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Wilson Averre Koontz collection, 1942-2016, Date acquired: 11/09/2016

 

Summary

Creator:
Koontz, Christine Miller, 1949-
Koontz, Wilson Averre, 1912-1989
Extent:
9 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Wilson Averre Koontz collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_16_0031.

Background

Scope and content:

This World War II collection documents the life of U.S. Marine Wilson Koontz in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945, as well as the stories of his ancestry, children, and grandchildren. The collection is mainly comprised of personal papers, letters, and documents as well as a leather pouch and a scrapbook of the family's history. The scrapbook details his post-war experiences through various documents and writings from his daughter, as well as the lives of his descendants.

Biographical / historical:

Wilson Averre Koontz was born on January 18, 1912 in Eunice, Louisiana. He served as a radio operator in the United States Marine Corps in the 1st Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.  Prior to his overseas experience, he trained in Quantico, Virginia, until he transferred to California and Hawaii to serve with the 1st Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division in the Pacific campaign in the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. After the war, he returned home to his wife and daughters until he eventually retired in Jacksonville, Florida. He passed away in 1989.

Acquisition information:

Christine Miller Koontz

Donated.

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. Users may access this collection at the Claude Pepper Library.

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], Wilson Averre Koontz collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_16_0031.

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