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Arthur Card papers

 Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2003 Box 6 (03.0176-03.203), Folder: 03.0189 - Folder 1
Identifier: 03.0189

Scope and Contents

The collection of Arthur W. Card contains an oral history transcript of an interview conducted by or for the Institute on World War II. He discusses bringing US troops to and from Europe, as well as returning German POWs to Germany at the end of the war. He also discusses his work in the engine room (where he felt proud to be "more important" to the soldiers on the ship because they relied on his work to keep them safe) and his time ashore in Naples, Italy.

Dates

  • Created: 1943-1947
  • Other: Majority of material found in 1945
  • Other: Date acquired: 11/17/2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all reasearchers.

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 1944, Arthur W. Card joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 16 (with his parents' consent) and served on the SS Durango, SS Joseph H. Nicholson, and the SS William R. Lewis doing convoy runs to Europe (ETO).

Extent

1 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

Arthur Card

Method of Acquisition

donation

Title
Arthur Card papers
Author
Craig Whittington
Date
03/07/2018
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

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