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Berlin (Germany) -- History -- Blockade, 1948-1949

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: UF Berlin (Germany)—Airlift, 1948-1949 Berlin (Germany)—Blockade, 1948-1949 [Former heading] Berlin Airlift, Berlin, Germany, 1948-1949 Berlin Blockade, Berlin, Germany, 1948-1949

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

Gail S. Halvorsen photographs from children's correspondence, 1948-2016

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of and from children who sent Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence. Dated 1948-2016.

Dates: 1948-2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films

Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films, 1905-2017, bulk: 1925-2017

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, slides, and films relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's activities during the Berlin Airlift, his military career, his post-military retirement, and in his personal and family life. Dated 1905-2017.

Dates: 1905-2017; Majority of material found within 1925-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers

Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films on Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, film reels, and slides relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's life and activities during the Berlin Airlift. Dated 1948-1949.

Dates: 1948-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films

Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films on post-military retirement, 1905-2016, bulk: 1974-2016

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, film reels, and slides relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's life and activities after retiring from the military. Dated 1905-2016.

Dates: 1905-2016; Majority of material found within 1974-2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films

Gail S. Halvorsen scrapbooks, 1948-2015

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series Sub-series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks belonging to Gail S. Halvorsen from the Berlin Airlift, his military service, and his retirement activities. Also contains scrapbooks compiled on Halvorsen by his daughter Denise Williams and scrapbooks others have sent him. Dated 1948-2015.

Dates: 1948-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts

Gail S. Halvorsen video and audio recordings on the Berlin Airlift, 1948-1950

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes Gail S. Halvorsen's personally recorded footage of the Berlin airlift, both silent and narrated by himself or others, and radio and television broadcasts relating to the Berlin airlift. Videos were mostly recorded in Berlin, Germany. Dated 1948-1950.

Dates: 1948-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on Berlin Airlift

Gail S. Halvorsen writings on airlift and other topics, 1984-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Comprised of papers and publications created by Gail S. Halvorsen. Topics include the Berlin Airlift and lessons he learned through life. Materials dated 1984-2017.

Dates: 1984-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on post-military retirement

H. Mott paintings of Berlin airlift, 1959

 File — Box 51: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232560695], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Dates: 1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on military career

Gail S. Halvorsen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2220
Scope and Contents Contains letters, emails, photographs, video and audio recordings, awards, ephemera and other memorabilia from the personal collection of Gail S. Halvorsen. Most of the material is directly related to his role as the "Candy Bomber" during the Berlin Airlift, which he continued to receive recognition for long after the end of the blockade. Included are items relating to his military career after the Berlin Airlift, including material on the Cold War, his retirement activities, his family, and...
Dates: 1905-2018; Majority of material found within 1920-2018
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Hans Gunther scrapbook of 50th anniversary of Airlift, Berlin, 1999 May

 Item — Box 147: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239239822], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series Sub-series 7
Dates: 1999 May
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen scrapbooks

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