Collections

This collection relates to Eleanor Gifford who served in the special services and her brother Elliott T. Gifford who served as an Aerographer's Mate in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Elliott T. Gifford was killed in action on board the USAT Dorchester when it was sunk on February 3, 1943 by a German submarine. This collection contains documents, newspaper clippings, German event posters, radio transcripts, letters, and photographs predominately from Eleanor M. Gifford.

This oral interview was taken of Eleanor Harpring who served in the United Service Organization (USO) during the time of World War II. She traveled to various military bases in the U.S. and Europe to perform. She saw the destruction after the war, and how Kassel, Germany was demolished and families were destroyed due to the bombing. She also explains how living conditions for women and children during the war, and how she would help. She also describes all about her travels during and after World War II.

Eleanor Mary Parker was a Florida State College for Women student, Class of 1944 (BS, Education).  After her graduation she continued on as an instructor in the physical education department.  The items in the collection include newspaper articles and correspondence relating to her attendance at Florida State College for Women and her career at Florida State University.  (See box list.)

1 Scrapbook leather cover

The Elena Kurstin Cuban Memorabilia Collection provides a glance at Cuban life and culture in the years prior to 1959. This collection contains assorted pieces of ephemera that depict the lives of average Cuban people. Included are photographs of the countryside and people, postcards, and advertisements. The Cuban tourist industry is well represented, especially the resorts and casinos of 1940s and 1950s Havana. The collection also includes magazine and newspaper articles about Cuba, both pre and post-revolution.

This collection contains the transcript of an interview with Elfriede Gertrud Bartau-Little who grew up in Germany during WWII.

The Elin Ingeborg Larson Collection contains items related to her life and years as a student at Florida State College for Women including photographs, newspaper clippings, and personal documents.