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Summary Information
Ellison Family Papers and Still Images
1965-1968
WVM Mss 1947
1.5 linear ft. (3 archives boxes and 4 oversized folders) of papers and, 1.8 linear ft. (1 photo box, 1 slide box, 3 flat boxes and 2 negative boxes) of still images and, 1 sound disc (32 minutes) and, 2 visual discs (109 minutes).
Wisconsin Veterans Museum (Map)
Manuscripts, still images, audio and visual recordings pertaining to the service of Robert Ellison, who photographed the Vietnam War, and his father, Albert Ellison, who served during World War II. Robert Jackson Ellison was a freelance photographer who was killed in a plane crash while covering the war in Vietnam. Materials pertaining to Robert include letters to his family and friends, as well as letters he received from family and friends. Robert kept letters he received and underlined important things he wanted to answer or address, then stapled these to copies of the letters he sent to his family and friends. Most of his letters focus on his work in Vietnam and his opinions of the war and the country. Also included is Robert's diary, in which he recorded his daily activities and opinions of Vietnam. The large part of Robert's materials are photographs, photonegatives, slides and publications. Of interest are images from Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, featuring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his companions. Robert took many photographs of the Civil Rights movement all over the United States, including a Neo-Nazi, White-Power rally in Illinois. Other important events Robert photographed include a 1964 anti-war rally in Washington, D.C. with World War I and II veterans protesting the Vietnam War. Other photographs and negatives include images from his time in Vietnam, mostly pertaining to specific stories he worked on. A few color photographs capture his last weeks at Khe Sanh. Color slides include his time at school, including wildlife and car racing, the Korean Crisis during the Vietnam war and Jackie Kennedy's visit to Cambodia. Publications include Newsweek, Time, Ebony and True Magazines, all of which contracted with Robert and purchased his photographs for publication. Albert Jackson Ellison, an Ames, Iowa, resident served in the 511th Airborne as a paratrooper during World War II. Materials pertaining to Albert Ellison are mostly letters written to his family and his wife, Miriam. Letters to Miriam cover his boat journey to New Guinea in 1944, training he received in New Guinea and his life in the Philippines. A telegram from December 1944 was sent to Miriam to inform her that Albert had been wounded. Other materials pertaining to Albert's service include a photograph and several negatives of Albert, most likely while he was stationed in the South Pacific. In July 1945, Albert was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action.
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