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Kenneth F. Cameron papers, 1941-1946, Date acquired: 02/14/2008, Date accessioned: 2020-06-09, bulk 1943-1946

 

Summary

Creator:
Cameron, Kenneth F.
Cameron, Kenneth F.
Extent:
1 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Kenneth F. Cameron papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0042.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Kenneth F. Cameron of Portland, Maine who provided a telephone interview on February 8, 2001, concerning his experiences in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The collection contains an oral history interview transcript.


Biographical / historical:

Kenneth F. Cameron was born on September 1, 1922, in Portland, Maine. He worked for a shipyard at the start of World War II, then joined the Seabees in 1943. He served on a ship in the Pacific Theater for the duration. He served on the USS Tutuila, ARG-4. The ship visited Eniwetok, Leyte in the Philippines, Seoul, Korea, China, the Solomon Islands, and Ulithi. Cameron passed away on May 1, 2005.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by Kenneth F. Cameron. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on February 14, 2008.

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], Kenneth F. Cameron papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0042.

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