Typescript of James H. Gregg's Memoir, "Awesome Spring"
Scope and Content
A personal narrative typescript entitled "Awesome Spring" that describes the wartime experiences of a rifleman in Germany from March 2 to May 7 (V-E Day), 1944. Gregg's division entered western Germany from France, crossed the Saar River, and moved rapidly eastward through Saarbrucken, the Siegfried Line, crossed the Rhine and Neckar Rivers, passed through Heidelberg, crossed the Danube and was within a few miles of Munich, before being relieved in early May. He describes extensive combat, conditions among the troops, and some of the areas encountered. A photograph of his platoon, taken after V-E Day, is included.
The collection also includes a memorial brochure and a book of his pen and ink sketches titled "Animals, Aeroplanes, and Otherwise." The sketches chronicle his wartime experiences, his academic career and his love of flying.
Dates
- Circa 1978
Creator
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
James H. Gregg (1920-1997) was a University of Florida professor of microbiology and an artist. During World War II, he was a rifleman in the 63rd Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1946, with wartime service in Germany. He earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1950 and was on the faculty of IFAS, University of Florida, from 1951 until his retirement in 1985. Photographs of his paintings and sculpture have been published in The Art of James H. Gregg (Gainesville, 2002).
Extent
0.05 Linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A personal narrative typescript entitled "Awesome Spring" that describes the wartime experiences of James H. Gregg while serving as a rifleman in Germany from March 2 to May 7 (V-E Day), 1944.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Accruals
Additional materials including a memorial for Gregg and a compilation of photocopies of his drawings was added to the collection in March, 2013.
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Creator
- Title
- A Guide to the Typescript of James H. Gregg's Memoir, "Awesome Spring"
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Dept. Staff
- Date
- December 2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu