Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: John Jack Folkman letters
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: John Jack Folkman letters
- Date
- 1950-1951 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Folkman, John R., 1929-2003
- Extent
- 0.11 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
- Family.
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American
- Letters.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0146: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: John Jack Folkman letters, 1950-1951, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- John "Jack" R. Folkman (1929-2003) was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Ralph C. Folkman (1902-1990) and Ruth A. Hartzel (1902-1995). He had two older brothers, James E. (1926-1997) and Thomas C. (1928-2016). Folkman enlisted in the Marine Corps around 1950, and ended up deploying to Korea in 1951 where he served only a few miles from the front lines. He was in the communications section of H&S Co., 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division who were stationed in east-central Korea. Folkman was injured in action while deployed and received a purple heart. He returned to the United States in 1953, and upon leaving the military he returned to Cleveland, Ohio where he lived for the remainder of his life.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Letters from John Folkman, 1950-1951
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Table of Contents
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Questions? Contact SCRC via our Contact Form.
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