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Dorothy "Dot" Douglas Whittle collection, 1941-2007, Date acquired: 05/17/2000

 

Summary

Creator:
Whittle, Dorothy "Dot" Douglas, 1931-2017
Abstract:
Dorothy "Dot" Douglas Whittle was ten years old when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 1941. The Japanese Army interned the Douglas family in civilian prisoner of war camps for the duration of World War II, including Camp John Hay, Camp Holmes, and Bilibid Prison. During this period, Whittle kept a diary to document everyday life in camp, including her schoolwork, schedule, games, and church activities. The US Army liberated the civilian prisoners at Bilibid Prison in February 1945 and the Douglas family subsequently repatriated to the United States. They settled in Florida, and Whittle continued high school and went on to graduate from Florida State University. She later volunteered at the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience at Florida State University.
Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Dorothy "Dot" Douglas Whittle collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_00_0352.

Background

Scope and content:

The Dorothy "Dot" Douglas Whittle Collection contains one box of personal papers, including a 35-page typed oral history transcript, photocopies of Whittle's diary from her internment, photocopies of Whittle's scrapbook about her internment, photographs of the Douglas family, and personal accounts of internment from other civilian prisoners. It also contains large, aerial photographs of the internment camps in Manila, and an artifact--a porcelain bowl the family used while interned.

Biographical / historical:

Dorothy "Dot" Douglas Whittle was born in 1931 in Cagayan Misamis, Mindanao, Philippines. She was the daughter of Clayton Douglas, an American government employee doing agricultural education work, and Evangeline Douglas, a Canadian nursing missionary.  The family moved to Baguio, Luzon in 1937 and Whittle's brother Hugh was born. She had a relatively normal childhood prior to the war, attending Maryknoll Catholic School and the Episcopal Brent School with other American children of missionaries, doctors, businessmen, miners, etc. She participated in Brownies, took dance lessons and went to the movies among other activities.

Custodial history:

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

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Until May 3, 2027, the following Conditions of Use apply to the content of this collection:

No item may be copied or digitized by Florida State University.

Whittle's internment diary in Folder 2 may not be copied or published in full. Quotes from the diary must omit names of civilian prisoners of war or replace them with pseudonyms. Publication of any part of the collection requires written permission from Whittle's heirs. Whittle's family members are permitted to market, disclose, license, or copy any of the above materials.

Works in this collection authored by Dorothy Whittle are In Copyright - FSU. For permission to re-use content beyond Fair Use, contact Special Collections & Archives staff at lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu.

Copyright restrictions may apply to other works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from rights-holders. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information on the status of any particular work.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Dorothy "Dot" Douglas Whittle collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_00_0352.

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