Leo and Marie Jennings papers, 1938-1968, Date acquired: 01/10/2007, bulk 1943
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Jennings, Marie
- Jennings, Leo
- Extent:
- 1.00 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Leo and Marie Jennings papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_07_0007.
Background
- Scope and content:
The collection of Leo and Marie Warren Jennings contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Leo Jennings served in the British Navy during World War II. His wife, Marie Warren Jennings, served as a British nurse. The collection includes postcards, a program, and two pamphlets (Guides to Services in Alexandria and Cairo). A British newspaper, The Egyptian Mail, and documents regarding Britain and "Operation Dragoon" are included. The collection also includes Leo Jennings' diary, "Leo's account of service in the Mediterranean Sea," which covers an array of locations, including Gibraltar, Italy, Corsica, and Egypt. The collection also has photographs of Leo in uniform, ships, planes, a church in Rome, Winston Churchill, and Dunkirk in 1940.
- Biographical / historical:
In Blackpool, England (190 miles Northwest of her London home), Marie Jennings was educated in a convent. Marie describes herself in 1938 at the age of 13 and the events that led up to the war and the Blitz. Marie completed her training as a nurse at the Royal College of Nursing in Preston.
- Acquisition information:
Marie Jennings
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
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front
World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations
World War, 1939-1945--Women
Operation Dragoon, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea
World War, 1939-1945--Mediterranean Region
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940
London (England)--History--Bombardment, 1940-1945 - Names:
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
- Places:
- Cairo (Egypt)
Rome (Italy)
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], Leo and Marie Jennings papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_07_0007.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
