Letters from Ruth R. Atkiss to Hazel, November 4, 1943-September 28, 1945
- Containers:
- Box 10.0050 - Box 3, Folder 011
- Scope and content:
This folder contains letters from Ruth R. Atkiss, a friend of Hazel and Eunice's from Washington, D.C. Ruth expresses her jealousy and interest in Hazel's job, as she feels stuck in D.C. Ruth mainly discusses her work, the business of friends in D.C., as well as her and Hazel's love life. She addresses Hazel's engagement which ended with her fiancé going missing in action. Ruth mentions her former boyfriend, Allen Middleton, who was killed by a rogue Australian soldier, appearing to be suffering from some sort of mental illness when he shot both Allen and an American officer on the base unprovoked.
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Boxes 1-7, 9-11 can be accessed at the Claude Pepper Library. Box 8 is in an offsite storage location. The Red Cross Suitcase can be accessed in the SCA Research Center in Strozier Library.
Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Parent 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.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
