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Two hundred pages of court filings, correspondence, and personal accounts related to the civil case, Marion Gordon Robertson vs. Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. Contains original documents alongside copies and scans of materials such as roster lists, and correspondence. Prominent other names include A. Willis Robertson, Andy Jacobs, Jr., as well as Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr. There is one photo labeled with the names "Pete and Helen."

This collection contains letters written by Sgt. Martin L. Duda to his wife, Phyllis Lucille Duda, while serving in the Korean War. Some of the topics discussed in the letters include Duda's reluctance to serve in the war, the dangers of modern warfare, daily military life, the psychological toll of warfare, and the social life of service men.

Letters from Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Monaghan (also known as Mrs. M. Monaghan) and James W. Monaghan. The letters are from James W Monaghan's mother and father sent to him while he was at Camp Pendleton during the Korean War. The letters discuss family life, updates from home, and frustrations with their son's lack of reply.

Papers, circa 1940s-1960s, of Mozelle DeVonne McNeil, includes correspondence, photographs, diaries, educational records, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other ephemera. These papers represent a view of everyday life in mid-twentieth century America from the perspective of a soldier's wife.

This collection includes eighty two black and white photographs that depict American life at a military base in Virginia. Situated during the Korean War, these photographs mainly feature soldiers. However, couples, women, children, food preparation, and landscapes are also included in the collection. The collection belonged to a soldier stationed at Fort Lee and Fort A. P. Hill in Virginia in 1950. The photos were likely taken by a member of the Quartermaster Corps.

This collection contains photographs and ephemera from a decorated Mexican-American soldier who was active during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The photographs in the collection portray Juarez's wife Hatsuko Sakai, from Japan. Photographs also depict Juarez in uniform, as well as landscape scenes from Japan, and American servicemen interacting with prisoners of war. In addition, the collection includes ephemera such as Juarez's U.S. Army Geneva Convention ID card, mess hall passes, pamphlets, and military insignia stripes.