Collections

The collection contains artifacts from James Clifford Stewart and W.A. Fletcher, Sr. (brothers or brothers- in-law). There are eight medals and one memorial flag. The memorial flag (08.0012.09) is a 48-star flag given to the family after Stewart was declared MIA in 1945, then dead in 1946. The donor is unsure which medals belong to which man. The medals are a WWII Victory Medal (08.0012.01); a National Defense Service Medal (08.0012.02); an Army Good Conduct Medal (08.0012.03); a Regimental Crest of the 3rd Batallion, 16th Field Artillery (08.0012.04); a WWII Victory Medal Bar (08.0012.05); an American Campaign Medal bar (08.0012.06); a European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal bar (08.0012.07); and an Army Combat Infantry Badge, Award 1 (08.0012.08). No more information is provided about the men in the collection, but more may be donated in the future. Information about the Regimental Crest and the potential owners of the medals are in the Master File.

The James T. Griffiths Papers reflect his lifelong work within the citrus field. The collection contains personal letters, notes, documents such as maps and graphs, and coursework from various citrus materials. These papers range from 1914-2006; however the bulk is from 1959-2002.

This collection relates to James Thomas who served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. This collection contains an oral history transcript where Thomas recounts his experiences training with the 10th Mountain Division, and later combat and living conditions in Bougainville and the Philippines.

Photocopied and original newspaper clippings and documents regarding the Archer family. Some duplication of material between this collection and MSS 0-7.

Collection of original and photocopied documents and newsclippings pertaining to John Tillinghast Archer and his wife, Mary S. Brown Archer. Includes letter from 1860 (?) from Decatur, Illinois to "Dear Brother," Dr. Limol Fletcher from Lavinia Williams.

Photocopies and original documents and newspaper clippings regarding prominent Tallahassee families such the Eppes, Archer and Ward families.

James Wesley Fackler served as a U.S. Navy corpsman during World War II in a medical company that directly supported the U.S. Marines during the Battle of Okinawa. The collection includes the daily log of Medical Company C for the period April-June 1945 while the company was in direct support of the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on Okinawa.

This collection relates to James W. George who served as a Chief Master Sergeant in the 9th U.S Army Air Force. Wilmot R. George was James George's brother and also served in the European Theater. He served as a Tech Sergeant and received a Silver Star. This collection contains a one-page handwritten summary of James George's military service and ten-page memoir of his brother Wilmont's service during the Second World War.

This collection relates James W. Green who served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, United States Army Services of Supply, G-2 during the Philippine Island campaign during World War II. This collection includes a captured Japanese propaganda history book of the Japanese Philippine Islands invasion during World War II, plus U.S. Army translations of the book and the military provision that James W. Green could keep the book.