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Korean War

Technically, Congress never declared this a war.

These are only a few examples of numerous resources.

Books, Documents, etc.

The Modernization of Three Korean Villages, 1951-1981: An Illustrated Study of a People and Their Material Culture by Knez, Eugene I. Smithsonian Institution. Press.
Call Number: Online and CSL Fed Docs SI 1.33:39
Publication Date: 1997
Available online at Smithsonian Research Online. Initial page gives an abstract (summary) of publication and chose of file format.
Series: Smithsonian contributions to anthropology; no. 39.
Report on Congressional Delegation Trip to Korea by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Congressional Delegation to Korea.
Call Number: CSL Fed Docs Y 4.V 64/3:C 76/3
Publication Date: 1990
Online at Hathi Trust
Full title: Report on Congressional Delegation trip to Korea to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, second session.
Congressional Delegation Trip Report : Countries Visited: Mongolia, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, And Vietnam, December 3-17, 1994 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations.[Murkowski, Frank H., Simon, Paul]
Call Number: online and CSL Fed Docs Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.104-16
Publication Date: 1995
Available online in Hathi Trust
Full Title: Congressional delegation trip report : countries visited: Mongolia, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam, December 3-17, 1994 : a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
Legislative Review Activities of the Committee on International Relations by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations.
Call Number: Online and CSL Fed Docs Y 1.1/2:Serial 14526 (House Report 105-838)
Publication Date: 1999
An example of a legislative review of activities for a Congressional Committee, listing actions taken.
Full text on Congress.Gov - search the page for your term - example "Korea"
The Korean War the SIGINT Background by Hatch, David A. Benson, Robert Louis. United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service. Center for Cryptologic History.
Call Number: Online and CSL Fed Docs MICROFICHE D 1.2:K 84
Online at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23352
Title variant: SIGINT background.
The Three Wars of Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer : His Korean War Diary
Call Number: Online and CSL Fed Docs D 301.82/7:K 84/2
Publication Date: 1999
Available online through our catalog.
Also online at Internet Archive
Anything, Anywhere, Any Time : Combat Cargo in the Korean War
Call Number: Online and CSL Fed Docs D 301.82/7:K 84/4
Publication Date: 2000
Online through our catalog.
Also online in the Internet Archive.
The Outbreak, 27 June-15 September 1950
Call Number: Online and CSL Fed Docs D 114.2:K 84/9/OUTBRE
Publication Date: [2000?]
Online available through our catalog.
Also at the U.S. Army Center of Military History
Black Soldier, White Army : the 24th Infantry Regiment in Korea by Center of Military History, U.S. Army
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents D 114.2:B 56
Publication Date: 1996

Other Institutions

Korean War 1950–1953
Naval History and Heritage Command landing page for their topics on the Korean War. Side navigation may lead to additional resources.