Series 3. Correspondence (Box 8)
- Containers:
- Box 8
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence to and from Frank Gaylord and the Gaylord family. The series mostly includes legal correspondence along with sympathy and greeting cards. The series also contains professional and personal correspondence to a lesser extent, including letters in Box 8, Folder 8 between Gaylord and fellow artist and veteran Jack Garver.
Legal correspondence revolves around the case Gaylord v. U.S. wherein Frank Gaylord sued the United States for copyright infringement after having a photograph of his sculpture, "The Column," more commonly known as the Korean War Memorial, used in a commemorative stamp issued by the United States Postal Service in 2003.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Parent restrictions:
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No special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access born digital and digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
- Parent terms of access:
- Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.