Henry L. Harrell, Sr. collection, 1945, Date acquired: 08/22/2008, bulk 1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Harrell Sr., Henry L.
- Extent:
- 1.00 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Henry L. Harrell, Sr. collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0150.
Background
- Scope and content:
The papers include photocopies of letters from Henry L. Harrell, Sr. to his wife, Frances Harrell and his children while stationed in Europe in 1945. Harrell moved often, working in France, Germany, and Austria. His letters include recollections of interactions with European civilians, daily operations of POW hospitals, providing sanitation and medical treatment of POWs and Holocaust survivors, as well as religious (Church) services and daily life for GIs. Harrell's letters also elaborate on diagnoses (pathologies) found in these hospitals, and hint at the experiences of Holocaust survivors and POWs. The letters also include recollections of his travels throughout France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. The manuscript also includes a few photocopies of postcards, newspaper clipping, photographs, and military identification. A signed book of memoirs by Henry L. Harrell, Sr. and newspaper article are also included in the collection.
- Biographical / historical:
Dr. Henry L. Harrell, Sr. was a physician with the US Army 515th Medical Clearing Company. He was born on December 5, 1908 in Cannon Co., Tennessee, and attended the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. He was discharged on December 6, 1945. During the war, he and his family lived in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Lieutenant Colonel Harrell served in Europe from January-September 1945. After his return back from the European Theater, he worked as a physician in Ocala, Florida.
- Acquisition information:
Henry Harrell Jr. M.D.
Donation
- 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 5/17/2017, Revised 5/18/2017, Revised August 21, 2017.
- Arrangement:
Chronological
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Hospitals--France
Holocaust survivors
United States. -- Army. -- Medical Clearing Company, 515th. - Names:
- United States--Armed Forces--Medical personnel
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], Henry L. Harrell, Sr. collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0150.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
