mnsss314 Florence B. Wight Papers, 1941-1945 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
Northampton, MA
© 2005

Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Florence B. Wight Papers, 1941-1945 Finding Aid MS 511 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

© 2005 Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Collection Overview Wight, Florence B. Florence B. Wight Papers1941-1945 MS 511 1 box (1.25 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
World War II nurse. Six World War II scrapbooks, including clippings, postcards, brochures, and typed letters home from England and France, where she served as a nurse, circa 1943-45. Biographical Note

Florence B. Wight was a nurse during World War II in England and France, circa 1943-45. She may have lived in West Springfield, Mass. No other biographical information is available.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

Six World War II scrapbooks, including clippings, postcards, brochures, and typed letters home from England and France, where she served as a nurse, circa 1943-45.

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 Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.

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 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Florence B. Wight Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

 Search Terms World War, 1939-1945--Women--Sources World War, 1939-1945--France--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--England--Personal narratives, American Nurses--United States--Biography--Sources