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Herman G. Ramsey collection, 1941-2002, Date acquired: 03/25/2002, bulk 1941

 

Summary

Creator:
Ramsey, Herman G.
Ramsey, Jessie Mae
Extent:
0.50 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Herman G. Ramsey collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0142.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of letters, telegraphs, and family photographs exchanged between 1st Lieutenant  Herman G. Ramsey and his family in Columbus, Ohio. Twenty-four letters lead up to Ramsey's death in 1944 while being transported on a Japanese POW ship en route to mainland Japan. Also included is a letter from Dick Clark, a fellow POW who survived the war, offering his condolences to Herman's family. The collection also contains an album of family photographs along with condolence letters from General Douglas MacArthur and Army Major General James L. Collins.

Biographical / historical:

1st Lieutenant Herman G. Ramsey served in the U.S. occupied Philippines prior to its invasion by Japan in December 1941, when Ramsey was subsequently captured as a POW. Originally stationed in San Francisco prior to the war, he later sailed on the USS President Pierce through Hawaii to reach the Philippines in June 1941.

Acquisition information:

Jessie Mae Ramsey

Donated to the Institute

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], Herman G. Ramsey collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0142.

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