Raymond L. Williams collection, 1945-2020, Date accessioned: 2020-01-21
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Williams, Raymond L., 1927-1989
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet
- 1 Cubic Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Raymond L Williams collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_20_0002
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Raymond L. Williams, who served in the U.S. Army occupation immdediately after World War II in Eastern Italy and the Balkans. This collection contains artifacts and newspaper articles relating to the life and service of Raymond L. Williams
- Biographical / historical:
Corporal Raymond L. Williams, born March 7, 1927 served in the U.S. Army with the 337th Field Artillery Battalion during the end of World War II and in the post war period. He enlisted on June 20, 1945, and served in the occupation of Eastern Italy and the Balkans. He passed away on December 4, 1989 and is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery Blount County, TN.
- Acquisition information:
- The Raymond L. Williams collection was gifted to the Institute on World War Two and the Human Experience by the Joseph A. Fajardo Family.
- 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], Raymond L Williams collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_20_0002
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
