Subjects: Letters - Arclight Search Results

Barbara McCrimmon Research Collection, 1895-1993, Date acquired: 06/06/2011, bulk 1975-1993 2.00 boxes

Barbara McCrimmon

Letters and research materials of Barbara McCrimmon, Florida State University alumna, mainly concerning her time spent drafting the biography of Dr. Richard Garnett.

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B. F. Hammond Civil War Letters, 1863-1864 6.00 items

Photostats of the Civil War letters by B.F. Hammond written during 1863 and 1864 from various camps in Virginia to members of his family in South Carolina. All letters were written on battlefields and contain vivid descriptions of "the bloody struggle." Also known as MSS 0-135.

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Chaim Pozner collection, 1938-1949 0.42 Linear Feet 1 boxes

Pozner, Chaim (1899-1981)

The Chaim Pozner Collection includes official documents relating to Dr. Pozner's work for organizations and institutions related to Jewish culture/religion, administration of Jewish affairs and land in the Middle East, and Zionism. Much of the collection is dedicated to Dr. Pozner's position as Director of the Jewish Agency for Palestine in Geneva, as well as his work with the Jewish Agency Finance Department. Additional agencies reflected in the collection are the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Zionist General Council, Labor Zionist Committee for Relief and Rehabilitation, Inc., Zionist Organization for America, Jewish Agency for Palestine Welfare Delegation in Italy, Executif de l'organisation Sioniste Mondiale, European Relief Committee of Mizrachi and Hapoel Hamizrachi, Agence juive pour la Palestine Bureau de Paris, 22nd Zionist Congress, Zionistische Organisation Danzig, World-Union of Jewish Socialist Parties, Poale Zion--Hitachdouth, Z.-S.-Organisation JICHUD, Memorandum on the Administration of Palestine, and Directoraat-Generaal voor Bijzondere Rechtspleging Politieke Recherche-Afdeling Amsterdam.

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Charlotte D. Mansfield collection, 1915-2017, Date acquired: 09/10/2008, Date accessioned: 2020-06-07, bulk 1942-1957 14 Linear Feet 1 items 1 camera case

Mansfield, Charlotte D.

Charlotte Mansfield enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W.A.A.C.) in 1942 to pursue work in photograph processing for the military. She was part of the first all-women graduating class from Lowry Field Photo School in Colorado, where she was trained to be a photo technician that developed primarily aerial shots in photography labs. Mansfield was stationed at various locations throughout the United States before being transferred to lab work overseas in England and Germany. By this time, W.A.A.C. had transitioned to Women's Army Corps (W.A.C.). Throughout her military service, Mansfield took numerous personal photographs that featured her friends and surroundings. They provide an unparalleled amount of insight into the private lives of W.A.C.s as they negotiated what it meant to serve in World War II. Mansfield reenlisted after the war, eventually becoming part of the Women in the Air Force (W.A.F.), and retired in 1973. Photography remained her passion until her death in 2007.

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Darwin Stapleton collection, 1942-1976, Date acquired: 05/15/2015, Date accessioned: 2020-05-25, bulk 1944-1946 .5 Linear Feet

MacInnes, Betty

This collection relates to Staff Sergeant Warren R. MacInnes (part of the 834th) in Italy. The box contains letters and photographs sent to him from his wife while he was stationed on the Italian front in Europe. In addition, there are periodicals and pamphlets related to the reintroduction of soldiers from the Italian front back into civilian life Stateside. This collection also contains documents related to Private Gerald Greenbaum who served with 1560th Service Unit, Medical Section-Station Complement, Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

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David Kirby Rare Book Collection, 1861-2016 120 Volumes 6 Linear Feet 1 boxes .25 LF

Kirby, David, 1944-

The David Kirby Rare Book Collection contains literature, poetry, chapbooks, and literary magazines from the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. The collection includes first edition, inscribed, and autographed volumes. Authors and poets present in the collection include Janet Burroway, Rudyard Kipling, H.E. Bates, Bin Ramke, and Thomas Hardy, as well as a run of Apalachee Review (originally Apalachee Quarterly) from 1973-1987. The collection also contains letters written to David Kirby from 1967-2016 by authors and poets including Joyce Carol Oates, Leon Edel, and Bruce Jay Friedman.

