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Stanley Marshall papers, 1923-1946, Date acquired: 04/04/2002, bulk 1943

 

Summary

Creator:
Marshall, Stanley
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Stanley Marshall papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0350.

Background

Scope and content:

Stanley Marshall was interviewed by Dr. William Oldson, former Director of the Institute on WWII and the Human Experience at FSU. He served as a field hospital clinical technician in the European Theater during World War II. This collection includes a copy of his oral history interview, two pictures of him, and a photocopy of a newspaper clipping. After the war, Stanley Marshall continued his accademic career, eventually becoming the president of Florida State University.

Biographical / historical:

In December 1942, Stanley Marshall enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve Corps and entered active service on February 17, 1943. He trained at Fort Hood, Texas in Tank Destroyers and sent to radio school. He attended the Army Specialized Training Program, then to the Chicago Institute of Technology and Undergraduate Engineer Training, then finally to medical training. After training as a clinical lab technician, Marshall was assigned to field hospitals in France and Germany. He went to Marseilles in the summer after the German Surrender expecting a Japanese invasion, but it never happened. He did occupation duty in Ingleston, Germany until Spring of 1946 then returned to the US in May 1946. The USO German POWs worked for him in France.

Acquisition information:

Stanley Marshall

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], Stanley Marshall papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0350.

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