Henry Louis and Mart Hill collection
Scope and Contents
Henry Louis Hill served as a captain with the U.S. Army's 97th Infantry, Field Artillery, S-3 Battalion during World War II. This collection contains a veteran's questionnaire from Louis Hill; a one-page faded cartoon of native women on Guadalcanal; and a brief (less than one page) recount of how Hill came upon a Japanese lantern, which is also part of the collection. The collection also contains a black and white photograph of the president of Florida State College for Women (FSCW), Dr. Edward Conradi, buying supposedly the first defense bond issued in Tallahassee, FL, from Miss Mart Pierson (later married to Henry Louis Hill). According to the inscription on the photograph, the date was 14 December 1941, the first day defense bonds were sold in the US. Miss Pierson was the president of the College Government and chairman of the College Student Defense Committee. Also, there is a book of war stories from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, but Hill is not represented.
Dates
- Created: 1943-2000
- Other: Date acquired: 09/14/2000
Creator
- Hill, Henry L., 1914-2000 (Person)
- Hill, Mart (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
Henry Louis Hill was born on December 15, 1914 in Tallahassee, Florida. He received his initial training at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. During the war, he served as a Captain with the U.S Army’s 97th Infantry, Field Artillery, S-3 Battalion, fighting at Guadalcanal in 1943 and later serving in Europe in 1944.
Extent
1 folders (1 folder)
1 boxes (Oversize Box 2)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
By 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
Mrs. Mart Hill
Method of Acquisition
Gift
- Artillery--History--20th century Subject Source: Local sources
- Florida State College for Women
- Florida State College for Women. Campus Defense Council
- Florida State College for Women. Government Subject Source: Local sources
- Fort Bragg (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Japanese Lantern Subject Source: Local sources
- Messer family
- United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 97th Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Florida. ROTC Subject Source: Local sources
- War bonds & funds--United States--1940-1950 Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Caricatures and cartoons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Henry Louis and Mart Hill collection
- Author
- Lorenzo Bright
- Date
- 02/09/2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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
