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Richard Seemel collection, 1945-1945, Date acquired: 2015-11-18, Date accessioned: 2020-06-02, bulk 1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Seemel, Richard
Seemel, Richard
Extent:
7 Reels
.5 Linear Feet 1 half box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Richard Seemel collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_15_0044

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains seven 16mm propaganda films created by the German Ministry for Educational Films. The reels were recovered from German military barracks in Manheim, Germany, in 1945 by US Army Sergeant Richard Seemel. The films were entitled "Olympische Spiele," (Olympic Games) "Stapellauf des Kreuzers Prinz Eugen," (Launching the Battleship Prince Eugen) "Arbeistdienst II. Teil Kulturfil Institute Dr. Hans Curtis (Labor Service, Part II) "Pionere schlagen eine Brüche," (Army Engineers Build a Bridge) "Fallschirm Jäger," (Paratroopers) "Ein Brief wird befördnet," (A Letter Will Be Delivered) and "Tropische Reisbau," (Tropical Rice Cultivation).

Biographical / historical:

Then US Army Sergeant Richard Seemel found these films in a German military barracks in Manheim, Germany, in 1945.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by Richard Seemel. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on November 18, 2015.

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:

The 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], Richard Seemel collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_15_0044

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