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Linville E. Evans papers, 1940-1945, Date acquired: 08/13/2018

 

Summary

Creator:
Evans, Linville E.
Evans, Veola Allen
Evans, James E.
Extent:
1 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Linville E. Evans papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_18_0025.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Linville E. Evans who served in the U.S. Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate on the U.S.S. San Juan (CL-54) Atlanta-class light cruiser in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection includes photographs, documents, a newspaper clipping about the San Juan, a ship's newsletter, and two histories of the vessel.

Biographical / historical:

Linville E. Evans was born on October 12, 1910, in Winston-Salem, NC. Veola Allen Evans was born on September 19, 1912, in Georgia.  She passed away on August 10, 1996, in Greensboro, NC. Linville E. Evans passed away on September 2, 1984, in Greensboro, NC. Linville and Veola were married on February 22, 1936, in Chatham County, GA and remained together throughout their lives.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by James E. Evans, son of Linville E. Evans. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on August 13, 2018.

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], Linville E. Evans papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_18_0025.

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