VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Korean War Transfer Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Department of Veterans' Affairs. | |
| Title: | Korean War transfer records. | |
| Dates: | 1950s-1980s. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Files (1950s-1960s) and cards (1950s-1980s, bulk 1970s-1980s) documenting the educational rehabilitation benefits (G. I. bill) granted to Korean War era soldiers. | |
| Quantity: | 5.9 cubic feet (6 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Records containing information regarding veterans' benefits are restricted per Minn. Stat. 13.785 and Minn. Stat. 196.08. Researchers may apply to use these records in accordance with the State Archives access statement.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Korean War Transfer Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2008-20
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 007440405
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 123.E.14.5B | Korean War transfer files, 1950s-1960s. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| Most files contain the military discharge record; application for educational rehabilitation form (Title 11, Public Law 550, 82nd Congress); financial statement of applicant; authorization of education and training allowance form; war veterans fund card, which shows dates assistance was recommended and approved and disbursement dates; correspondence; and case number. Files include biographical, educational, and financial background of the veteran. | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical by surname of soldier. | |||||||||||
| A–Di. | |||||||||||
| 123.E.14.6F | Do–Hok. | ||||||||||
| 123.E.14.7B | Hol–Ly. | ||||||||||
| 123.E.14.8F | M–Po. | ||||||||||
| 123.E.14.9B | Pr–To. | ||||||||||
| 123.E.14.10F | Tr–Z. | ||||||||||
| 123.E.14.10F | Card file, 1950s-1980s (bulk 1970s-1980s). | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||
| Contain name, address, case number, school, date case approved and date case closed, normally due to exhausted funds. In addition to the Korean War Educational Rehabilitation cases (K case numbers); cases falling under the Education Rehabilitation Act, Chapter 222, are included. There are seven cards at the send of the series that contain statistics on the number of veteran applications denied by month and year to date totals from July 1961 to December 1965. | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Alphabetical by surname of soldier. | |||||||||||
| [0.10 cubic feet empty, letter size] | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans.
- Veterans -- Education -- Minnesota.
- Veterans -- Training of -- Minnesota.
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