Arthur Card papers
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
- Card, Arthur W., 1927-2019 (Family)
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
- Merchant marine--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Merchant mariners--History Subject Source: Local sources
- Naples (Italy) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century 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--Equipment and supplies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Logistics--United States Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations 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, American Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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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