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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

George F. Drake papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3312
Abstract

George F. Drake is an American Korean War veteran and activist. This collection comprises primarily DVDs, CDs, and CD-Rs created and collected by Drake and pertaining to orphans during the Korean War. It also contains correspondence, clippings, and documents relating to Korean War Children's Memorial and the Kiddy Car Airlift rescue operation, as well as news clippings, articles and a few books.

Dates: 1950 - 2017

Thesa Jolly family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3314
Abstract

Thesa Jolly was an American volunteer of the Peace Corps in Korea from July 1972-1974. Her father, Donald Jolly, was a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. This small collection comprises primarily correspondence, clippings, brochures, guides, memos, and articles relating both personally and professionally to Thesa and Donald Jolly. The collection also includes various forms of ephemera, photos, slides, and a few books.

Dates: 1951 - 2016; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1974

Young Oak Kim Biography papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3006
Abstract

Young Oak Kim was a Korean American United States Army officer, civic leader, and humanitarian. This collection comprises military documents and audiovisual materials relating to Kim’s service in World War II and the Korean War, collected as well as created by author Woo Sung Han during the research and writing process of his 2011 biography entitled “Unsung Hero: The Col. Young O. Kim Story.”

Dates: 1944-1953, 1999