Audrey Kempfert Gordon papers, 1943-1955, Date accessioned: 2019-10-08
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Gordon, Audrey Kempfert, 1907-1991
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Audrey Kempfert Gordon papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_19_0022
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Audrey Kempfert Gordon who served as a U.S. Government homefront worker in Florida during World War II. The collection contains one letter written by Gordon to her former employer that provides details of her experiences in Jacksonville, FL during the war and two letters written by the former employee's wife to Gordon.
- Biographical / historical:
Audrey Kempfert Gordon was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 7, 1907. While living in Minneapolis, she worked for The John Leslie Paper Company. She married James Caldwell Gordon who worked during World War II in the construction of Naval bases in Florida. When Caldwell transferred to Daytona Beach, FL in January 1942, Audrey found as a secretery and eventually moved to Jacksonville, FL in November 1942. In the letter dated April 2, 1943, she provides details of her work, home life, the move, and Caldwell's work. Audrey passed away on Jacksonville on January 15, 1991.
- 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
Indexed terms
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], Audrey Kempfert Gordon papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_19_0022
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
