Stanley Marshall papers
Scope and Contents
Stanley Marshall was interviewed by Dr. William Oldson, former Director of the Institute on WWII and the Human Experience at FSU. He served as a field hospital clinical technician in the European Theater during World War II. This collection includes a copy of his oral history interview, two pictures of him, and a photocopy of a newspaper clipping. After the war, Stanley Marshall continued his accademic career, eventually becoming the president of Florida State University.
Dates
- Created: 1923-1946
- Other: Majority of material found in 1943
- Other: Date acquired: 04/04/2002
Creator
- Marshall, Stanley (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
In December 1942, Stanley Marshall enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve Corps and entered active service on February 17, 1943. He trained at Fort Hood, Texas in Tank Destroyers and sent to radio school. He attended the Army Specialized Training Program, then to the Chicago Institute of Technology and Undergraduate Engineer Training, then finally to medical training. After training as a clinical lab technician, Marshall was assigned to field hospitals in France and Germany. He went to Marseilles in the summer after the German Surrender expecting a Japanese invasion, but it never happened. He did occupation duty in Ingleston, Germany until Spring of 1946 then returned to the US in May 1946. The USO German POWs worked for him in France.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
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
Stanley Marshall
Method of Acquisition
donation
- Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
- Fort Hood (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone). Office of Military Government
- Germany--History--1933-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Medicine, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--Armed Forces--Medical personnel
- 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. European Theater of Operations
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Saar River Valley (France and Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--France Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Poland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Stanley Marshall papers
- Author
- Craig Whittington
- Date
- 03/06/2018
- 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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PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
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