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The collection consists of three folders: a family ancestry chart, an undated four-page manuscript titled "Memories of Childhood in my Ancestral Community," and a 56-page manuscript titled "I Remember Providence." The manuscripts are Wilma's childhood memories of growing up in a small rural community in northeast Florida during the early twentieth century.

The Collection of Arthur G. Wimer, Jr. contains a transcript that was provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Arthur G. Wimer, Jr. served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 and entered the Signal Corps in June 1942 as a 2nd Lieutenant. Wimer talks about his training at Harvard, MIT, and Camp Murphy, Florida. His next assignment landed him at Warner Robbins Field, Georgia, working in the H2X Group. Wimer was trained in early warning RADAR and airborne RADAR. While in Georgia, he became a trainer for the operation and maintenance of the radar equipment. Wimer discusses his time in England with the Ninth Air Force and his involvement with the D-Day operations, as well as memories of his duty with the Seventh Air Force Bomber Command. Wimer was discharged in December 1945.