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Michael John Kocurko, Sr., circa 1935-2012

 

Summary

Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Boxes and Folder number], Michael John Kocurko, Sr. , 06.0174, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-06-0174

Background

Scope and content:

The collection of the Kocurko Family is centered around the life of Michael John Kocurko, Sr. It contains a scrapbook chronicling Michael's time as a 1st Sergeant in the Medical Unit with the Army Air Corps in California, including his travel to the Philippines through the service. It also contains a manuscript written by Tom Kocurko, a member of the younger generation Kocurkos, about the wartime generation Kocurkos, about the wartime generation of Kocurkos, including Frank, James, Michael, and Tom, discussing their WWII experience and servicemen. There are also family service records, family photos, and letters sent between the different family members, mostly to Shirley, Michael's wife, from Michael's other relatives. Also included is sheet music from wartime. It also contains ephemera, including a wedding invitation, a cartoon entitled "Letters From the Girlfriend," a Christmas card, and a Christian pamphlet. This collection also contains Christmas and Thanksgiving cards, along with newsletters from wartime. There is also a letter index documenting all of the mail in the collection.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in a remote storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Boxes and Folder number], Michael John Kocurko, Sr. , 06.0174, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-06-0174

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