Elbert Emerson Stickels Korean War Diary, 1951

Summary

Creators:

Stickels, Elbert Emerson

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.

Extent:

.0416 linear feet

Language:

English .

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Background

Scope and content:

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.

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.

Acquisition information:

Purchased, 2024.

Processing information:

Carri Frola, 2024.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Ephemera

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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.

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Location of this collection:

California State University, Northridge, Special Collections

18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330, US

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