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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

Members of the MSU Vietnam Advisory Group (MSUG) visit various provinces with Vietnamese military personnel.

Dates: undated

USIA Film on Project, undated

 Item — Reel 90
Scope and Contents

A Vietnamese film (narrated in English) about the issuance of new plastic identification cards to replace old identification papers. The story focuses on an irritable character, "Mister Ba", who tries to convince his family that the government's idea to create new forms of personal identification is bureaucratic nonsense.

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

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Type
Collection 8
Archival Object 3
 
Subject
Vietnam 5
Photographs 4
Letters (correspondence) 3
Reports 3
Criminal justice, Administration of 2