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Franklin Peterson papers, 1896-1984, Date acquired: 01/27/2004

 

Summary

Creator:
Peterson, Franklin M
Extent:
2.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Franklin Peterson papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0127.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains Franklin Merle Peterson's personal correspondence, newspapers, ephemera, and photographs from Peterson's lifetime. Peterson was a veteran of the First World War in France and the Second World War in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Biographical / historical:

Franklin Merle Peterson born in Champaign, Illinois on August 7, 1896. At the age of 22, Peterson enlisted in the United States Army and trained at Camp Hanncock in Georgia. During World War I, Peterson served with the American Expeditionary Force in France. Peterson was honorably discharged in July 1919. After returning home Peterson became a teacher and married Olga Clotfelder on June 14, 1921. He was then commissioned in World War II into the Army Air Corps and retired in the United States Air Force reserves in 1956. Peterson worked for the Pekin Community High school in Illinois as the superintendent for twenty-seven years except for the brief period of active duty in World War II. Peterson completed his military career as a Lieutenant Colonel and passed away in July of 1984.

Acquisition information:

Melba H. Mobley

Donation

Custodial history:

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], Franklin Peterson papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0127.

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