Clifford W. Michaels World War II and Korean War Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MC.2025.001

Scope and Contents

The Clifford W. Michaels World War II and Korean War Collection consists of materials collected by Clifford W. Michaels Jr. during his time in Germany during World War II and Korea during the Korean War. Some of these items include blank German postcards with a Hitler imprinted stamp, American Red Cross pocket maps of Paris, pamphlets of Gloucester and Bath, England, and paper Korean money. Other items included in this collection are the following newspapers: Korea Times, Stars and Stripes, and The Cannoneer. The following magazines are also in this collection: Match and Yank, The Army Weekly.

Dates

Creation: 1939 - 1953

Access Restrictions

Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.

Use Restrictions

Please contact the Rights and Reproduction Department for information on publishing or reproducing materials included in these records. Permission will be granted by the Gilcrease Museum as the owner of the physical materials, and does not imply permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all necessary permissions from the copyright holder.

Full Extent

46 item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Provenance

The Gilcrease Foundation acquired these materials before 1964 and is housed in the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR). The library currently receives most materials through community donation, board members, artists and the acquisition of manuscript collections.

Physical Facet

ink on paper

Processing Information

Staff, interns, and volunteers of the Thomas Gilcrease Library and Archive have contributed to the organization and maintenance of the files since the collection passed to the City of Tulsa in the 1950s.