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William Alfred Mansuy collection, 1925-1947, Date acquired: 2017-08-22

 

Summary

Creator:
Mansuy, William Alfred
Extent:
.5 Linear Feet 1 half box
1 items 1 coat
1 items 1 portrait painting
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], William Alfred Mansuy collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0018.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Private First Class William Alfred Mansuy who served with Company F, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division in World War II and was killed in action on April 22, 1945, in Luzon, Philippine Islands. The collection includes documents, letters, greeting cards, photographs, and a dress uniform jacket.

Biographical / historical:

William Alfred Mansuy was born on April 17, 1925, to Charles and Margaret Mansuy in Washington, D.C. He had one brother, Charles Kenneth Mansuy, Jr. who was born in 1932 and passed away in 2015. William grew up in Montclair, New Jersey and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair, New Jersey in 1943. His mother's family was from the Monticello, FL area.

Acquisition information:

Robert M. Ervin, Jr. (Legal representative for Estate of Charles Mansuy, Jr.)

Donation from the estate of Charles K. Mansuy, Jr. who was the brother of William Alfred Mansuy, acquired on August 22, 2017.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by Robert M. Ervin, Jr. (Legal representative for Estate of Charles Mansuy, Jr.). The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on August 22, 2017.

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.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

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], William Alfred Mansuy collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0018.

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