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Herbert Frederick Rothschild papers, 1944-1945, Date acquired: 03/06/2003

 

Summary

Creator:
Rothschild, Herbert Frederick, 1925-2017
Extent:
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Herbert Frederick Rothschild papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-03-1945

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Herbert Frederick Rothschild who served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater (ETO) in the 7th Army (which also included the French 1st Army). Rothschild's service also included the 103rd Infantry Division, 411th Infantry Regiment.  The collection contains a manuscript written by Rothschild. The manuscript consists of letters sent by the author to his family, daily military morning reports at the company level, "The Story of the 103rd Infantry Division -- Report After Action," sketches made by the author in Europe, photographs taken by the author and others in his outfit, military documents, excerpts from military magazines such as Yank and Stars and Stripes,  related articles selected from history books, military reference books, and military history maps.

Biographical / historical:

Herbert Frederick Rothschild was born on March 20, 1925 and passed away on February 16, 2017. He is buried along side his wife Lucille at Holyrood Catholic Cemetery Shoreline, King County, WA. In his manuscript, he describes crossing the Upper Vosges Mountains to the Rhine Plain, with descriptions of the character of Alsace/Lorraine, and its people, movement north and through the lower Vosges Mountains through the German Siegfried Line, and "Battle of the Bulge" German operations "Norwind," action through Germany, occupation in Austria, liberation of German concentration camps and Landsberg Prison in Bavaria, capture of Brenner Pass between Austria and Italy, and victory in Europe, V-E Day.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Herbert Frederick Rothschild
Custodial history:

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.

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], Herbert Frederick Rothschild papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-03-1945

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