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Roy M. Holt papers, 1921-1947, Date acquired: 03/20/2001, bulk 1941-1946

 

Summary

Creator:
Holt, Roy Mack, 1921-2014
Extent:
1 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Roy M. Holt papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_03_0095.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of an oral history interview transcript of Roy Mack Holt, who was enlisted in the U.S. Navy and worked as a Navy aircraft pilot during World War II, serving on anti-submarine patrols on the Atlantic coast and the Caribbean Sea (Cuba, Brazil, and Morocco). The interview covers his life before and after service. The interview also describes his years after the war studying at Florida State University. This collection also includes a small fragment of his obituary.

Biographical / historical:

Roy Mack Holt was born in Pensacola, FL on December 31, 1921. He graduated from Marion Institute in May 1941 and joined the Naval Academy the following month with the desire of becoming a Navy Aircraft Pilot; however, his poor vision forced him to take the eye examination several times. After finally passing the exam, Holt finished his training in 1943 and was assigned to the 125th Patrol Bombing Squadron in San Julian (Cuba) responsible for performing anti-submarine patrol missions over Mexico and Central America.

After one year there, the squadron was sent, for a short time, to Brazil and Morocco. During that period, Holt decided that he would go to college after the war, so he later enrolled in the Tallahassee Branch of the University of Florida and studied Economics, as it was the most similar major to Business at the time. A devout Baptist, Holt passed away on March 1, 2004 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Acquisition information:

David Gregory

Donated to The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience.

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Processing information:

Revised 08/14/2017 by Alberto Miguel Pérez-Rueda, Revised 06/11/2020 by Beatrice Dain

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], Roy M. Holt papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_03_0095.

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