Brooks Korean War photographs, approximately 1950-approximately 1953

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Creators:: Brooks (Serviceman)
Abstract:: Member of the United States Army 519th Military Police Battalion. Collection includes photograph album and loose photographs, depicting operations and daily life of the 519th Military Police Battalion in Korea.
Extent:: 1 oversize box (1.5 Linear Feet)
Language:: In English and Korean
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Brooks Korean War photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Consists of a photograph album and loose photographs, compiled by a member of the US Army 519th Battalion identified as Brooks. Depicts operations and daily life of the 519th Military Police Battalion in Korea. Album includes 114 photographs of members of the 519th Battalion, prisoners of war unloading from trucks, African American servicemen, and Koreans. Contains 11 loose photographs of Brooks at home with his family.
Biographical / historical:: Member of the United States Army 519th Military Police Battalion. Served during the Korean War.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2020.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Korean War, 1950-1953
African American soldiers
Photograph albums
Photographs
Names:: United States. Army.. Military Police Battalion, 519th

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Restrictions:: The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Terms of access:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Brooks Korean War photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US