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Oliver James Keller Papers, 1941-1946, Date acquired: 2008-05-21

 

Summary

Creator:
Joan Keller
Keller, Oliver J.
Extent:
.5 Linear Feet 1 half box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Oliver James Keller papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0108.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection centers around Keller's experience in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He sailed as a navigator aboard a Landing Ship, Dock (LSD) in the Pacific Theater of Operations. This collection includes personal correspondence with family, Japanese currency, photographs, and official naval records.

Biographical / historical:

Oliver James Keller attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire for high school where he graduated in 1941. He subsequently enrolled at Williams College from 1941 to 1944 before earning a commission in the U.S. Navy with a navigator specialty. The U.S. Navy assigned Ensign Keller to a Landing Ship, Dock (LSD), the U.S.S. Cabildo LSD 16, which started its tour on the American East Coast and traveled through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Theater of Operations. Keller took part in several naval operations in the Pacific, most notably in the Philippines. LTJG Keller assumed command of the LSD as the ship underwent decommissioning in the Spring of 1946. After the war, he returned to Williams College to earn his B.A. in English Literature in 1947. Keller followed up his military service with a civilian career in criminal justice. From 1973 to 1975, he served as the Secretary of Health and Rehabiliative Services for the state of Georgia. President Carter later appointed him U.S. Parole Commissioner for the Southeastern United States.

Acquisition information:

Joan D. Keller

Donation

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

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to 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], Oliver James Keller papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0108.

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