Martin L. Thach papers, 1943-1946, Date acquired: 07/16/2015, bulk 1943-1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Thach, Martin L.
- Extent:
- 1.00 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Martin L. Thach papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_15_0026
Background
- Scope and content:
Copy of Presidential Unit Citation for Task Unit 78.29 and manuscript "Tall Tales of the South Pacific (and Southern California)." Manuscript describes training in Southern California, meeting Nat King Cole in Los Angeles, duty as a radar operator on a gun boat in the Pacific, and the return home.
- Biographical / historical:
Thach served as a gunboat radar operator in the Pacific Theater.
- Acquisition information:
Norma Benton
Gifted to the Institute by Norma Benton.
- Custodial history:
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Arrangement:
chronological
- 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], Martin L. Thach papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_15_0026
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
