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Clark and Kenneth Adams collection, 1943-1945, Date acquired: 05/10/2011

 

Summary

Creator:
Adams, Clark Noll, 1923-
Adams, Kenneth Larue
Extent:
3.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Clark and Kenneth Adams collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_11_0018.

Background

Scope and content:

This World War II collection relates to two brothers who served in the U.S. Army and consists of letters, documents, photographs, memorabilia, army uniform items, equipment, personal items, and medals. The letters from one brother, primarily sent to his parents, detail his service from Mifflinburg, PA through his training in the United States at Camp Polk, LA, and Fort Sam Houston, TX. They also cover his overseas transfer to England, as well as France, Belgium, and Germany. The letters from the other brother detail service from Mifflinburg, PA to the North African Campaign, and then to the European Campaign.

Biographical / historical:

Clark Noll Adams was born in Mifflinburg, PA on October 13, 1923. He served as a sergeant during World War II with Company B, 320th Engineer Battalion, 95th Infantry Division from February 1943 to November 1945. He served in Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe.  Particularly, he participated in the Battles of Metz, France and Saarlautern, Germany.

Acquisition information:

Michele Jemmott Morris

Donated

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 02/07/2016 by Michael G. Kasper

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], Clark and Kenneth Adams collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_11_0018.

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