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Johnson Wood papers, 1943-1999, Date acquired: 09/20/2001, bulk 1943-1947

 

Summary

Creator:
Wood, Johnson
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Johnson Wood papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0397.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Staff Sergeant Johnson Wood's experiences during World War II as a machine gunner in the 100th Infantry Division, 398th Regiment, Company K. His papers include a lengthy and detailed oral history transcript, poems, and a short manuscript. These materials focus on his actions and thoughts during the war, as well as World War II in public memory and his personal relationships with friends and family.

Biographical / historical:

Johnson Wood was born in Williamsburg, New York on April 16, 1925. Wood grew up on Long Island and graduated high school in 1943. Soon after he joined the 100th Infantry Division, 398th Regiment, Company K, as a rifleman and machine gunner.



Acquisition information:

Reichelt Oral History Program

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], Johnson Wood papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0397.

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