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Marvin McArthur collection, November 21, 1945, Date accessioned: 2008-07-22

 

Summary

Creator:
McArthur, Marvin, 1924-1990
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Marvin McArthur collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-08-1965

Background

Scope and content:

This collection pertains to Marvin McArthur and his service in the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theatre of Operation. The collection contains a copy of a letter written by Marvin to his parents while he was stationed at Mindoro in the Philippines. He speaks of his duties on the island including policing items and digging up soldier's bodies to bring back to the states.

Biographical / historical:

Marvin McArthur was born on April 24, 1924 in Bay Saint Luis, Mississippi. He served at the Pacific Theatre in the Philippines in World War II. He was part of the 96th Infantry Division. McArthur married Hilda Bosarge in 1946 and they had two daughters. McArthur passed away on January 21, 1990 and is buried in Bayou Caddy Cemetery in Hancock County, Mississippi.

Acquisition information:
This collection was gifted by Kay Rice.
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], Marvin McArthur collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-08-1965

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