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Dixie Jean Allen Collection, circa 1945-1955, Date acquired: 12/00/2006

13.00 items

Abstract Or Scope: Personal items of Florida State College for Women student Dixie Jean Allen, (BS, Business, 1949; MS, Education, 1955). Items include Odd Club items, FSCW/FSU Artist Series programs, and other assorted documents, publications and ephemera.

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Correspondence, Olivia N. Dorman, Dean of Students and Katherine Warren, Assistant Dean of Students, to incoming freshman, circa 1945-1946

Abstract Or Scope: Mimeographed copy.

Dixie Jean Allen Collection, circa 1945-1955, Date acquired: 12/00/2006 13.00 items

Creator: Allen, Dixie Jean
Abstract Or Scope: Personal items of Florida State College for Women student Dixie Jean Allen, (BS, Business, 1949; MS, Education, 1955). Items include Odd Club items, FSCW/FSU Artist Series programs, and other assorted documents, publications and ephemera.

Handbook, Directory of Students, Faculty, and Staff, Winter Quarter 1949

Florida State University Libraries Proposed Amendments to Florida State University Constitution, 1956-1958

3.00 folders

Abstract Or Scope: This collection is comprised of documents pertaining to librarian faculty status dating from 1956-1958. The documents contained in the collection include letters between Florida State University (FSU)'s assistant librarian, Florence Bethea and the Constitution Committee's Chairman, Robert Miller, notes and suggestions for proposed amendments to the constitution, and copies of proposed constitutions. There are significant gaps in the collection. The earliest dated document is February 23, 1956 and the remainder covers the last few months in 1958.

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Correspondence on proposed amendments, 1956-1958

Finalized constitution with amendments, 1956/1958

Florida State University Libraries Proposed Amendments to Florida State University Constitution, 1956-1958 3.00 folders

Creator: Bethea, Florence Strobel
Abstract Or Scope: This collection is comprised of documents pertaining to librarian faculty status dating from 1956-1958. The documents contained in the collection include letters between Florida State University (FSU)'s assistant librarian, Florence Bethea and the Constitution Committee's Chairman, Robert Miller, notes and suggestions for proposed amendments to the constitution, and copies of proposed constitutions. There are significant gaps in the collection. The earliest dated document is February 23, 1956 and the remainder covers the last few months in 1958.

Margarita and William H. King collection, 1938-1946, Date accessioned: 2012-01-11, bulk 1944-1946

.25 Linear Feet One 1/4 Box

Abstract Or Scope: This collection relates to the wartime correspondence between Margarita King and her husband William H. King, who served in the Army Air Corps in the Philippines during World War II. The collection contains letters collected and sent between Margarita and William, personal photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and employment documents.

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Correspondence, V-Mail, Documents, Receipts, October 3, 1938-March 3, 1946 12.0006 - Box 1, Folder 01

Abstract Or Scope: This folder contains a miscellaneous collection of correspondences, newspaper and magazine clippings, and personal documents belonging to William and Margarita King. Ranging from William's time stationed in Tampa to his service in the Philippines, the letters provide valuable insight into the frustration and anticipation of serving in the war. One of the letters is from a veteran protest group and suggests the discontent of American soldiers serving overseas at the beginning of 1945.

Letters to Margarita Manganelli (King), January 1944-July 1945 12.0006 - Box 1, Folder 02

Abstract Or Scope: This folder contains a series of letters sent to Margarita King by William King during his time in Tampa, California, and overseas in the Philippines. These letters, mostly ranging from 2-3 pages, give unique insight into the quality, restrictions, and routine of life serving at home and abroad. In certain letters, William gives his testimony and opinions of various events happening in the war around him and describes how such developments impact his morale and overall mental state.

Margarita and William H. King collection, 1938-1946, Date accessioned: 2012-01-11, bulk 1944-1946 .25 Linear Feet One 1/4 Box

Creator: King, William H., April 15, 1916 - November 2, 1999
Abstract Or Scope: This collection relates to the wartime correspondence between Margarita King and her husband William H. King, who served in the Army Air Corps in the Philippines during World War II. The collection contains letters collected and sent between Margarita and William, personal photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and employment documents.

Thomas C. Cartwright papers, 1945-2014, Date acquired: 05/20/2014, bulk 1995-2004

1.00 boxes

Abstract Or Scope: Thomas C. Cartwright served as the pilot of the B-24 bomber, Lonesome Lady, in the 494th Bombardment Group, 7th Air Force. His plane was shot down over Japan at the end of July 1945. Cartwright and one other member of the bomber crew were transported elsewhere, while the majority of the crew was interred in prison in Hiroshima, Japan. All those crewmen were killed when the US dropped the atomic bomb on that city.

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Correspondence with Toru Fukubayashi, 1945 Box 14.0043 - Box 1, Folder 008

Abstract Or Scope: This folder contains copies of various documents related to Allied planes crashed in Japan in 1945, as well as lists of POWs.

