Shepherd Letters 1952

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: A collection of personal letters written by Robert J. Shepherd, a former 1950's OSU Alum. The letters were written during his time in the Oklahoma 45th National Guard while serving in the Korean War. Shepherd was a sergeant in an ambulance unit while serving. The collection contains handwritten letters and a small set of photos during his time in basic training, his station in Japan and in Korean combat zone. A typed transcript of the letters has also been included.

Dates

1951

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.