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John F. Cawley Collection, 1944-2010, Date acquired: 06/19/0009

 

Summary

Creator:
Crawley, John F.
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], John F. Cawley collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_09_0101.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains personal papers pertaining to John F. Cawley and his experiences aboard the S.S. John W. Brown during World War II. The small box contains calendars, magazines, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

John F. Cawley served aboard a 114 foot wooden ship, the F.P. 19, in Northern Europe during World War II. His experiences were later documented in the book Maritime:Tales of the Sea, as Told by the Men Who Lived Them...The American Merchant Marines by Al D'Agostino and Willard Byrd.

Acquisition information:

John F. Cawley

Donation

Custodial history:

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], John F. Cawley collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_09_0101.

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