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Evelyn King papers, 1908-2014, Date acquired: 05/06/2014

 

Summary

Creator:
King, Evelyn, 1922-
Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Evelyn King papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_14_0020.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection pertains to Evelyn King who served as a U.S.O. hostess during World War II. The collection contains letters, postcards, V-mail, and greeting cards. The collection also contains newspaper and magazine clippings, various booklets and pamphlets, numerous lifestyle magazines, Navy and Army uniform buttons, and prints.

Biographical / historical:

Evelyn King was born on November 22, 1922, to parents Angelos and Mae Ladakis. Her father was a corporal in World War I and was an officer in the American Legion Department of Ohio during World War II. During the war, King and her family lived in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. When she was nineteen, she worked as U.S.O hostess along with her mother and sister Mary. The three of them would take the bus to Arkon, Ohio, where they would entertain the troops.

Acquisition information:

Evelyn King

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 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], Evelyn King papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_14_0020.

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