This collection contains handwritten journals, typescripts, and other materials produced and collected by Henry Green Barnett.
The papers include photocopies of letters from Henry L. Harrell, Sr. to his wife, Frances Harrell and his children while stationed in Europe in 1945. Harrell moved often, working in France, Germany, and Austria. His letters include recollections of interactions with European civilians, daily operations of POW hospitals, providing sanitation and medical treatment of POWs and Holocaust survivors, as well as religious (Church) services and daily life for GIs. Harrell's letters also elaborate on diagnoses (pathologies) found in these hospitals, and hint at the experiences of Holocaust survivors and POWs. The letters also include recollections of his travels throughout France, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. The manuscript also includes a few photocopies of postcards, newspaper clipping, photographs, and military identification. A signed book of memoirs by Henry L. Harrell, Sr. and newspaper article are also included in the collection.
Henry Louis Hill served as a captain with the U.S. Army's 97th Infantry, Field Artillery, S-3 Battalion during World War II. This collection contains a veteran's questionnaire from Louis Hill; a one-page faded cartoon of native women on Guadalcanal; and a brief (less than one page) recount of how Hill came upon a Japanese lantern, which is also part of the collection. The collection also contains a black and white photograph of the president of Florida State College for Women (FSCW), Dr. Edward Conradi, buying supposedly the first defense bond issued in Tallahassee, FL, from Miss Mart Pierson (later married to Henry Louis Hill). According to the inscription on the photograph, the date was 14 December 1941, the first day defense bonds were sold in the US. Miss Pierson was the president of the College Government and chairman of the College Student Defense Committee. Also, there is a book of war stories from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, but Hill is not represented.
This folder contains a photograph of President Edward Conradi buying the first defense bond sold locally from Mart Pierson, a drawing comparing the 'hollywood' depiction of the women of Guadalcanal to the reality of those who lived there, a reference to stored artifacts, and a veteran questionnare.
Brochure announcing that the State of Florida is giving $400,000 in matching funds of the FAU Foundation, Inc. for the Eminent Scholars Trust Fund; Brochure asking for donations to the Targets of Opportunity Funds for faculty research and publications, no date c. 1975; Brochure that gives information about the Florida Atlantic University Foundation, Inc., includes types of gifts, where the gifts are used, the annual fund, no date c. 1974; Brochure announcing the Challenge Gift of $100,000 that will match each dollar donated to the FAU Foundation, Inc., no date c. 1974; Brochure that gives information about the Upper Division Club that requires a $500 annual donation to the FAU Foundations, Inc., no date c. 1974, written in blue ink on the front of the brochure is "74.25(1000)"; Brochure that gives information about the FAU Foundations, Inc.'s Pooled Income Fund, no date c. 1975; Brochure with donation form that gives reasons to donate to the FAU Foundation, Inc. for women's athletics and gives information about the State of Florida match grant for women's athletics
Herman "Pat" Herst (1909 – 1999) is most widely recognized for his exceptional contributions to philately. He was a prolific writer of philatelic literature and won every important award in the field, including the American Philatelic Society's Luff award. A third generation Mason, Herst was born and educated in Portland, Oregon, but spent most his life in New York and a member of the Masonic Stamp Club. Herst first championed the popular trend of topical collecting, specializing in specific stamp themes. After his death, his wife Ida donated his collections of Masonic, Philatelic, and Holocaust related material. This unique collection includes rare stamped and cancelled letters from inmates in Concentration Camps and ghetto currency. Also included in the collection are historical documents related to Freemasonry and photocopies of rare materials from and about the Ruhleben German Prisoner of War Camp from 1914 – 1918.
Interview with Herman Will, 12/14/1972; Interview with Rita Will, 11/17/1977
Collection of letters, telegraphs, and family photographs exchanged between 1st Lieutenant Herman G. Ramsey and his family in Columbus, Ohio. Twenty-four letters lead up to Ramsey's death in 1944 while being transported on a Japanese POW ship en route to mainland Japan. Also included is a letter from Dick Clark, a fellow POW who survived the war, offering his condolences to Herman's family. The collection also contains an album of family photographs along with condolence letters from General Douglas MacArthur and Army Major General James L. Collins.