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Hope C. Waggoner Papers, 1943-1946, Date acquired: 08/07/0008

 

Summary

Creator:
Waggoner, Hope C.
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Hope C. Waggoner Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0148.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Hope C. Waggoner who served with the 18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron in the European Theater during World War II. These papers contain information on the day to day life of an army soldier. It contains his army papers, newspaper clippings, propaganda pieces, and personal correspondences.

Biographical / historical:

Hope C. Waggoner was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 29, 1924, and grew up in Dekalb County, Georgia. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and rose to Scout Car Commander with Troop A, 18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron in the European Theater of Operations. He was deployed to France and eventually made his way to Germany. He kept all of his own personal correspondences with his family for a scrapbook which he kept at home including a handwritten account of everywhere they stopped. These places include Ardennes, Korbach, and Neumarkt. On January 25, 1946, he was honorably discharged. He died in Dallas, Texas on October 8, 2008.

Acquisition information:

Donation

The papers were donated to the Institute after Hope C. Waggoner passed away by his wife.

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], Hope C. Waggoner Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0148.

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