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James and Thelma McGill, circa 1935-2012

1 boxes
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James Woodrow McGill and Thelma Blanche Wright McGill were newlyweds when James was drafted into the Army in July 1944. Collection includes a 638 page manuscript filled with letters between James and Thelma, photographs, ephemera, and newspaper articles written by James, who served as a wartime correspondent. James was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines and received a Purple Heart. He was a radio technician and combat correspondent with the M Company, 34th Infantry. James also contracted the Dengue Fever. The letters are mostly love letters, but also describe everyday life of the G.I.

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James and Thelma McGill, circa 1935-2012 1 boxes

 

James A. Stansel Collection of Florida Postal Covers, 1931-1988, Date acquired: 08/00/1996

0.42 Linear Feet 1 boxes
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Collection includes envelopes, printed postal covers, and other postal history ephemera collected by Mr. James A. Stansel of Tampa. Covering the period 1931 to 1988, the material bears numerous postmarks and other postal markings ["Buy Defense Bond" stampings, etc.]. The bulk of the materials originated in Tampa, although postmarks for other Florida locales and a few non-Florida cities are also represented.

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James A. Stansel Collection of Florida Postal Covers, 1931-1988, Date acquired: 08/00/1996 0.42 Linear Feet 1 boxes

 

James A. Taylor papers, 1886-1900

10.00 items 1 folder 0 Linear Feet
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Tax receipts and other business papers of James A. Taylor.

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James A. Taylor papers, 1886-1900 10.00 items 1 folder 0 Linear Feet

 

James Branch Cabell Collection, 1930-1945

3.00 items 1 folder 0.00 Linear Feet
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This collection is comprised of materials by and about the Virginia author, James Branch Cabell. The first item in the collection is a set of original typed (with one set of copies) letters by Cabell to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1940-1953). The copies were typed from original letters in the University of Florida Special Collections.

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James Branch Cabell Collection, 1930-1945 3.00 items 1 folder 0.00 Linear Feet

 

Westcott Family Papers, 1846-1931

3.00 items 2 folders
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James Diament Westcott, Jr. correspondence. The collection includes one letter, dated November 9, 1846, to John Y. Mason, from J. D. Westcott, Jr. Mason was then serving as Secretary of the Navy. The letter is in regard to a request of an appointment for Robert J. Floyd of Florida to a pursurship in the Navy and several other concerns regarding Florida's representation in various departments of the military. On the back of the letter Mason has penned his response to the requests, which were favorable. This item was formerly catalogued as MSS 2002-6.

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Westcott Family Papers, 1846-1931 3.00 items 2 folders

 

James E. Hodges, circa 1935-2012

3 Linear Feet
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James Hodges was in the 111th Engineers, 36th Infantry Division of the US Army from 1940-1948. His collection contains a detailed memoir of his service years in the Pacific Theater. There is a collection of individual stories from men whom he interviewed entitled "American Patriots: WWII 1941-1945." Plus, a memoir by Donald Meistrell, who was with the 176th Engineers Construction Battalion, Company F, later C Company. The 176th was comprised of men who originally were with the 111th.

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James E. Hodges, circa 1935-2012 3 Linear Feet

 
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James Elliott Collection, 1960-2010

10 Linear Feet 13 boxes
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Comic books, trading cards, posters, and related collectibles. Bulk of the collection is publications of DC Comics, and also includes publications of Marvel Comics and Gold Key.

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James Elliott Collection, 1960-2010 10 Linear Feet 13 boxes

 

James E. McDaniel collection, Date accessioned: 2006-07-17, bulk 1942-1944

1 folders 1 folder
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This collection relates to James E. McDaniel who served as a colonel in the United States Army Air Corps in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. He served in the 48th Bomb Group at Will Rogers Field and 15th Bomb Squadron Light 1st All American Unit. This collection contains flight notes, french paper money, a war department identification card, immunization papers, pay record, 32 black and white postcards from Italy, a photography book of Cambridge England, and a Paris transit park ticket.

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James E. McDaniel collection, Date accessioned: 2006-07-17, bulk 1942-1944 1 folders 1 folder

 
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