Vancouver (Wash.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oliver Anderson papers
Collection — 00.0710 - Box 1
Identifier: 00.0710
Scope and Contents
This collection pertains to Oliver “Bud” Anderson who served as a Ship Fitter Second Class aboard the USS Clifton (IX-184) during World War II. The collection contains letters Anderson sent to his mother, father, and brother Nolan while stationed in various locations in the United States, Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan. Anderson's letters discuss mail, his high school sweetheart, Indigenous peoples, weather, entertainment, a furlough, rationing, and training. His government documents, several menus, and reflections from 2000 on his war experiences are also included. The collection also includes letters Anderson’s brother-in-law, Boyd...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-2000; Other: Majority of material found within 1943-1945; Other: Date acquired: 08/28/2000
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
Geraldine Brooke Greene papers
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2000 Box 5 (00.0118-00.0139), Folder: 00.0137-Folder 1
Identifier: 00.0137
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of several papers donated by Geraldine Brooke Greene. Geraldine became a "wandering wife" during the war, following her husband Staff Sergeant Julian John "Jack" Brooke until he was sent to Europe. Jack was eventually killed in action. Geraldine later remarried.
Dates:
Existence: 1919-2001; Majority of material found within 1942-1947; Event: Date acquired: May 21, 2000; Other: Date accessioned: 2020-03-28
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
- Florida State University Special Collections & Archives
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