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This collection pertains to Marvin McArthur and his service in the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theatre of Operation. The collection contains a copy of a letter written by Marvin to his parents while he was stationed at Mindoro in the Philippines. He speaks of his duties on the island including policing items and digging up soldier's bodies to bring back to the states.

This collection relates to Marvin S. Waits who served with the 14th Air Force in China. He was enlisted from 1942-1945. This collection contains an interview with Waits with information about his experiences in China during the war, the censorship in the US Army, the terrors in the mission, and the relationship between soldiers and local people.

Correspondence between Mary and Julia Pelot, their family members, and friends. Includes a scrapbook maintained by Julia Pelot during her time at FSCW. Includes letters from Henry Wirz, "the only hanged man in the Civil War"

The collection contains memorabilia and ephemera, including a scrapbook and photo album, related to FSCW.

The Mary Sue Tary Collection contains brochures, the 1926-1928 diary of John Edwin Johnson, glasses from the Kapok Tree restaraunt (circa 1970s-1980s), photographs, a 1927 Fort Lauderdale High School yearbook, and a 1940s scrapbook. The brochures incldue a 1926 developer brochure for Wilton Manors and a 1930s tourism brochure, "The Tropical Wonderland-Fort Lauderdale, Florida."

Mary Theresa Kraus, a nurse in the Foreign Service Volunteer Corps, served in both India and China during World War II. She accumulated a personal collection of photographs and letters during the war. Documents include letters written to Kraus' parents between October 1942 and November 1945. Also included are a series of photographs of India and China, as well as press clippings Kraus sent home about the American campaign in China. In addition, the collection includes Chinese paper money and Kraus' Army registration.

Personal papers, 1934-1980, of Ernest Mason (1904-1983) including correspondence, case files, circuit court opinions, biographical information, committee files, and other papers concerning his activities on the Florida Bar, as a circuit judge, and as a senior judge of the Court of Record, Escambia County, Florida. Key subjects and topics include Edward Ball, the Circuit Judges Conference (1971-1976), the Escambia County Law Library, the First Presbyterian Church, the National Tuberculosis and Health Association (1952-1973), and the Okaloosa County Circuit Court (1965-1977).