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Title: Cleveland Glover papers
Dates: 1951-1995
Bulk Dates: 1951-1960
Collection number: MS 66
Creator:
Glover, Cleveland.
Collection Size:
2.25 linear feet
(1 box + 2 oversized boxes)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Oakland, CA 94612
Abstract: The Cleveland Glover Papers include photographs, certificates, newspaper clippings, and a funeral program that document the
life and activities of photographer Cleveland Glover. The bulk of the papers are photographs taken by Glover while serving
in the U.S. Army in the 1950s-1960s.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Permission to publish from the Cleveland Glover Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.
Cleveland Glover papers, MS 66, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.
Donated by Claudia Glover to the African American Museum & Library at Oakland on March 19, 1996.
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 09/26/2013.
Biography / Administrative History
Photographer Cleveland Glover (1922-1995) was born on August 22, 1922 in Savannah, Georgia to Freddie and Susie Glover. After
attending school in Savannah, Glover joined the U.S. Army and served as an Army photographer and film projectionist during
World War II and the Korean War. He would eventually rise to the rank of Master Sargent and was the African American photographer
assigned to the West Point Academy and was General Maxwell D. Taylor’s official photographer.
Following his retirement from the military after 22 years of military service, Glover worked as a staff photographer for the
Post Newspaper Group beginning the 1960s. He served as a staff photographer for over 25 years while also working as a staff
photographer for the Oakland Unified School District in the Publications and Public Information Department until his retirement
in 1989.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Cleveland Glover Papers include photographs, certificates, newspaper clippings, and a funeral program that document the
life and activities of photographer Cleveland Glover. The bulk of the papers are photographs taken by Glover while serving
in the U.S. Army in the 1950s-1960s. The photographs are arranged into four subseries: Korean War, Presidio of Monterey, Oakland
Unified School District, and Assorted. The Korean War series includes photographs of Korean and military life in and around
Taegu, Korea while Glover was stationed in Korea during the war. Photographs include Korean city street scenes and rural village
life, military activities and social life on base, and a large collection of various USO performers entertaining troops, including
several images of Marilyn Monroe’s USO tour of Korea.
The Presidio of Monterey subseries includes photographs taken around 1960 documenting the social life and military life at
the US Army installation at the Presidio of Monterey. A majority of the photographs are of army weddings and various social
events on base. Photographs also document a Chinese cultural event at the Pacific Grove Post Office building, a street parade,
and choir singing engagements, and informal portraits of a number of military service members.
The biographical series includes various certificates awarded to Cleveland Glover by the Small Business Administration, assorted
newspaper clippings documenting Glover’s career, and a program from Cleveland Glover’s funeral service.
Series I. Photographs
Series II. Biographical
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Glover, Cleveland.
Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962--Pictorial works.
Presidio of Monterey (Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.
United Service Organizations (U.S.)--History--20th century.
Taegu (Korea)--History, Military--20th century.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Photography.
African American photographers.