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Vietnam Veterans Against the War records, 1967-2009 (bulk 1967-1975)
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Records, mainly 1967-1975, of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), a national organization formed in 1967 by Vietnam veterans who favored military withdrawal from Vietnam. After the war, VVAW w...
Records, mainly 1967-1975, of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), a national organization formed in 1967 by Vietnam veterans who favored military withdrawal from Vietnam. After the war, VVAW worked for improved services and benefits for Vietnam veterans. Included are records of the national office, which was located in New York City and then Chicago, documenting national programs and activities, especially participation in anti-war demonstrations and the Winter Soldier war crimes investigation, as well as support for the rights of active-duty G.I.s around the world and political prisoners such as the Gainesville Eight, Gary Lawton, Ashby Leach, and the Leavenworth Brothers. Of special note is correspondence with various incarcerated prisoners. In addition to records from the national office there are records created by three local chapters: Brooklyn-Northern New Jersey (later Clarence Fitch), Madison, and Milwaukee, all focusing on the post-Vietnam War period and primarily documenting Agent Orange work and involvement in the peace movement during the 1980s and 1990s.
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- Mixed Materials; Photos, Drawings, Prints; Videos, Slides, Films; Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
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- 27.4 cubic feet (23 record center cartons, 8 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 card box and 1 oversize folder)
- 2 audio recordings (7-inch discs)
- 33 audio recordings (cassettes)
- 0.4 cubic feet of photographs and drawings (1 archives box)
- 48 negatives on 10 strips (3 folders)
- 18 transparencies (1 folder)
- 2 video recordings (3/4-inch U-matic)
- 1 vide recording (1/2-inch VHS); plus
- additions of 5.3 cubic feet (4 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, 2 half-archives boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- 41 audio recordings
- 1.6 cubic feet of phhotographs (1 records center carton, 1 archives box, 1 folder, and 1 oversize folder)
- 0.2 cubic feet (1 half-archives box) negatives
- 0.4 cubic feet of transparencies (1 archives box)
- 2 reels of film (8 mm)
- 14 reels of film (Super 8mm)
- 23 video recordings (3/4-inch U-matic), and
- 1 video recording (DVD)
- OCLC
- ocn773590801, ocn773590800
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- Finding aid
- COPYRIGHT RESTRICTION: Jim Walktendonk (the name Jim Wachtendonk used for his professional recordings) retains rights to all of the music composed and performed by him.
- COPYRIGHT RESTRICTION: Use of photographs by Marco Ugolini requires his permission.
- Digital reproductions available for all or part of the collection via ProQuest History Vault (Spring 2017).
- Presented by Michael D. McCain, Chicago, Illinois, 1972; Rusty Lindley, Washington, D.C., 1979; and John Lindquist, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1981; and loaned for copying by Jan Barry, Montclair, New Jersey, 1981.
Subjects
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War -- History -- Sources.
- Gainesville Eight.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States -- History -- Sources.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Atrocities -- History -- Sources.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Songs and music.
- Agent Orange -- History -- Sources.
- Demonstrations -- United States -- History -- Sources.
- Prisoners -- United States -- History -- Sources.
- Veterans -- United States -- History -- Sources.
- Agent Orange
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- Prisoners
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