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Madison D. Farnum papers, 1944-1946, Date acquired: 04/04/2006, Date accessioned: 2019-12-12

 

Summary

Creator:
Farnum, Madison D., 1917-2004
Extent:
.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Madison D. Farnum papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-1997

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Ensign Madison D. Farnum, a staff member for the commander of the Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II. Farnum participated in the campaigns for Iwo Jima, Saipan, and Okinawa. Farnum was assigned on the Flagship USS Eldorado under Admiral R.K.Turner in the South Pacific Theater 1944-1945. The collection includes photographs, documents, and letters.

Biographical / historical:

Madison D. Farnum was born in Schenectady, N.Y. on November 5, 1917 and passed away on July 22 2004 at the age of 86. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves with his last rank as a Lt.JG. Farnum graduated from the Naval Training Station at Plattsburg, NY. He then went directly to his assignment as Officer Messenger with the Amphibious Forces of the Pacific Fleet aboard (USS Eldorado) flag ship. Farnum was a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School, and University of Rochester, where he recieved his M.A. degree on June 3 1946. At the the time of his enlistment he was a member of the teaching staff at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School at Hyde Park, NY and taught Teaching Physical Education.

Acquisition information:
Dianne Schroder
Custodial history:

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

Physical facet:
One 1/4 size box.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

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], Madison D. Farnum papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-1997

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