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Troy E. Hoover papers, 1942-1945, Date acquired: 09/19/2012

 

Summary

Creator:
Hoover, Stephen M.
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Troy E. Hoover papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_12_0054.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes photographs of mountains ranges, camps, U.S.O. shows and fellow soldiers in Europe during World War II. The photographs mainly relate to the 124th General Hospital and locations surrounding it. The majority of the photographs were taken in Longway, England and Salzburg, Austria with some other cities in Europe appearing occasionally. The 124th General Hospital was located in England. According to the included photographs, Hoover spent time in Battle Creek, MI and Camp Ellis, IL as well. The collection also contains a handwritten medical journal.

Biographical / historical:

Troy E. Hoover was born May 23, 1923 and passed away on August 16, 2012. He was a Sergeant and a Grade 4 Technician during World War II with the 124th General Hospital in England. He was not a part of any battles and was never wounded or otherwise injured in combat. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

Acquisition information:

Stephen M. Hoover

Donated.

Custodial history:

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

Processing information:

Entered 06/12/2017.

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], Troy E. Hoover papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_12_0054.

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