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This collection relates to Harry L. Andrews who served as a U.S. naval officer aboard the USS LST-569 during WWII in the Pacific Theater of Operations. This collection contains a letter from Andrews to Dr. William Oldson in which he describes the route his ship takes throughout World War II. The USS LST-569 initially departed from New Orleans on 29 May 1944 and ended in Shanghai, China before being transferred.

This collection relates to Private First Class Harry W. Schmeltzer who served with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in the European Theater during World War II. Schmeltzer was killed in action on June 10, 1944 in Normandy, France and awarded the Purple Heart Medal. The collection contains a memoir about Schmeltzer's death.

The papers of Harvey Glick contains a transcript that was provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Harvey Glick served with the 63rd Infantry Division in the European theater during World War II.

The collection contains the following types of labels: Canning, Citrus, Fruit and Vegetable, Glass, and Tobacco. There are also postcards collected by the family.

In 2017, Hassia Yehuda donated her collection of print music, manuscripts and programs to the FAU Libraries Special Collections.  The Sheet music covers a wide variety of literature from solo piano music to choral to solo voice with piano accompaniment.  The collection illustrates a vivid picture of the transition of Jewish Print Music from the early 20th century to the mid-century 20th century.