Michigan State University. Vietnam Project
Organization
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
John Beck papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.350
Scope and Contents
The John P. Beck papers contains materials related to Zolton Ferency's political campaigns in 1978 and 1982, Michigan Democratic Socialist Caucus, and the MSU Iranian Film Project. Also of note in the collection is a poster for a 1971 MSU Vietnam War protest rally, a 1973 conference program about MSU's involvement in foreign policy in the 1970s, and a booklet by the groups, The Daily Death Toll and Boston Area Clergy and Laity Concerned, about the Honeywell company's involvement in...
Dates:
1971-1982, 2014, undated
John Merlin Hunter papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.169
Scope and Content
The John Merlin Hunter papers are from Hunter’s experiences working with universities in foreign countries under the auspices of either Michigan State University or the Ford Foundation. With the exception of the Family Correspondence series, the collection is professional in nature and contain little personal information. The two largest series come from Hunter’s experiences in Argentina and Brazil. The collection contains many documents written in Spanish or Portuguese.
Dates:
1955 - 1974
Ralph F. Turner papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.149
Series Description
(1) SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 1930, 1938-1988, 1990, undated [1962-1975]. 6.33 cubic feetReports, memoranda, correspondence, notes, publications and extraneous materials relating to the function and activities of the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice. Topics range in breadth from University and student/classroom-related activities to areas of interest beyond campus boarders. Typical of these topics include: School of Criminal Justice work with the...
Dates:
1899 - 1999
Ralph H. Smuckler papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.234
Scope and Contents
Smuckler’s papers consist of chronological correspondence, memos, articles and reports related to the Michigan State University Vietnam Project. A copy of Smuckler’s book A University Turns to the World is also available. His book is an autobiographical account of his career at MSU.
Dates:
1955 - 2003
Richard W. Lindholm lectures
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.233
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the lecture series of Richard W. Lindholm, professor of Economics, entitled “General Considerations in the Formulation of Economic Policy.” The lecture series was given in nine parts beginning in November 1956 through January 1957. Parts one, four through seven, and nine, “Lectures in the Economics of Finance”, were given at the National Institute of Administration in Saigon, Vietnam. Parts two, three, and eight, “Lectures in Money and Banking”, were given at the...
Dates:
1956 - 1957
Scenes of Saigon (negative only), undated
Item — Reel 353
Scope and Contents
MSU Police Advisor Carl Rumpf shoots everyday scenes in Saigon City, including furniture making, ladies wearing nón lás (conical hats), people working in shops, various modes of transportation used in Saigon, farming, and children.
Dates:
undated
[unidentified Vietnamese film], undated
Item — Reel 354
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The papers of the Michigan State University Vietnam Project comprise a voluminous record. They cover a seven-year period and comprise thousands of individual documents contained in 71 boxes and approximately 4,000 folders. The papers are arranged according to the three major areas into which the project was divided: Michigan State University Administration of the Project, Public Administration, and Police Administration. Though the division of the project's papers was suggested by the...
Dates:
undated
USIA Film on Project, undated
Item — Reel 90
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The papers of the Michigan State University Vietnam Project comprise a voluminous record. They cover a seven-year period and comprise thousands of individual documents contained in 71 boxes and approximately 4,000 folders. The papers are arranged according to the three major areas into which the project was divided: Michigan State University Administration of the Project, Public Administration, and Police Administration. Though the division of the project's papers was suggested by the...
Dates:
undated
Victor Strecher papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.313
Scope and Content
The Victor Strecher papers include a map of the city of Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City from 1959. The map includes streets as well as outlines of where buildings stand. The map is in Vietnamese.
The electronic resources include reminiscences written by Victor Strecher about his time at MSU as a student and patrolman, his time in Vietnam, and his experience in creating the State Planning Agency for Michigan law enforcement. There are also two digital images of Strecher's young sons in 1960 with...
Dates:
1959, 1960, circa 2012
Vietnam Project records
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.5
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Michigan State University Vietnam Project comprise a voluminous record. They cover a seven-year period and comprise thousands of individual documents contained in 71 boxes and approximately 4,000 folders. The papers are arranged according to the three major areas into which the project was divided: Michigan State University Administration of the Project, Public Administration, and Police Administration. Though the division of the project's papers was suggested by the...
Dates:
1954 - 1961
Additional filters:
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- Collection 8
- Archival Object 3
- Subject
- Photographs 4
- Vietnam 4
- Letters (correspondence) 3
- Reports 3
- Criminal justice, Administration of 2
- Memorandums 2
- Publications 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- Sound recordings 2
- Vietnam -- History 2
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 2
- Alcohol -- Toxicology 1
- Alcoholism -- Study and teaching -- Michigan -- East Lansing 1
- Argentina 1
- Banks and banking -- Vietnam 1
- Brazil 1
- Catalogs 1
- Colombia 1
- Continuing education -- Michigan -- East Lansing 1
- Contracts 1
- Course materials 1
- Criminal investigation 1
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Study and teaching 1
- Criminals -- Identification 1
- Economic policy 1
- Economics 1
- Economics -- Study and teaching -- Argentina 1
- Economics -- Study and teaching -- Brazil 1
- Economics -- Study and teaching -- Colombia 1
- Economics -- Study and teaching -- Vietnam 1
- Educational films 1
- Ephemera 1
- Firearms -- Identification 1
- Forensic ballistics 1
- Forensic sciences 1
- Fulbright scholarships 1
- Germany 1
- Glass plate negatives 1
- Handbooks 1
- Journals (accounts) 1
- Lectures 1
- Letters 1
- London (England) 1
- Maps 1
- Minutes (Records) 1
- Money -- Vietnam 1
- Nonfiction films 1
- Outlines and syllabi 1
- Police administration 1
- Police administration -- Study and teaching 1
- Police training -- Taiwan 1
- Postcards 1
- Posters 1
- Student protesters -- Michigan -- East Lansing 1
- Taiwan 1
- Technical assistance, American -- Vietnam (Republic) 1
- Universities and colleges -- Michigan -- East Lansing 1
- Video recordings 1
- Vietnam -- Economic conditions 1
- Voice -- Psychological stress analysis 1 + ∧ less
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