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Vietnam, 1955 - 1975

 Sub-Series — Box: 9-10, Folder: 428-461

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Items in this series are relevant to O. W. Riegel's involvement with propaganda materials from World War I through the Vietnam War. Within this series are correspondence between Riegel and his co-workers at the Office of War information, a variety of war leaflets, war themed news letters, foreign magazines, ephemeral propaganda materials, a few posters, Viet Cong banners, and German Newspapers. Some items and subjects of note include Hand made propaganda from the Viet Cong, A book of official japanese war leaflets, records from the Office of War Information, and pictoral records of the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino Japanese War.

Dates

  • Other: 1955 - 1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to research use.

Extent

From the Series: 12.58 Linear Feet : 7 large storage boxes, 2 oversize boxes, and 3 other boxes

Language of Materials

English

Separated Materials

Items in this subseries focus primarily on public opinion and propaganda related to the Vietnam war. Items of note include propaganda leaflets, notes by anti-war committees, letters written to government officials about the war, and petitions to end the war. Some items are stored separately due to their size. Some war posters and pro-Viet Cong banners are in oversize storage.

Repository Details

Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository

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