Betty Lewis Harrison papers, 1941 - 1945, Date accessioned: 2002-02-28
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Harrison, Betty Lewis, 1923-2017
- Harrison, Betty Lewis, 1923-2017
- Extent:
- 1 folders One folder in General Collection
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Betty Lewis Harrison papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0079.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Betty Lewis Harrison who was a student during World War II and attended Florida State College for Women. The collection consists of a veteran's questionnaire and a Red Cross pamphlet on how to knit men's socks in 1940. In her questionnaire, Harrison discusses her experiences attending the Florida State College for Women and living in the South during World War II. She also discusses riding to Carrabelle, Florida for a dance at camp Gordon Johnston. After graduating from Florida State College for Women, Harrison enlisted in the Army Nurses Corps but did not complete nursing school.
- Biographical / historical:
Betty Harrison was born in Tallahassee, FL on December 21, 1923. Attending the Florida State College for Women throughout the war years, Harrison discusses riding to Carrabelle, Florida for a dance at Camp Gordon Johnston. After graduating from Florida State College for Women, Harrison enlisted in the Army Nurses Corps but did not complete nursing school and got married to a former soldier. She passed away on May 15, 2017 and is buried in the Church of the Ascension in Carrabelle, FL.
- 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], Betty Lewis Harrison papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0079.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
