contents
Crispen Nissen served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 12th and 18th Weather Squadrons during World War II in the United States, England, North Africa, and Italy. This collection includes an original diary Nissen kept from 1941-1942, describing his daily thoughts, experiences, and observations about the general war effort. The collection also includes Vmail and handwritten letters, written by Nissen to his fiancee and future wife, Etrulia Ellis, as well as the letters she sent to him.
Dates
- Created: 1941-1999
- Other: Majority of material found in 1943
- Other: Date acquired: 09/10/1998
Creator
- Nissen, Crispen (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
Crispen Nissen was born in England in 1914. He entered service on June 19, 1941. He served in England (1942), North Africa (1942) and Italy (1944-1945). Crispen passed away on June 5, 2011, in Greeneville, TN. During the war, he married his girlfriend Etrulia Ellis to whom Nissen corresponded. The letters written by Nissen reflect The letters detail their feelings for one another, their day-to-day experiences, and their plans for after the war. The letters also include much detail on Camp Life and Italian POWs in his area. A one-page "Veteran Questionnaire" completed by Nissen provides some information about his time of service.
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
Crispen Nissen
Method of Acquisition
Donation
- Diary Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--Italy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Air Weather Service
- United States. Army Air Forces
- United States. Army Air Forces--Military life Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Weather forecasting--History Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Personal narratives Subject Source: Local sources
- 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--Great Britain Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Italian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Crispen Nissen papers
- Author
- Craig Whittington
- Date
- 04/06/2018
- 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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