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Printed ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts, 1920-2018

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Papers, awards, video and audio recordings, and memorabilia collected by Gail S. Halvorsen during his lifetime. Includes materials from the Berlin Airlift, his Air Force career, and from his later retirement and missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1920-2018.

Dates: 1920-2018
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers

Gail S. Halvorsen papers on Berlin Airlift, 1948-1950

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

Materials from the Berlin Airlift in Berlin, Germany, including posters, maps, military information sheets, newspaper clippings, and handkerchief parachutes used to drop candy to children. Also includes audio recordings of interviews with Gail S. Halvorsen and his own video footage of postwar Berlin. Dated 1948-1950.

Dates: 1948-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts

Gail S. Halvorsen papers on missions, 1942-1997

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains material from the missions served by Gail Halvorsen with his wife Alta, the England London South Mission (1986-1987) and Russia St. Petersburg Mission (1995-1997) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated 1942-1997.

Dates: 1942-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2220, Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts

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