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Francis Coleman papers, 1940-1963, Date acquired: 02/02/0004, bulk 1944

 

Summary

Creator:
Coleman, Francis
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Francis Coleman papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0064.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection of Francis I.G. Coleman contains an oral history transcript of an interview conducted by or for the Institute on World War II. Coleman served in the European Theater (ETO).

He briefly discusses his childhood and the Depression. Coleman frequently discusses politics in his interview. During his service, and discussed in his interview, he was witness to the treatment of Axis POWs, and French treatment of Arabs/subject peoples, Halifax bombing runs, French police, traitors, executions, ambushing German convoys along the Rhone River, and the liberation of France.

Biographical / historical:

Francis Coleman came from a family that encouraged the U.S. government to legislate the draft and to aid Britain. His older brother served with the Navy in the Pacific. Coleman did his basic training at Fort Sill (Oklahoma) and went to the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), Oklahoma State University (at Stillwater), University of Maryland, soon after, he joined the paratroopers.

Acquisition information:

Francis Coleman

donation

Custodial history:

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

Arrangement:

creator

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], Francis Coleman papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0064.

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