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This collection relates to Second Lieutenant Charles Emil Gutmann who served with the 333rd Bomb Group, 468th Bomber Squadron, during World War II. He was one of seven airmen killed during training when B-17F Flying Fortress #42-5981 crashed, six miles northwest of the Dalhart Army Airfield, Texas. The collection includes military personnel documents, Western Union Telegram notifying of death, and photographs.

Charles F. Philips served in the Army in the 102nd Division in the European Theater (ETO). The collection consists of Philips' World War II memoir, which was edited by his son, Charles Philips, Jr. In 1942, Philips lived in West Palm Beach, FL, and he finished high school and attended college for one semester at Palm Beach Junior College before enlisting in 1943 in the Army. He did his basic training out of Camp Campbell, KY, and later did Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) training out of Ohio State University and Muskingum College (also located in Ohio). He finished training at Camp Swift, TX. Philips fought in Europe in 1944 and 1945 at the Siegfried Line with the 102nd Division. Phillips became sick with an infection on his feet and finished the war in US hospitals. The collection has many personal photos and reprinted documents (especially V-Mails), as well as maps. It also contains postwar family info. Also included are many extensive historiographical footnotes and a bibliography. 119 pages

Charles R. Remsburg served in D Company, 405th Infantry, 102nd Division of the US Army in the European Theater (ETO). He served from September 1943 until March 1946. Remsburg was born in Detroit, MI in 1925. He was inducted at the age of 18 at Fort Custer, MI in September 1943. He was stationed at Fort Benning, GA; Fort Dix, NJ; and Camp Swift, TX. He served as an 81mm mortar crewman in Germany from October 1943(?) to January 1945 and as a forward observer lineman from January to March 1945. The collection includes a manuscript. In it, Remsburg includes letters that he wrote home during his time in Europe. He details his division's movements through stories and maps, as well as his own history prior to the war.

This collection relates to Corporal Charles F. Silzer who served with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He participated in the battles of Cape Gloucester, New Britian, Peleliu, and Okinawa and occupation of China. The collection contains letters Silzer wrote to his fiance, later wife, Florence Erickson, photographs of Silzer, and a framed discharge document.

This letter is a power of attorney in manuscript signed by Charles Haire of Tallahassee, Florida, to Leslie A. Thompson, also of Tallahassee, dated 1836, and empowering Thompson to act for in "in all premises."

The collection consists of a photograph of the first doctorate awarded by Florida State University, as well as an issue of the Florida Flambeau.

This collection relates to Technical Sergeant Charles Jackson Gantt who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Weather Forecaster with the 12th Weather Squadron during the North African Campaign and Italian Campaign during World War II. The collection contains original letters written by Gantt to family, transcripts of his letters, a manuscript memoir, photographs, and military personnel records.

Correspondence from citrus grower Charles L. Warren, of Fellsmere, Florida, to his sisters. The bulk of the letters discuss the Okeechobee Hurricane and its damage, with one of the letters including a twig from Warren's destroyed fruit crop.

Charles Campbell was bombardier on a B-17 who was shot down over Linz, Austria and captured by the Germans. While in captivity, he was sent to Mauthausen concentration camp and managed to keep a journal of his experiences there. He served with the 483rd Bombardment Group. Just prior to the war's end, Campbell was transferred to an unidentified Stalag and credits this with saving his life. The collection includes reproductions of 483rd Bomb Group artwork, a statement and picture of the Mauthausen concentration camp from after the war, a World War II memoir with pictures and documents and a copy of his obituary.

Charles Robert Burrows served in the US Navy aboard the USS California and USS Tennessee in the Pacific Theater (PTO) during World War II. Before he was inducted in 1939, Burrows received four years of naval ROTC training at the University of Minnesota. Onboard the California and the Tennessee, he served as a gun division officer, a secondary battery officer, an air defense officer, and an officer-of-the-deck. During his time in the Navy, Burrows participated in 14 major operations in the Pacific Theater. He was awarded a Citation Ribbon, and his ship, the USS Tennessee, received a Navy Unit Citation. After the war, he was released to inactive duty with the rank of naval lieutenant. The collection includes a veteran's questionnaire and a manuscript. In the manuscript, Burrows recounts his experiences during the various naval campaigns and his daily life aboard ship.