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J. Charles "Charlie" Christensen collection, 1925-1989, Date acquired: 09/22/2017

 

Summary

Creator:
Christensen, J. Charles "Charlie"
Stewart , Thelma Pope Christensen
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet 2 half boxes, 1 OS box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], J. Charles "Charlie" Christensen collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0021.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is related to J. Charles "Charlie" Christensen (Staff Sergeant) who served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater with Company B, 1st Battalion, 337th Infantry, 85th Infantry Division. The collection consists of scrapbooks, photographs, documents, and letters.

Biographical / historical:

J. Charles "Charlie" Christensen was born May 13, 1923, and died on August 6, 1989, in Newport, Rhode Island. Christensen entered service on October 5, 1943. He served as a staff sergeant in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater. He served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 337th Infantry, 85th Infantry Division primarily in North and Central Italy which earned him three campaign stars, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Bronze Star Medal. He was honorably discharged on December 13, 1945, at Fort Devens, MA.

Acquisition information:
Thelma Pope Christensen Stewart preserved her husband's items after his death. Jesse Pope, Charlie and Thelma's nephew, discovered J. Charles "Charlie" Christensen's collection after his death and gave them to his daughter, Jenna Pope, to donate and process.
Custodial history:

This collection was donated by Jenna Pope. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on September 22, 2017.

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.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

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], J. Charles "Charlie" Christensen collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0021.

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