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Essie Nirider papers, 1941-1945, Date acquired: 05/14/1998, bulk 1941

 

Summary

Creator:
Nirider, Essie
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Essie Nirider papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_98_0398.

Background

Scope and content:

Essie Nirider served in the Army in the 2nd Infantry in the Atlantic and European (ETO) Theaters during World War II. The collection contains a diary titled "2nd Infantry in Iceland: A Diary," which covers the time period for the year 1942 when Nirider served in Iceland with the 2nd Infantry, in which he rose from private to corporal. The collection also includes a 66-page manuscript entitled "World War II Reflections" about time with the Army in the Atlantic and European Theaters. Also included is a summary of the 5th Infantry's activities in the pages of "Diamond Dust."

Biographical / historical:

Essie Nirider served in the Army in the 2nd Infantry in the Atlantic and European (ETO) Theaters. Nirider was stationed in Iceland, Ireland, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. Nirider served in the Army from January 1, 1941, until June 23, 1945, but the diary is for the year 1942 when he was in Iceland.

Acquisition information:

Essie Nirider

donation

Custodial history:

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

Arrangement:

creator

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], Essie Nirider papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_98_0398.

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