The Korean War : the forgotten war no longer, the overshadowed war still : a review of the historical, social and organizational dynamics that hindered, facilitated and surrounded the development and dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, 2009

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Whi

Identifier: b2195477

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations Publishing website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2009

Creator

White, L. Paul (1950- ) (Author, Person)
DeRosa, Christopher S. (Thesis advisor, Person)
Veit, Richard F. (1968- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 100 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpts]

[T]he Korean War, a conflict that ... officially ended, emotionally never achieved closure for many veterans or citizens. Consequently, for the longest time, it was referred to as The Forgotten War. More appropriately, it was the overshadowed war.... In seeking to understand why the Korean War suffered from a lack of recognition or rememberance, this review will explore those forces that involved, facilitated and hindered the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.... Chapter I ... will explore World War II as being a key reason for ... a general lack of public rememberance ... which ultimately delayed the approval and establishment of an official Washington, D.C. based Korean War Memorial.... Conversely, Chapter I will also explore the importance of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the overall Korean War Memorial development .... Chapter II will probe such key elements as the start-up, memorial design and the battles that ensued between the Penn State design team, architects Cooper Lecky, sculptor Frank Gaylord, Muralist [sic] Louis Nelson, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as the bureaucratically complicated federal committee approval and vetting process.... Chapter III explores and offers answers for why this memorial was built without any specific display of servicemen names so common to other of our nation's recent monuments and memorials.... Chapter IV will deal with such Memorial controversies as argument over the essential attribution for the very genesis of the Memorial and the handling of financial contributions and copyright infringement issues that have dogged the Korean War memorial [sic] to this day. Chapter V ... will update the current efforts of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation ... to correct several key failings of the original memorial [sic].