Albert and Grace Swank collection, 1939-1945

 

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Swank, Albert M.
Swank, Grace A.
Swank, Cynthia
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Albert and Grace Swank collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-0101

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Albert and Grace Swank. This collection contains photographs of Miami celebrity mansions and postcards of Miami Beach, aerial photographs of Miami, Lincoln Road, the Flamingo Hotel, and Ocean Drive. These materials were collected during their honeymoon in Miami, Florida.

Biographical / historical:

Albert M. Swank served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He and his wife, Grace A. Swank, honeymooned in Miami shortly before the end of the war.

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

Subjects:
Postcards
Photographs
Names:
Swank, Cynthia
Places:
Miami (Fla.)
Miami Beach (Fla.)

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], Albert and Grace Swank collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-0101

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