Ben C. Willis Collection, 1866-1945

 

Collection context

Summary

Extent:
3 Linear Feet 1 document box; 1 sword; sword mounting hardware
Language:
English Japanese
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Ben Willis Collection, 09.0105, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/09-0105

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains color postcards depicting Japanese in the late 19th/early 20th century and a Japanese sword from 1866.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Lee Willis in 2009.
Custodial history:

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

Access and use

Restrictions:

Postcards are open to all researchers.

Requests for access to weapons in archival collections should be placed in writing to the Manuscripts Archivist and Director of Archives for evaluation: lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Ben Willis Collection, 09.0105, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/09-0105

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