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Caliope Papatsos Scrapbook, 1945-1946

1 boxes

Fred H. Taeger papers, 1943-1946, Date acquired: 08/21/2007

1.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes

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This collection relates to Fred H. Taeger who entered active service in the US Army on March 10, 1943. Taeger was stationed at Camp Forrest, TN where he worked as a German interpreter with the intelligence section of the prisoner of war (POW) area and directed interrogations of the German POWs. During this time, Taeger collected 65 drawings and paintings completed by German POWs. In addition to the artwork, the collection includes personal photographs and Taeger's discharge papers.

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Senator Duncan U. Fletcher Papers, 1860-1936, Date acquired: 08/06/1965

2.00 boxes

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Correspondence, books, photographs, newspaper clippings. The collection is largely comprised of correspondence sent to Duncan Fletcher from various United States presidents, senators, heads of departments of state and other related officials as well as information about his family and estate. There are also other materials such as books from his senate office, a group photograph of the Jacksonville Kiwanis Club, and photocopies of newspaper clippings about Fletcher.

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Calvin T. Webb papers, 2012-2013, Date acquired: 10/22/2015

1 folders

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This collection relates to Calvin T. Webb who served as a radio operator in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II in Boston, MA, and Catalina Island, CA, prior to serving aboard merchant ships in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans until December of 1946. The collection contains materials related to memory which includes: American Merchant Marine Veterans AMMV Magazine, Winter 2012/2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, and Winter 2013/2014; 2002 reprint of The United States Merchant Marine at War; November 5, 2006, The Salt Lake Tribune/Deseret Morning News, "A Tribute To Veterans" advertising supplement newspaper; and 2 Just Compensation Committee Merchant Marines lobbying advertisement postcards.

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Cameras, 1930s

2.00 items

U.S. Presidential Election and Inauguration Collection, 2008-2009

3.00 Linear Feet

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The collection contains primary resources and ephemera which document the historic 2008 United States Presidential Election and the Inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, 2009 as the 44th President of the United States. Print materials include selective copies of campaign brochures, magazines, and full newspapers, articles and newsclippings. The contents of the collection include both local (Jacksonville, Florida) and national news items. Memorabila consists of local campaign posters and signs, and buttons and apparel. In totality, the collection provides insight, commentary, and documentation on a pivotal event in United States history, and it serves as an educational resource for informative data not readily available elsewhere.

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General Jean-Jacques-Germain Pelet-Clozeau Papers, 1793-1858

7.00 Linear Feet

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The General Jean-Jacques-Germain Pelet-Clozeau Papers contain material from the early years of the French Republic in 1793 to Second Empire under Napoleon III in 1858. The greatest area of concentration deals with France during the First Empire under Napoleon. One of the largest segments of this collection includes journals kept during the major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Also included is correspondence from Napoleon to Marshals Berthier and Davout from 1805-1810. Much of the military campaign material is supplemented with hand-drawn sketches and maps along with situation reports of various units of the Grande Armée.

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Chocolate E. Juncosa Advertising Cards, bulk 1900-1920

1 boxes

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Esta colección contiene 36 cromolitografías numeradas sobre el tema de la Guerra Hispano-Cubano-Estadounidense (1895-1898). Es una serie completa que fue publicada por Chocolate E. Juncosa. La fábrica de chocolates de Evaristo Juncosa, con sede en Barcelona, emitió una serie de tarjetas comerciales, una forma popular de publicidad utilizada por las empresas de la época. El anverso de cada tarjeta tiene una ilustración a color, un número y un título, mientras que el reverso tiene el anuncio publicitario de la empresa. Los títulos se toman de las tarjetas tal como estaban, lo que puede mostrar errores ortográficos, ya que algunas palabras se escribían de manera diferente en el siglo XX que ahora.

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Campbell Family Papers, 1899-1933, Date acquired: 09/00/1988

5.00 items

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Educational diplomas, 1899-1933, of Christian C. McDonald and Christian McDonald Campbell for attendance at Palmer College, at Florida State Normal School, and the Okaloosa County public schools in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

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Campbell Stadium Fund records, bulk 1950

117.00 items 2 Folders

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This collection consists of materials related to the Doak S. Campbell Stadium at Florida State University. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence and deposit records concerning financing of the stadium. There is also a ledger book and lists of stadium certificate holders which were purchased to finance the stadium.

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