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Edith Daly Papers of Eugene Elliott, bulk 1849-1980 9 boxes

Daly, Edith (1937-)

Family papers of Eugene (Gene) M. Elliott, a historical figure in St. Petersburg known for raising money for the Gandy Bridge and attempting to create a subdivision on Weedon Island.

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Gerta Pfeffer collection, 1937-1973 0.21 Linear Feet 1 boxes

Pfeffer, Gerta

This collection consists of correspondence and an autobiographical account of Gerta Pfeffer, a German Jewish woman who came of age during the Third Reich. Pfeffer's writings discuss her experiences with anti-Semitism, the rise of the National Socialist German Worker's Party (Nazi Party), and the economic, interpersonal, and discriminatory struggles she encountered in her homeland. The autobiographical account covers the years 1932-1938, after which Pfeffer immigrated to England to become a housemaid. Pfeffer submitted her account into the 1939 essay contest, "My Life in Germany Before and After 1933," hosted by Harvard University. Correspondence in the collection dates from 1939-1973, covering Pfeffer's life after leaving Germany. These letters are personal in nature, regarding life outside of Germany as well as the experiences of friends and relatives residing in assorted zones of Allied-occupied Germany.

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Glen Dill collection, bulk 1940-1979 5 boxes 2 Reels two film containers 4 items one photographic album, three scrapbooks

Dill, Glen

Collection documents WTSP-AM St. Petersburg radio host, local historian, and Suncoast Past newspaper columnist Glen Dill from 1940 through 1979.

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Janet C. Bryan papers, 1942-1944, Date accessioned: 2015-05-13 .5 Linear Feet 1 half box

Bryan, Janet C., 1920-2010

This collection relates to Janet C. Bryan who was married to a U.S. Army Field Artilery officer who was stationed at various posts in the U.S. during World War II. This collection is composed of the correspondance from Janet C. Bryan to her parents, addressed as Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Williams, residing in Barrington and Providence, Rhode Island. Janet C. Bryan's 145 letters, postcards, and telegrams document the social activities and personal impressions of army life, train travel, and the Western U.S, including visits to San Fransisco and Oakland, San Luis Obispo, and Los Angeles. She also mentions people and family members from Providence including actor Sonny Tufts, a cousin of Janet C. Bryan.

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Barbara McCrimmon Research Collection, 1895-1993, Date acquired: 06/06/2011, bulk 1975-1993 2.00 boxes

B. F. Hammond Civil War Letters, 1863-1864 6.00 items

Chaim Pozner collection, 1938-1949 0.42 Linear Feet 1 boxes

Charlotte D. Mansfield collection, 1915-2017, Date acquired: 09/10/2008, Date accessioned: 2020-06-07, bulk 1942-1957 14 Linear Feet 1 items 1 camera case

Darwin Stapleton collection, 1942-1976, Date acquired: 05/15/2015, Date accessioned: 2020-05-25, bulk 1944-1946 .5 Linear Feet

David Kirby Rare Book Collection, 1861-2016 120 Volumes 6 Linear Feet 1 boxes .25 LF

Edith Daly Papers of Eugene Elliott, bulk 1849-1980 9 boxes

Gerta Pfeffer collection, 1937-1973 0.21 Linear Feet 1 boxes

Glen Dill collection, bulk 1940-1979 5 boxes 2 Reels two film containers 4 items one photographic album, three scrapbooks

Janet C. Bryan papers, 1942-1944, Date accessioned: 2015-05-13 .5 Linear Feet 1 half box

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