Korean War, 1950-1953
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Frank Gaylord, Sculptor, Bronze Casting of Korean War Soldier
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4493
Content Description
Sculpture of a Korean War soldier cast in bronze. The sculpture is a miniature version of one of the statues in the Korean War Veterans Memorial. This particular sculpture is that located at position 5 in the memorial and depicts an Army BAR Assistant Gunner. The sculptor, Frank Gaylord, was a native of Clarksburg, West Virginia. This item has a four inch base and an eight inch height.
Dates:
2019
Frank Gaylord, Sculptor, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4501
Scope and Contents
Papers of Frank Gaylord (1925-2018). Frank Gaylord was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1925 earning national recognition for his work on the Korean War Memorial located in Washington, D.C. A large portion of this collection consists of photographic material documenting the sculptures of Frank Gaylord, including his work on the Korean War Memorial, among others. To a lesser extent, the collection also includes materials regarding Gaylord's financial and legal matters including Gaylord v....
Dates:
ca. 1900-2018
Harold Henry Miller, Soldier and Teacher, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4081
Overview
Papers of Harold Henry Miller (24 November 1911 - 8 November 2006) regarding his military service and his career as a high school teacher in West Virginia and Maryland. Miller was a resident of Preston County, West Virginia and served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Contains biographical information, correspondence, photographs, financial records, newspaper clippings, programs, pamphlets, brochures, handbooks, and highway maps. Also contains a soldier's pocket bible with...
Dates:
1907-2014; Majority of material found within 1952-1961
Mary Bartron, Collector, Korean War Papers of Donald Edwin Barnes
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4243
Scope and Contents
Korean War papers and artifacts of Donald Edwin Barnes, who served during the Korean War. He was an uncle to Mary Bartron (mother's brother).Contents List:
casket flag
funeral service book and flower cards
photographic portrait -- in uniform in front of Christmas tree
photographic portrait -- in original frame (colorized)
Purple Heart certificate
military service certificate stating death in service, Korea, August 3, 1951
grit certificate for...
Dates:
ca. 1951
Max Mathers Collection Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2386
Overview
Correspondence, financial papers, diaries, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the Max Mathers family and Monongalia County, West Virginia. The activities of Anna DeGant Mathers, wife of Max Mathers, and Margaret Mathers Barrick, his daughter, as well as of Margaret's two sons, William Mathers Barrick and George Milton Barrick, Jr. are well represented in the family papers. Max Mather's own papers document his personal life, Republican party activities, genealogical...
Dates:
1821-1957