Jerry L. Cornelius has spent his career as a professional commercial photographer, historian, writer, and speaker.

A graduate in Journalism-Mass Communications from the University of Oklahoma, he has written numerous pieces on photography, including 100 Years of Professional Photography in Oklahoma.

Cornelius is Executive Director of the Beryl Ford Collection of historic Tulsa area photographs and artifacts. He gives lectures to local groups on the history of Tulsa and has also lectured locally on World War II military history and on photography in sixteen states.