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Calista Louise Bliler collection, 1942-1954, Date acquired: 06/21/2017, bulk 1942-1943

 

Summary

Creator:
Bliler, Calista Louise
Earl, Helen
Abstract:
The Calista Louise Bliler collection consists of official military papers and personal photographs, letters, and notes of the first woman to become an officer from the U.S. Naval Air Station in Dallas, TX.
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Calista Louise Bliler collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_98_0329.

Background

Scope and content:

The Calista Louise Bliler collection consists of personal letters, cards and telegrams, photographs, badges and identification cards, a diary, official military papers including her commissioning papers and discharge papers, rationing stamps, catalogs, and progress reports from officer training school. There are also photocopies of newspaper clippings tracking her progress in officer school as well as a photocopied scrapbook.

Biographical / historical:

Calista Louise Bliler was born on January 27, 1912, in California. She served in World War II in the WAVES as a Lieutenant Junior Grade. She began her training at Hunter College, Bronx, New York in the first class of WAVES training. Prior to her World War II service, Bliler was an elementary school teacher and an author of children's' stories. After finishing her initial training, Bliler reported to Lakehurst, New Jersey Air Station for Aerographers' training. From December 1945 to May 1946 she served as Educational Services Officer. After being honorably discharged from the United States Navy, she resumed her teaching career. She passed away on May 16, 1968, in Los Angeles, CA.

Acquisition information:

Helen Earl

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:

This collection is arranged chronologically.

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], Calista Louise Bliler collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_98_0329.

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