Richard G. Power papers, 1942-1945, Date acquired: 2016-09-27, Date accessioned: 2020-04-28
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Richard G. Power
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Richard G. Power papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_16_00027.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collections related to Richard G. Power (Sergeant) who served with the 343rd Engineer Service with the US Army during World War II. The collection consists of maps, a letter, and photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
Richard G. Power (Sr.) was born in 1920. During World War II, Richard Power lived in Apalachicola, Florida. He was then a sergeant who served with the 343rd Engineer Service Regiment during World War II. After the war, he was a resident of Tallahassee, FL, and worked as a retail salesman. He had son Richard Power, Jr. and a daughter Julia Lengacher. His obituary can be found at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tallahassee/obituary.aspx?n=richard-g-power&pid=1472877&fhid=4647.
- Custodial history:
This collection was donated by Richard Power, Jr., the son of Richard G. Power, Sr. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on September 27, 2016.
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:
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front
Italy--History.
Atlases, American
World War, 1939-1945--Maps
Italy--Maps - Names:
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
United States. Army. Engineer Regiment (General Service), 343rd - Places:
- Apalachicola (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], Richard G. Power papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_16_00027.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
