Michael Sledge Research Collection
Form of Material
Research materials for Michael Sledge’s book Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor our Military Fallen (Columbia University Press, 2005).
The book addresses the complicated physical, social, religious, economic, and political issues concerning the remains of men and women who die while serving their country. Michael Sledge is a freelance journalist and writer. He has extensively studied the sociology and psychology of the behavior of military personnel. He lives in Boulder County, Colorado.
Dates
- 1945-2005
Creator
- Sledge, Michael (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Noncirculating; available for research.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
Extent
5 Cubic Feet (total) : 302A.B15.B3-5
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Given By: Michael Sledge
Date of Receipt: July 20, 2012
- Books. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Cold War. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Compact discs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- DVDs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dead -- Identification -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interviews (Sound recordings). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Korean War, 1950-1953. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military history. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Periodicals. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Persian Gulf War, 1991. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Personal narratives. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poetry. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Records (Documents). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Repatriation of war dead. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Statistics. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Michael Sledge Research Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository
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