Stephen S. Winters Papers, 1942-2005
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Winters, Stephen S.
- Extent:
- 4 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Stephen S. Winters Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2013-0627
Background
- Scope and content:
Correspondence, speeches, lecture, newsclippings, photographs, geology field notes, and journals from his service in World War II primarily documenting Dr. Winters' distinguished career as a geology instructor at Florida State University and his work as dean of its honors programs.
- Biographical / historical:
Dr. Stephen S. Winters, Professor of Geology, Dean of Undergraduate Studies (originally Basic Studies), Director and later Dean of the University Honors Programs at Florida State University (1967-1985), was born in New York City, and was raised in Newark, NJ, where his parents operated a sandwich shop and ice cream parlor. During World War II he served in the Pacific as a 1st Lieutenant with the 8th Photographic Technical Unit, U.S. Army Air Corps. He received his B.A. degree in geology in 1942 from Rutgers University, and both his M.A. (1948) and Ph.D. in geology from Columbia University (1955). He taught at Rutgers University from 1948-1949.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- 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], Stephen S. Winters Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2013-0627
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
