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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 correspondence on post-military retirement, 1977-2017

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

Letters, emails, and cards related to Gail S. Halvorsen's life after he retired from the military. Contains letters relating to his job at Brigham Young University in Utah and letters and pictures from fans around the world. Contains letters and emails for various events and school visits that Gail participated in since his retirement from the military. Dated 1977-2017.

Dates: 1977-2017

Gail S. Halvorsen correspondence with children, approximately 1948-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 1 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Letters written to Gail Halvorsen from children, including individual children, children from various schools and churches, and children from the Berlin Airlift. Letters are regarding his time as the Candy Bomber and/or his visits to schools and contains children's drawings in marker, crayon, and pencil. Materials dated 1948-2017.

Dates: approximately 1948-2017

Gail S. Halvorsen negatives, approximately 1945-2000

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 9

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

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

Gail S. Halvorsen papers on the Berlin Airlift and candy bombing, 1948-1949

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

Papers, including ephemera, posters, transcripts, official documents, newspapers, newsletters, artifacts, magazines, articles, and press releases, all relating to the Berlin Airlift and Gail S. Halvorsen's time as the Candy Bomber. Dated 1948-1949.

Dates: 1948-1949

Gail S. Halvorsen personal and family correspondence, 1943-1948, 1970-2016

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Letters, emails, and invitations relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's personal and family life while living in Utah. Dated 1943-1948, 1970-2016.

Dates: 1943-1948; 1970-2016

Gail S. Halvorsen personal and family papers, 1920-2016

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains biographical material, talks, school records, newspapers and other papers relating to Gail S. Halvorsen's personal and family life. Dated 1920-2016.

Dates: 1920-2016

Gail S. Halvorsen personal and family photographs, slides, and films, 1926-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains films and photographs relating to the personal and family life of Gail S. Halvorsen, largely of family vacations. Dated 1926-2017.

Dates: 1926-2017

Gail S. Halvorsen photographs from airlift, 1948

 File — Oversize 155: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239239970], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 2