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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Helen G. Sullivan papers
creator:
Sullivan, Helen G.
Identifier/Call Number: M2149
Physical Description:
0.63 Linear Feet
One legal mb and one half box
Date (inclusive): 1945-1952
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Helen Gray Sullivan was born in 1923 and grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She graduated from the Woman's College
of the University of North Carolina in 1944, and then went into service with the Office of the Director of Political Affairs,
a division of the Office of Military Government, United States (OMGUS) and was stationed in Berlin, Germany, where she remained
for several years working for the military government of occupied Germany. She returned to the United States in 1948, and
worked for the United States Foreign Service in Washington, D.C. Helen was the youngest daughter of Ralph Alexander Sullivan
(1888-1974) and Elizabeth Sullivan (1898-1973). She had an older sister, Marjorie, and a younger brother, Ralph.
Contains 130 letters, both manuscript and typescript, (99 retained mailing envelopes), plus 137 photographs and 45 pieces
of paper ephemera, all dated 1945 to 1952. The correspondence is between Helen G. Sullivan and her family, mostly written
while Helen was stationed at Berlin in post war occupied Germany working for the Office of the Director of Political Affairs.
The majority of the letters are from Helen to her family members, but the collection also includes letters to Helen from her
mother (Elizabeth Sullivan), Ralph Paxman (a postal officer), and others.
The archive includes 137 black and white photographs taken by Helen Sullivan, as well as postcards from Germany.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased for Stanford University, Special Collections in August 2016.
[identification of item], Helen G. Sullivan correspondence, M2149. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The State Archives of North Carolina Military Collection holds the Helen G. Sullivan Letters (CLDW 11).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955
Sullivan, Helen G.
Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone). Office of Military Government