Arthur Card papers, 1943-1947, Date acquired: 11/17/2003, bulk 1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Card, Arthur W., 1927-2019
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Arthur Card papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_03_0189.
Background
- Scope and content:
The collection of Arthur W. Card contains an oral history transcript of an interview conducted by or for the Institute on World War II. He discusses bringing US troops to and from Europe, as well as returning German POWs to Germany at the end of the war. He also discusses his work in the engine room (where he felt proud to be "more important" to the soldiers on the ship because they relied on his work to keep them safe) and his time ashore in Naples, Italy.
- Biographical / historical:
In 1944, Arthur W. Card joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 16 (with his parents' consent) and served on the SS Durango, SS Joseph H. Nicholson, and the SS William R. Lewis doing convoy runs to Europe (ETO).
- Acquisition information:
Arthur Card
donation
- 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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Merchant marine--United States
Merchant mariners--History
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies
World War, 1939-1945--Logistics--United States
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--United States
Prisoners of war
Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American - Names:
- United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
- Places:
- Naples (Italy)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all reasearchers.
- 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], Arthur Card papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_03_0189.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
