Military History:Military History Collections at Forsyth Library

Cecil B. and Laura G. Currey Archive of Military History

Housed in the Special Collections Department

Dr. Cecil B. Currey, a noted military history expert and FHSU alumnus, donated his personal papers and library of military history to Forsyth Library. The collection, dedicated in 1997, contains items on the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Viet Nam Conflict. Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, photographs, declassified Army documents, and transcripts of interviews are among many things that are a part of this distinctive collection. 

William D. Pashchal World War II History Collection

Housed in the Special Collections Department

Dr. William D. Paschal, a retired dentist from Wichita, Kansas, donated this collection to the archive of military history in 1998. It contains books, declassified government documents, maps, photographs, and other materials focusing on World War II. Materials about Edmund Pfannenstiel, a Munjor native, are also included. Dr. Paschal and Mr. Pfannenstiel served time in the same German prison camp, Stalag IX B, located in Bad Orb, Germany. Dr. Paschal later recommended Mr. Pfannenstiel for the Distinguished Service Cross.