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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

This collection related to Raymond Morton Borgman (U.S. Army 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division). Borgman served in the European Theater of Operations, first as a truck driver. The collection consists of documents related to the service of an American Army soldier, letters sent to his mother during World War II, and photographs taken during his service. The documents include his induction order, customs declaration, and discharge papers. The letters discuss his transit across the Atlantic Ocean, service in France in July 1944, and his time in hospitals in December 1944. The photographs consist of images of the soldier and his comrades during his military service.

The Raymond Wayne Davis papers are largely centered around letters Davis wrote to his sister Mildred Kingston Renwick throughout World War II. During the war, Sergeant Davis served as a machinist in the Strategic 3rd Air Depot of the Army Air Force as well as serving in the infantry as a part of the Third Army, 90th Division, 358th Infantry, Company C. Davis served in England, France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. His papers also include postwar division newsletters, an oral history interview, a veteran's questionnaire, discharge certificate, and photographs.

The collection contains student related documents and ephemera, including diplomas and student grade reports, from Florida State College for Women/Florida State University student Gwendolyn Patterson Thompson (LI, 1936; BA, Education, 1938; MA, Education, 1953) and Florida State University student Pamela Milton Thompson (BS, Education, 1966; MA, Education, 1971).

This collection consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, membership rosters, speeches, and press releases related to the Tampa Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association and the Tampa Aero Club.  Also includes newspaper clippings concerning the growth of aviation in Florida (1930s), photos of the Burritt family and various participants in air shows, aerial photos of Florida airports, flight magazines, booklets, and newsletters, flight maps, air show entry applications, and materials concerning Tony Jannus and the first scheduled commercial flight.