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Norman Conway Benson collection, 1943-1947, Date accessioned: 2019-09-19

.75 Linear Feet 1 half box and 1 quarter box
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This collection relates to Technician 5th Grade Norman Conway Benson who served with Company A, 1st Battalion, General Headquarters, United States Army Forces Pacific during World War II. The collection includes the contents of two scrapbooks, letters, government and identification information, and additional photographs during Norman Conway Benson's time serving the Army in the Philippines in 1944 and 1946. The letters and photographs originate from Norman Conway Benson's family, friends, and wartime girlfriend, Barbara Louise Howard. Photographs in the collection include family, friends, and Benson's time spent in the Philippines, Leyte, Luzon, Hollandia, New Guinea, and Canada. Additional identification information of Benson's mother, Lillian Benson is included in the collection.

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Enclosures/Correspondence, 1912-2001 00.0101 - Box 1, Folder 001

 

Norman Conway Benson Memoirs, 2000-2001 00.0101 - Box 1, Folder 002

 

Enoch Johnston Meekins, Jr. collection, 1930-2017, Date acquired: 12/18/2017, bulk 1941-1945

2 items
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This collection relates to Master Sergeant Enoch Johnston Meekins, Jr. who served as a Sergeant Pilot and ground crew with the 10th Air Force in North Africa, India, Burma, and China during World War II. The collection contains a Chinese color lithograph print and oral history interview transcript.

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Enoch Johnston Meekins, Jr. collection, 1930-2017, Date acquired: 12/18/2017, bulk 1941-1945 2 items

 

Non-Florida Broadsides and Printed Ephemera, bulk 1743-2003

7.00 Linear Feet
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This collection contains assorted over-sized illustrations and graphics for a number of topics not related to Florida history.

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Entertainment and Playbills, bulk 1842-2003 1 folders Case 7

 
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Ernest Ivy Thomas Jr. papers, 1941-1945, Date acquired: 04/19/2000

1.00 boxes
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This collection relates to Ernest Ivy "Boots" Thomas Jr., who served with the Fifth Marine Division in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Thomas participated in the battle for Iwo jima, where he served as Platoon Sergeant to the men who raised the first flag atop Mt. Suribachi. He was subsequently killed in action on March 3, 1945 in Iwo Jima. This collection contains letters from Thomas to his mother, as well as photographs from the flag raising on Iwo Jima, letters to Mrs. Thomas after Ernest's death, and military magazines.

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Ernest Ivy Thomas Jr. papers, 1941-1945, Date acquired: 04/19/2000 1.00 boxes

 

Hasterlik-Hine collection, 1700-2000, Date accessioned: 2019-12-04

15.5 Linear Feet 18 boxes, 13 1LF boxes and 5 .5LF boxes
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The Hasterlik-Hine collection consists personal correspondence between Giulia Kortischoner (married name Hine) and her family and friends. The personal correspondence consists of letters, postcards, get-well-soon cards, greeting cards, and a small number of travel documents. The collection contains discussions about the Holocaust, life as a Jewish refugee, and the progress of the war and life afterwards.

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Hasterlik Collection Donation Information, 1999-2003 98.0729 Box 13, Folder 010

 

Hasterlik Family Correspondence and Papers, 1996- 2004 98.0729 Box 9, Folder 007

 

Ethel Mizell Pappy Family Papers, 1941-2016

5 Hollinger Boxes
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The Ethel Mizell Pappy family papers contains personal letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, plaques and certificates of the Mizell family of Broward County, Florida.
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Ethel Mizell Pappy Family Papers, 1941-2016 5 Hollinger Boxes

 

Eugene A. Shinn collection, 1960-2008

3 boxes 1.25 Linear Feet
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This collection consists of the professional materials of Dr. Eugene A. Shinn, a retired research geologist. Included are teaching materials and field research reports and photographs.
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Eugene A. Shinn collection, 1960-2008 3 boxes 1.25 Linear Feet

 

Eugene S. Brown transcript, 1923-2000, Date acquired: 06/10/2003, bulk 1943-1946

1 folders
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Eugene S. Brown served as a member of the 78th Infantry Division in the European Theater during World War II. He served from 1943-1946. His unit arrived in France in November of 1944. He performed duties as a runner and a jeep driver for his unit. This collection contains a transcript from an interview conducted June 7, 2000.

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Eugene S. Brown transcript, 1923-2000, Date acquired: 06/10/2003, bulk 1943-1946 1 folders

 

Eunice Brierley Kannette collection, 1945-2015, Date accessioned: 2012-09-26

1.25 Linear Feet
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The collection relates to the service of Eunice Brierley Kannette who served as U.S. Army nurse in North Africa and Italy. This collection consists of a single issue (incomplete) of the Naples Daily News, June 5, 2015 and The Banner, June 6, 2015 featuring stories related to the war-time service of Kannette. It also contains a photocopy of APO 424, a unit history of the 33rd General Hospital in World War II.

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Eunice Brierley Kannette collection, 1945-2015, Date accessioned: 2012-09-26 1.25 Linear Feet

 

Newspaper, Unit History, 1945, 2015 12.0055 - Box 1, Folder 001