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Roy Willard Meyer papers, 1945, Date acquired: 07/13/2000, bulk 1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Meyer, Roy Willard
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Roy Willard Meyer papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_99_0370.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the personal letters of Roy Willard Meyer sent to Clifford Benson, a lifelong friend, during and after World War II.  Though Meyer didn't enter military service until 1944, the letters begin in 1941.  Roy Willard Meyer served with the 15th Army Group as a Clerk typist during the occupation period.

Biographical / historical:

Roy Willard Meyer was born on January 20, 1925, near Zumbrota, MN. He earned a B.A. degree from Northfield's St. Olaf College in 1948, following World War II U.S. Army service. Meyer then attended the University of Iowa. He earned a master's degree in 1949 and a doctorate in 1957.  Meyer enlisted in the Army in 1944 and during World War II, he served as an Infantryman and a clerk/typist.  While in Europe, Meyer Served with the 24th and 8th Replacement Depots in Italy and Austria (Salzburg and Vienna) from August 1945 to May 1946.  While in Austria, Mayer served with the 15th Army Group June - July 1945.  Meyer died at the age of 82 on July 6, 2007. Little information is known about Clifford Benson.

Acquisition information:

Roy Willard Meyer

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], Roy Willard Meyer papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_99_0370.

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