Collections

Gavel - February '49, Skretting, Dick, Louie, Nick – SOC. ST. (social studies), FSU Lamp (Possibly from Gilchrist), Mirror Wooden framed, FSU metal tag – 7439, Northwestern University – Evanston Chicago Diploma 1946 for Ruth June Bartelt, Graduation photo for Ruth June Bartelt, Photo of Skretting and wife (Ruth June), Doak S. Campbell Southern Educator Select Addresses – signed, Photo of Skettering? And Asian Man with snowballs.

The materials in this collection reflect Mr. Wolfson's interest in the arts. The materials primarily consist of playbills, showbills, and programs from plays, operas, and musical performances in Europe, the U.S. (including South Florida), Asia, and Oceana.

The Mildred and William H. Finger papers detail Private William H. Finger's experiences as a member of Company E, 160th Infantry Regiment of the 40th Infantry Division in the United States Army during World War II. Finger provides insight into his time during basic training at Fort McClellan in Alabama and his time spent overseas in the Philippines. His wife Mildred wrote back and forth to him about his family and the significance of letter writing while he is away from home. The collection contains letters and documents.

This collection contains personal papers including letters, notes, sketches, newspaper articles, and a radio interview of Mildred Shearer about her work with the United Service Organization (USO) sketching servicemen. Almost 600 photostatic copies and a few original portraits are included as well. The letters are mainly thank you notes in which servicemen and family members of servicemen commend her for her sketches.

This collection contains papers related to Trammel's induction from the first draft notice as well as military issue identification, soldier's individual pay record, immminization register, and request for his job with the Continental Insurance Company to be held for the duration; War and Navy Department Guide Book to Civilian Life, map of New Guinea. Booklet "Memories of Moresby: A Collection of Verse from the Lively Pen of an Allied Serviceman" contains poetry and photographs of interest regarding GI's attitude toward the war as well as indiginous Papuan woman.