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Coleridge Augustus Jemmott papers, 1942-1946, Date acquired: 05/10/2011, bulk 1943

 

Summary

Creator:
Jemmott, Coleridge Augustus
Extent:
3 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Coleridge Augustus Jemmott papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_05_0143.

Background

Scope and content:

Coleridge Augustus Jemmott was an African American soldier in the United States Army, "I" company, 22nd Quartermaster Regiment. He served in Italy and North Africa as a sergeant, transporting the "Anizio Annie" cannon, from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains photographs and ephemera from Jemmott's war years. There are sixty black-and-white photographs of Jemmott with his unit in North Africa and Italy. There is also a menu from a Casablanca restaurant, Port of Leghorn entry card, newspaper clippings, and a North African Theater uniform patch.

Biographical / historical:

Coleridge Augustus Jemmott was born in Boston, MA on September 28, 1915. He was inducted into the United States Army Company "I" 22nd Quartermaster TRK Regiment which was an all African American company. He served in both Africa and Italy.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by Michele Jemmott Morris. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on May 10, 2011.

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

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], Coleridge Augustus Jemmott papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_05_0143.

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