Elbert Emerson Stickels Korean War Diary
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1951
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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.
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.
Full Extent
.0416 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 2024.
Processing Information
Carri Frola, 2024.
- Title
- Guide to the Elbert Emerson Stickels Korean War Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2024-03-14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
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Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
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