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Gretchen Marie F. and Leslie J. Vreeland collection, 1944-1946, Date accessioned: 2001-09-05, Date acquired: 2001-08-21

 

Summary

Creator:
Vreeland, Gretchen Marie F., 1915-1998
Vreeland, Leslie J., 1912-1994
Extent:
.75 Linear Feet 2 boxes
2 items 2 fold-out tourist maps.
1 folders 1 Oversize folder
1 items artifact
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Gretchen Marie F. and Leslie J. Vreeland, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0347

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Gretchen Marie F. and Leslie J. Vreeland who were civilian defense workers living in Hawaii from April 1944-July 1946 at Barber's Point Naval Air Station in Oahu. The collection includes documents, ephemera, artifacts, photographs, newspapers, and maps that document the Vreeland's time in Hawaii.

Biographical / historical:

Gretchen Marie F. Vreeland was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 31, 1915, and died October 17, 1998, in Lake Elsinore, CA. Leslie J. Vreeland was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 6, 1912, and died October 25, 1994 in Sun City, CA. The two married in Chicago before entering moving to Hawaii during the war. The Vreelands living in Hawaii from April 1944-July 1946 at Barber's Point Naval Air Station in Oahu. Leslie J. Vreeland began working as a toolmaker and left as a snapper in the Supply Department. Gretchen Marie F. Vreeland was a classified laborer in Public Works. The two left Hawaii after the war. The couple had at least one child, Kathleen S. Outlaw, who donated the collection.

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Physical facet:
1/2 box contains papers related to Gretchen Marie F. and Leslie J. Vreeland's employment during the war. There are also papers related to their travels. Other papers and ephemera are included that came from a scrapbook created by Gretchen Marie F. Vreeland. Photocopies of the original scrapbook and memory book (photo book) of the Vreeland's' time in Hawaii as also included. 1/4 box contains souvenir photos collected by the Vreeland's and around 400 photographs of their time in Hawaii. The box also includes the Vreeland's official wedding portrait. The oversized folder contains four editions of a newspaper and a picture with text printed on the back. The map drawer contains 1 pamphlet that expands to maps of Oahu, Honolulu, and the islands of Hawaii. The map drawer also contains a pamphlet that unfolds into a ship blueprint.
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], Gretchen Marie F. and Leslie J. Vreeland, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0347

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