Persian Gulf War series, 1990-2011 (bulk 2002-2011)
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Arrangement: alphabetical by surname.

Materials housed in the Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.

Disclaimer on Veterans History Project Collection Materials - (Historical Accuracy and Reliability in Personal Accounts): The Library of Congress and the Nashville Public Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in the Veterans History Project. Individual stories are voluntarily submitted to the Veterans History Project and are placed in the Library's permanent collections as received. These histories are the personal recollections and perspectives of participating individuals and are not intended as a substitute for an official record of the federal government or of military service.

Individuals documented in this series (as of August 2014) include: John Bruce Allyn; Phyllip B.; Judith Elizabeth (LeComte) Baker; Ralph Ashby Barnes; David Carson II; Kathy K. (Creager) Cash; Corina E. Collins; Timothy Allen Corso; Jeffrey Jerome Davis; Albert DeNunzio III; David C. Elam; Arlea Jo Franke-Wylie; Dwight Gray; Stacey R. Coile Hopwood; Joseph Christaan Howell; Harry Ingle; David Leslie Johnson; Samual Manard Johnson; Eula (Sims) Owolo; Mary D. (Maynard) Ross; Frederick See; Pernell A. Simpson; Gloria (Drake) Taylor.

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: The Persian Gulf War series of the Veterans History Project Collection includes materials relating to Nashville area residents and veterans who served in the military or supported the war effort as civilians. This series includes items relating to both Operation Desert Shield (1990) and Operation Desert Storm (1991) and the liberation of Kuwait. Many individuals served in the military prior to or after this conflict, and their interviews can be useful for a study of the armed forces in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

A large quantity of letters to and from John Allyn, spanning Dec. 1990 to Mar. 1991 comprise the bulk of manuscript material in this series. Most correspondence is with his wife and two-year-old son; business associates from his law firm; and church members. Allyn served as an officer with the 332nd Medical Brigade of the Army Reserves. His materials also include a few photographs, a number of cards sent to him by schoolchildren while he was hospitalized in Germany for a routine surgical procedure, Easter cards and greetings, and a DVD containing video footage of his camp area in Saudi Arabia.

Materials relating to other veterans include mostly oral history interviews, and a few photographs or manuscript items.

Cite as: [name of individual], Persian Gulf War Series, Veterans History Project Collection, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library.

Some items may be protected by copyright or donor restriction.

Negatives,Staff approval required for access.

Numerous donors contributed to this project.

Vast majority of materials in English. Some individual items may include portions in Arabic.

Finding aids: Finding aids available in repository.

Finding aid available in repository and online;,folder level control.,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_VHP_Main_PersianGulf.pdf.

Finding aid: Interview summaries;,item level control.,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_VHP_Summaries.pdf.

Finding aid: List of persons by special interest categories;,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_VHP_Special_Interest.pdf.

Finding aid: collection at a glance;,https://assets.library.nashville.org/documents/finding-aids/Special_Collections_Division_Finding_Aid_VHP_At_A_Glance.pdf.

Finding aids: List of unprocessed additions.

Collected by the Nashville Room beginning January 2002.

Forms part of the Veterans History Project collection.

No further accruals are expected.