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Sidney Rothenberg collection, 1944-1946, Date accessioned: 2020-06-11

 

Summary

Creator:
Rothenberg, Sidney, 1911-1989
Extent:
1.75 Linear Feet 1 flat OS box (21x17")
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Sidney Rothenberg collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-20-2006

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Sergeant Sidney Rothenberg who served with the 745th Field Artillery Battalion in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. This collection contains 745th Field Artillery Battalion published newsletters and newspapers.

Biographical / historical:

Sidney Rothenberg was born on December 21, 1911 in New York. He entered service with the U.S. Army October 13, 1943, received Basic Training at Camp Shelby, MS, and was assigned to Headquarters Battery of the 745th Field Artillery Battalion. He served as editor for The Chatterbox newsletter in the U.S. and Europe. He served overseas in England and Germany with the battalion from December of 1944 through February of 1946. Following the war, Rothenberg became a well-respected matrimonial attorney in New York City and then a Trust and Estates attorney in West Palm Beach, Florida. He passed away on March 20, 1989 in West Palm Beach, FL.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated by Mark A. Rothenberg, grandson of Sidney Rothenberg.
Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Dimensions:
Oversize container 20 by 15 by 2 inches.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Sidney Rothenberg collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-20-2006

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA