Eva Romero Jacques collection, 1942-2003, Date accessioned: 2021-03-12, bulk 1942-1946
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Jacques, Eva Romero, 1921-2017
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Eva Romero Jacques collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-21-2003
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Staff Sergeant Eva Romero Jacques who served with the Women's Army Corps as an Administrative Assistant at Sedalia Army Air Field in Warrensburg, MO, and then the Pacific Theater in New Guinea and the Philippines. The collection contains photographs, military classification cards, ephemera, and a newspaper article interview of Jacques.
- Biographical / historical:
A third generation Spanish immigrant, Eva Romero Jacques was born on April 21, 1921 in Trinidad, CO. She grew up in Raton, NM and attended St. Patrick's Academy from kindergarden through 12th Grade. Upon graduating from high school, she attended New Mexico Highlands University for three years. In college, Jacques sang in Spanish over KFUN radio station.
- Custodial history:
This collection was donated by the daughter of Eva Romero Jacques, Paulette Ianniello.
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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- United States--Armed Forces--Women
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
Papua New Guinea--History--20th Century
World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States
Women's Army Corps - Places:
- Sedalia Army Air Field (Mo.)
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], Eva Romero Jacques collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-21-2003
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
