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Stickels (Elbert Emerson) Korean War Diary
SC.EES
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Elbert Emerson Stickels Korean War Diary
Creator:
Stickels, Elbert Emerson
Identifier/Call Number: SC.EES
Physical Description:
.0416 linear feet
Date: 1951
Abstract: The Elbert Emerson
Stickels Korean War Diary contains a single diary recording Stickels' experiences in 1951,
while he served as a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War. The diary
entries were kept in a calendar published by the Army Mutual Aid Association. It has
military personnel resources in the front pages. Entries cover daily activities during two
service tours and leave time including military assignments and duties, letters written and
received, and locations traveled. Personal facts like birthdays, addresses, and account
balances were written down in the back of the notebook.
Language of Material:
English.
Elbert Emerson Stickels was a Captain in the United States Army and served in the Korean
War. He was born in Eugene, Oregon in 1915 and died in 2001. He was married to Margaret
Belle (Waddle) Stickels. At one point they lived together in Salinas, California.
Elbert Emerson Stickels kept this diary throughout 1951. The diary entries were kept in a
calendar published by the Army Mutual Aid Association. It has military personnel resources
in the front pages. Entries cover daily activities during two service tours and leave time
including military assignments and duties, letters written and received, and locations
traveled. Entries were written while Stickels was serving in Korea during the Korean War.
Personal facts like birthdays, addresses, and account balances were written down in the back
of the notebook.
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 2024.
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Carri Frola, 2024.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera