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Oscar Olson collection, 1942-1945, October 7, 1999, Date accessioned: 1992-12-13

 

Summary

Creator:
Olson, Oscar, 1921-
Gregory, David
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Oscar Olson collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-99-0524

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Oscar Olson who served with the United States Army with the 3rd Battalion, 28th Regiment, 8th Division in France and Germany from 1942 to 1945. This collection contains copies of photographs and letters, a veteran's questionnaire and Olson's answers, and an oral history transcript.

Biographical / historical:

Oscar Olson was born on December 6, 1921, in Saskatchewan, Canada. He moved to the United States at the age of two. Olson was drafted into the United States Army in 1942 and attended training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas and Camp Forrest, Tennessee. Olson was sent to Ireland for additional training and then participated in combat in France and then in Germany at Battle of the Bulge. He was taken prisoner by the Germans and held in various prison camps across Germany. Olson was discharged with the rank of sergeant at the end of the war on October 12, 1945.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated by the Reichelt Program for Oral History and Eric C. Olson.
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], Oscar Olson collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-99-0524

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