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Series 3. Correspondence (Box 8), 1950-2018

 Series — Box: 8

Scope and Contents

Correspondence to and from Frank Gaylord and the Gaylord family. The series mostly includes legal correspondence along with sympathy and greeting cards. The series also contains professional and personal correspondence to a lesser extent, including letters in Box 8, Folder 8 between Gaylord and fellow artist and veteran Jack Garver.

Legal correspondence revolves around the case Gaylord v. U.S. wherein Frank Gaylord sued the United States for copyright infringement after having a photograph of his sculpture, "The Column," more commonly known as the Korean War Memorial, used in a commemorative stamp issued by the United States Postal Service in 2003.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950-2018

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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