John Richard Pandora papers, 1945-1946, Date acquired: 03/27/2000, bulk 1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Pandora, John Richard
- Extent:
- 1.00 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], John Richard Pandora papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_00_0300.
Background
- Scope and content:
John Richard Pandora served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Austria. This collection contains letters from a friend Richard Boucher, who served in the U.S. Navy, European currency, photographs, a postcard, and a copy of a newspaper article.
- Biographical / historical:
John Richard Pandora joined the U.S. Army in 1945 and was discharged in 1947. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Vienna Area Command, and the Occupation army in Vienna. Before Pandora's own tour of duty, his childhood friend, Richard "Dick" Boucher, sent him a letter from Germany along with a captured German naval flag. A copy of Boucher's letter, pictures of the flag, and news articles about him are included in the collection. In his letter, Boucher relates his negative feelings towards the recently surrendered German soldiers and talks about requisitioning cars and motorcycles from the Germans. Also included is a brief memoir entitled, "Beneath the Steeple" which Pandora wrote about occupied Austria.
- Acquisition information:
John Richard Pandora
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
Indexed terms
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], John Richard Pandora papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_00_0300.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
