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Michael Amdahl collection, Date accessioned: 2012-04-03, bulk 1942-1948

 

Summary

Creator:
Amdahl, Michael
Kenney, George C. (George Churchill), 1889-1977
Lippincott, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Evans), 1902-
Extent:
1 Linear Feet 2 half boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Michael Amdahl collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-12-2022

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes miscellaneous materials collected from numerous sources by Michael Amdahl, a Refuse Transfer Center worker who collected and donated found materials over the course of many years. Included in this collection are a variety of graphic materials, letters, documents, magazines, and a book on the 13th Air Force. Also included are photographs depicting war-torn cities, soldier life, sea and air vessels, and scenery from around Europe.

Biographical / historical:

Michael Amdahl works at a Refuse Transfer Center and collects World War II material that has been thrown away by others. This collection contains a series of donations that Mr. Amdahl has made to the Institute. While a large portion of the donated materials were originally owned by Lieutenant Commander George John Tauxe, Amdahl's collection derives from several different people. The assorted nature of this collection and its sources give many insights into the personal experiences of the war throughout the world, the degree of damage to which cities and nature faced, and even the scopes to which American soldiers trained for combat and logistics.

Acquisition information:
This collection was gifted by Michael Amdahl.
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], Michael Amdahl collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-12-2022

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