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1945-2011 Box 14.0043 - Box 1, Folder 003

Abstract Or Scope: This folder contains various letters sent to Cartwright related to his search for the remains of American POWs and his visit to Hiroshima. Also included are two open letters from Cartwright to the cities of Ikachi and Hiroshima.

National Archives Records, 1945 Box 14.0043 - Box 1, Folder 005

Abstract Or Scope: This folder contains a copy of Casualty reports from the National Archives relating to Cartwright's bomb crew.

Florida State University Costs Project, 1956-1957

0.25 Linear Feet 2 Folders

Abstract Or Scope: University costs project, 1956-1957.

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Costs Project, Florida State University (FSU), 1956-1957 Box 1452, Folder 1

Costs Project, Florida State University (FSU), bulk 1956-1957 10 items Box 1452, Folder 2

Florida State University Costs Project, 1956-1957 0.25 Linear Feet 2 Folders

Abstract Or Scope: University costs project, 1956-1957.

Cottrell Photograph Collection, To Be Determined

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Cottrell Photograph Collection, To Be Determined 0.00 Linear Feet

Florida voting registrations, 1914-1962

64.00 items 2 folders

Abstract Or Scope: These papers contain early Florida county voting registration data for primary and general elections from 1914 to 1962. They were used in connection with a voting study done by Elston Roady and Annie Mary Hartsfield of the Florida State University Institute for Social Research. There are 46 individual county lists of numbers of Florida registered voters and 18 county summary lists of numbers of registered voters.

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County summary of numbers of registered voters Box 158, Folder 2

Abstract Or Scope: Source: Florida Secretary of State's Office. 18 items.

Florida voting registrations, 1914-1962 64.00 items 2 folders

Abstract Or Scope: These papers contain early Florida county voting registration data for primary and general elections from 1914 to 1962. They were used in connection with a voting study done by Elston Roady and Annie Mary Hartsfield of the Florida State University Institute for Social Research. There are 46 individual county lists of numbers of Florida registered voters and 18 county summary lists of numbers of registered voters.

Individual county lists of numbers of Florida registered voters Box 158, Folder 1

Abstract Or Scope: 46 items.

Venila Lovina Shores papers, 1800-1895, Date acquired: 03/13/1958

16.00 items 0 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: This collection consists of various examples of stationery used during the mid-1800s. The collection contains samples of embossed stationery from 1850-1860 and Rewards of Merrit related to her grandfather, Isaac Gage, and great, great uncle, Horace Randall, both of Vermont. Other names appearing are: Louise Austin, Master Charles Cleveland, Alba Southard, and Albert Egerton. These materials are good examples of the types of envelopes and embossed stationery in use during this time period, and the Rewards of Merrit are especially unique. Also included in the collection are some 30 courtesy cards and a booklet, entitled "Floral Album and Ladies' Companion." There is an envelope addressed to Mr. James Shores of Vermont, showing post mark West Burke, Vermont, 1895, with a two cents stamp, with a return address of E. A. Smith & Co., Spruce and Hard Wood Lumber, West Burke, Vermont.

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Courtesy Cards, 1895? Box 156, Folder 1

Papers, 1800-1863 Box 156, Folder 2

Abstract Or Scope: Papers, receipts, envelopes, examples of embossed stationery.

Venila Lovina Shores papers, 1800-1895, Date acquired: 03/13/1958 16.00 items 0 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: This collection consists of various examples of stationery used during the mid-1800s. The collection contains samples of embossed stationery from 1850-1860 and Rewards of Merrit related to her grandfather, Isaac Gage, and great, great uncle, Horace Randall, both of Vermont. Other names appearing are: Louise Austin, Master Charles Cleveland, Alba Southard, and Albert Egerton. These materials are good examples of the types of envelopes and embossed stationery in use during this time period, and the Rewards of Merrit are especially unique. Also included in the collection are some 30 courtesy cards and a booklet, entitled "Floral Album and Ladies' Companion." There is an envelope addressed to Mr. James Shores of Vermont, showing post mark West Burke, Vermont, 1895, with a two cents stamp, with a return address of E. A. Smith & Co., Spruce and Hard Wood Lumber, West Burke, Vermont.

Courtland Buckman Papers, 1860-1938

11.60 Linear Feet

Abstract Or Scope: Primarily incoming business correspondence, most of which are inquiries about land purchases in Florida and rental property management activities documenting business life in Jacksonville. Includes also: Florida Uniform Examination questions (1896); campaign literature and messages of Florida Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward; a nineteenth century Jacksonville newsletter, 'St. Andrew's messenger' (1891); and several letters referring to the Jacksonville fire of May 3, 1901

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Courtland Buckman Papers, 1860-1938 11.60 Linear Feet

Creator: Buckman, Courtland, 1863-1952
Abstract Or Scope: Primarily incoming business correspondence, most of which are inquiries about land purchases in Florida and rental property management activities documenting business life in Jacksonville. Includes also: Florida Uniform Examination questions (1896); campaign literature and messages of Florida Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward; a nineteenth century Jacksonville newsletter, 'St. Andrew's messenger' (1891); and several letters referring to the Jacksonville fire of May 3, 1901