James and Thelma McGill, circa 1935-2012

Summary

Extent:

1 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], James and Thelma McGill, 7.0002, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-7-0002

Background

Scope and content:

James Woodrow McGill and Thelma Blanche Wright McGill were newlyweds when James was drafted into the Army in July 1944. Collection includes a 638 page manuscript filled with letters between James and Thelma, photographs, ephemera, and newspaper articles written by James, who served as a wartime correspondent. James was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines and received a Purple Heart. He was a radio technician and combat correspondent with the M Company, 34th Infantry. James also contracted the Dengue Fever. The letters are mostly love letters, but also describe everyday life of the G.I.

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], James and Thelma McGill, 7.0002, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-7-0002

Location of this collection:

FSU Special Collections & Archives

116 Honors Way

Tallahassee

FL

32306-2047

USA

Contact:

https://www.lib.fsu.edu/special-collections