Guide to the Elbert Emerson Stickels Korean War Diary

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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.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Scope and Contents

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.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased, 2024.

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Processing Information

Carri Frola, 2024.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Ephemera