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Wilfred Daley, circa 1935-2012
5 Linear Feet- Abstract Or Scope
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Oral History transcript about part of ASTP program under Secretary of War Simpson; Battle of the Bulge; Patton's Third Army; Bastogne. Wilfred V Daly was an infantryman serving in the 819th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He trained at Camp Roborts(?), CA, Camp Chaffee, AK, Camps Hood and Bowie, TX, and Camp Ibis, CA. He served as a guard(?) unit at Hawaii, and then at Peleliu. The collection consists of photos and photo descriptions, handwritten letters from Daly to his mother (c. 1942-1945), H�, annotated and bound versions of these letters assembled into manuscripts with extensive details of everyday Army life, the transcript from a Reichelt Oral History interview, several newspaper clippings, notes from Daly describing items in the collection, and several pamphlets from Army chapels. Also included is the Unit Insignia patch for a Tank Destroyer Unit.
Wilfred Daley, circa 1935-2012 5 Linear Feet
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Oral History transcript about part of ASTP program under Secretary of War Simpson; Battle of the Bulge; Patton's Third Army; Bastogne. Wilfred V Daly was an infantryman serving in the 819th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He trained at Camp Roborts(?), CA, Camp Chaffee, AK, Camps Hood and Bowie, TX, and Camp Ibis, CA. He served as a guard(?) unit at Hawaii, and then at Peleliu. The collection consists of photos and photo descriptions, handwritten letters from Daly to his mother (c. 1942-1945), H�, annotated and bound versions of these letters assembled into manuscripts with extensive details of everyday Army life, the transcript from a Reichelt Oral History interview, several newspaper clippings, notes from Daly describing items in the collection, and several pamphlets from Army chapels. Also included is the Unit Insignia patch for a Tank Destroyer Unit.
Willard W. Burgess Collection, 1926-1947
1 Box (irregular size)- Abstract Or Scope
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The Willard W. Burgess Collection contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings documenting Burgess' career, the financial difficulties surrounding the Floranada development, and the damage from the 1926 hurricane. Later clippings detail the progression of the Frank Keaton trial. It also contains correspondence and sympathy cards from Burgess' death in 1947.
Willard W. Burgess Collection, 1926-1947 1 Box (irregular size)
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The Willard W. Burgess Collection contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings documenting Burgess' career, the financial difficulties surrounding the Floranada development, and the damage from the 1926 hurricane. Later clippings detail the progression of the Frank Keaton trial. It also contains correspondence and sympathy cards from Burgess' death in 1947.
William Archer Cooke Letter, 1876
1.00 items 1 Folder- Abstract Or Scope
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Holograph letter dated 1876, from William Archer Cooke to Hon. S. Pasco, Hon. G.P. Roney and W.D. Bloxham. The letter relates to counting votes cast in Florida for state electors of President and Vice President. Also known as MSS 0-79.
William Archer Cooke Letter, 1876 1.00 items 1 Folder
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Holograph letter dated 1876, from William Archer Cooke to Hon. S. Pasco, Hon. G.P. Roney and W.D. Bloxham. The letter relates to counting votes cast in Florida for state electors of President and Vice President. Also known as MSS 0-79.
William A. Swink, circa 1935-2012
6 Linear Feet- Abstract Or Scope
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Collection includes personal letters William A. Swink wrote home (Jacksonville, Florida) during his time of service as a Navy radio operator for the Blue Raiders, VPB-117. He discusses his training at Camp Kearney, San Diego, California, starting in April 1943. Collections also includes an oral history transcript in which William Swink (served 1942?-45?) and Gerald Wegner (served 1943-45?) discuss their experiences as naval aviators during World War II. Swink (radio operator) and Wegner (gunner) served together on a Navy bomber crew on VPB-117. They flew patrols all over the South Pacific in the closing stages of the war. Jacksonville, FL, letters to Mom, information on VPB-117, "The Blue Raiders."
William A. Swink, circa 1935-2012 6 Linear Feet
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Collection includes personal letters William A. Swink wrote home (Jacksonville, Florida) during his time of service as a Navy radio operator for the Blue Raiders, VPB-117. He discusses his training at Camp Kearney, San Diego, California, starting in April 1943. Collections also includes an oral history transcript in which William Swink (served 1942?-45?) and Gerald Wegner (served 1943-45?) discuss their experiences as naval aviators during World War II. Swink (radio operator) and Wegner (gunner) served together on a Navy bomber crew on VPB-117. They flew patrols all over the South Pacific in the closing stages of the war. Jacksonville, FL, letters to Mom, information on VPB-117, "The Blue Raiders."
William A. Zinzow, circa 1935-2012
5 Linear Feet- Abstract Or Scope
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The collection includes Yoshitake Horie on his service in the Japanese Imperial Army. "Fighting Spirit-- Iwo Jima." 146 pages, 5 appendixes, 2 volumes
William A. Zinzow, circa 1935-2012 5 Linear Feet
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The collection includes Yoshitake Horie on his service in the Japanese Imperial Army. "Fighting Spirit-- Iwo Jima." 146 pages, 5 appendixes, 2 volumes
William B. Runyan Papers, 1899-1938, bulk 1899-1938 400.00 items
William Earl Ditch, circa 1935-2012
1 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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William E. Ditch served in the Navy as a captain and flew VT-17 planes in the Pacific Theater (PTO) on patrol for Japanese submarines from the USS Bunker Hill carrier. Capt. Ditch also flew combat missions in dogfights with Japanese fighters.
William Earl Ditch, circa 1935-2012 1 boxes
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William E. Ditch served in the Navy as a captain and flew VT-17 planes in the Pacific Theater (PTO) on patrol for Japanese submarines from the USS Bunker Hill carrier. Capt. Ditch also flew combat missions in dogfights with Japanese fighters.
William F. Clutterham, circa 1935-2012
1 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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William Clutterman was a 1st Lieutenant in the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron (ERS) of the US Army Air Corps. He was a B-17 pilot from his enlistment in Nov. 1942 to his discharge on Dec. 24, 1945. His typed memoir includes his experience of basic training, flight training, overseas posting on Manila and Okinawa, witnessing the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima from 30 miles away aboard a B-17, and his discharge. As a pilot in the ERS, his duties included flying a plane with a 27-foot boat underneath which was dropped to rescue downed fliers. His account is based on his own memories and written after 1994. The memoir includes copies of personal photographs and the collection includes his Veteran's Questionnaire.
William F. Clutterham, circa 1935-2012 1 boxes
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William Clutterman was a 1st Lieutenant in the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron (ERS) of the US Army Air Corps. He was a B-17 pilot from his enlistment in Nov. 1942 to his discharge on Dec. 24, 1945. His typed memoir includes his experience of basic training, flight training, overseas posting on Manila and Okinawa, witnessing the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima from 30 miles away aboard a B-17, and his discharge. As a pilot in the ERS, his duties included flying a plane with a 27-foot boat underneath which was dropped to rescue downed fliers. His account is based on his own memories and written after 1994. The memoir includes copies of personal photographs and the collection includes his Veteran's Questionnaire.
William F. Cramer Collection, 1947-1989
4 boxes 8.75 Linear Feet- Abstract Or Scope
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The collection contains approximately 250 musical works, of which more than 100 are manuscript facsimiles. Many works in the collection remain unpublished. Composers from both the Americas and Europe (particularly East Europe and Russia) are represented. Most of the pieces were composed by contemporaries of Cramer, and many were composed as a direct result of Dr. Cramer's activity. Many of the scores are inscribed by the composer or Dr. Cramer, or both. Most works are for piano and trombone; however, there are also pieces accompanied by organ, orchestra or band, as well as pieces for trombone alone. Also included in the collection are four boxes of correspondence with with composers, publishers, and other musicians, dating from 1947-1989.
William F. Cramer Collection, 1947-1989 4 boxes 8.75 Linear Feet
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- Cramer, William F., 1917-
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The collection contains approximately 250 musical works, of which more than 100 are manuscript facsimiles. Many works in the collection remain unpublished. Composers from both the Americas and Europe (particularly East Europe and Russia) are represented. Most of the pieces were composed by contemporaries of Cramer, and many were composed as a direct result of Dr. Cramer's activity. Many of the scores are inscribed by the composer or Dr. Cramer, or both. Most works are for piano and trombone; however, there are also pieces accompanied by organ, orchestra or band, as well as pieces for trombone alone. Also included in the collection are four boxes of correspondence with with composers, publishers, and other musicians, dating from 1947-1989.