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"Remembering Pearl Harbor" collection, 1991-1992

 

Summary

Creator:
St. Petersburg Times
Abstract:
Collection of personal narratives from the attack on Pearl Harbor that appeard in the St. Petersburg Times's "Pearl Harbor Remembered" issue in 1991.
Extent:
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Remembering Pearl Harbor collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection are organized into four series: publications issues by the St. Petersburg Times, Hawaii and Pacific Theatre, Florida, and Other Area series. Materials include letters, journal entries, and clippings submitted to the St. Petersburg Times for a commemorative section in the newspaper about the attack of Pearl Harbor and World War II in 1991.

This collection offers a glimpse of the memories of a specific population: namely, current residents of the Tampa Bay area who wrote about their involvement in, or reaction to, the Second World War. By describing their experiences, the contributors addressed a variety of issues. Various letters examine the role of women, wartime restrictions on homefront activities, and the difficulties encountered by prisoners of war, as well as recount the vivid memories of those Americans who witnessed firsthand the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Submissions vary in quality of presentation. Of special interest is a brief letter by U.S. Rep. Sam Gibbons, a long-standing Florida representative, whose efforts led to the creation of the University of South Florida in 1956.

Biographical / historical:

In mid-1991 the St. Petersburg Times asked interested readers to submit their reminiscences of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and America's official entry into World War II. On December 4, 1991, the Times published a commemorative section which included many of these submissions. Three days later, Americans somberly observed the fiftieth anniverary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Acquisition information:
After publishing this special section, the St. Petersburg Times donated this collection to Nelson Poynter Memorial Library for present and future scholarship.

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Remembering Pearl Harbor collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Location of this collection:
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA