Neil Sheehan papers, (Record no. 44268)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | mm 93080429 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Description conventions | dacs |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | R |
| Source | lcmd |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sheehan, Neil. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Neil Sheehan papers, |
| Inclusive dates | 1920-1993 |
| Bulk dates | (bulk 1960-1993). |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 110,000 |
| Type of unit | items. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 239 |
| Type of unit | containers plus |
| Extent | 8 |
| Type of unit | classified and |
| Extent | 1 |
| Type of unit | oversize. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 129 |
| Type of unit | linear feet. |
| 351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS | |
| Organization | Arranged in 6 series. Series 1: Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection, circa 1920-1993; Series 2: Professional File, 1956-1993; Closed, 1937-1985; Oversize, 1962-1971; Classified, 1960-1972; and Top Secret, 1961-1969. |
| 506 1# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Restrictions apply. |
| 506 1# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE | |
| Terms governing access | Classified, in part. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Correspondence, drafts of writings, interview transcripts, notes, research material, and other papers relating to Sheehan's career as a journalist for United Press International in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam (1962-1964), and for the New York Times in Indonesia (1965), Vietnam (1965-1966), and Washington, D.C. (1966-1972); to his writings concerning the Vietnamese conflict, especially his books, A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (1988) and After the War Was Over: Hanoi and Saigon (1992); and to the publication of the Pentagon Papers. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The portion of the collection titled, Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection, consists of drafts, correspondence, and other publication records for A Bright Shining Lie; Sheehan's research file which includes John Paul Vann's personal papers; notes and summaries of interviews; official documents; and the U.S. Dept. of Defense's Current News Early Bird Edition (1964-1975). Interviewees include Joseph Alsop, Peter Braestrup, Ellsworth Bunker, George Christian, William Egan Colby, William E. DePuy, Daniel Ellsberg, Philip Charles Habib, David Halberstam, Văn Cao Huỳnh, Robert W. Komer, Victor H. Krulak, Edward Geary Lansdale, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Tòng Bá Lý, Dzu Ngô, Văn Đồng Phạm, Ngọc Châu Trần, William C. Westmoreland, and Robert H. York. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | John Paul Vann's personal papers consist of correspondence, diaries, notebooks, military records, legal and financial papers, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Vann's military career as advisor (1962-1963) to the South Vietnamese army (Quân lực) and to his service (1965-1972) in the U.S. Agency for International Development pacification program in Vietnam. Also includes material pertaining to Vann's military career prior to the Vietnam War, his work for Martin Marietta Corporation, Denver, Colo. (1963-1965), and his political affiliations and involvement in the 1964 presidential campaign. Vann's correspondents include Joseph Alsop, William Egan Colby, Daniel Ellsberg, David Halberstam, Paul D. Harkins, Văn Cao Huỳnh, Henry Kissinger, R.W. Komer, Victor H. Krulak, Edward Geary Lansdale, Richard M. Nixon, Văn Thiệu Nguyễn, Maxwell D. Taylor, and Ngọc Châu Trần. |
| 544 ## - LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE | |
| Materials specified | Some maps |
| Provenance | transferred to |
| Custodian | Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division. |
| 544 ## - LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE | |
| Materials specified | Some photographs |
| Provenance | transferred to |
| Custodian | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. |
| 544 ## - LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE | |
| Materials specified | Sound recordings of interviews |
| Provenance | transferred to |
| Custodian | Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. |
| 545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA | |
| Biographical or historical data | Author and journalist. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Collection material in English. |
| 555 8# - CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE | |
| Cumulative index/finding aids note | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054</a> |
| 583 ## - ACTION NOTE | |
| Action | Formerly cataloged under the name Vann, John Paul. Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection. See case file for details. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Alsop, Joseph, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1910-1989 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Colby, William Egan, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1920- |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ellsberg, Daniel |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Halberstam, David |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Harkins, Paul D. |
| Fuller form of name | (Paul Donal), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1904-1984 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Huỳnh, Văn Cao |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kissinger, Henry, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1923- |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Komer, R. W. |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Krulak, Victor H. |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lansdale, Edward Geary, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1908-1987 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nixon, Richard M. |
| Fuller form of name | (Richard Milhous), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1913-1994 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nguyễn, Văn Thiệu, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1923-2001 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Taylor, Maxwell D. |
| Fuller form of name | (Maxwell Davenport), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1901-1987 |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Trần, Ngọc Châu, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1924- |
| Form subdivision | Correspondence. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | Agency for International Development. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | Army |
| General subdivision | Officers. |
| 610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Vietnam (Republic). |
| Subordinate unit | Quân lực. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Martin Marietta Corporation. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United Press International. |
| 630 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Current news; early bird edition. |
| 630 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Pentagon Papers. |
| 630 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | New York times. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Journalists |
| Geographic subdivision | Indochina. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Journalists |
| Geographic subdivision | Vietnam. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Journalists |
| Geographic subdivision | Washington (D.C.) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Presidents |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| General subdivision | Election |
| Chronological subdivision | 1964. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Vietnam War, 1961-1975. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Hanoi (Vietnam) |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Armed Forces |
| Form subdivision | Periodicals. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | Vietnam. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Vietnam |
| General subdivision | Foreign relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Vietnam |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1945-1975. |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Authors. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 656 #7 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION | |
| Occupation | Journalists. |
| Source of term | itoamc |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Alsop, Joseph, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1910-1989. |
| Title of a work | Joseph Alsop interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Braestrup, Peter. |
| Title of a work | Peter Braestrup interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bunker, Ellsworth, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1894-1984. |
| Title of a work | Ellsworth Bunker interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Christian, George, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1927- |
| Title of a work | George Christian interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Colby, William Egan, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1920- |
| Title of a work | William Egan Colby interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | DePuy, William E. |
| Fuller form of name | (William Eugene), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1919-1992. |
| Title of a work | William E. DePuy interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ellsberg, Daniel. |
| Title of a work | Daniel Ellsberg interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Habib, Philip Charles, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1920- |
| Title of a work | Philip Charles Habib interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Halberstam, David. |
| Title of a work | David Halberstam interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Huỳnh, Văn Cao. |
| Title of a work | Văn Cao Huỳnh interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Komer, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1922-2000. |
| Title of a work | R.W. Komer interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Krulak, Victor H. |
| Title of a work | Victor H. Krulak interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lansdale, Edward Geary, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1908-1987. |
| Title of a work | Edward Geary Lansdale interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lodge, Henry Cabot, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1902-1985. |
| Title of a work | Henry Cabot Lodge interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lý, Tòng Bá. |
| Title of a work | Tòng Bá Lý interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ngô, Dzu. |
| Title of a work | Dzu Ngô interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Phạm, Văn Đồng, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1906-2000. |
| Title of a work | Văn Đồng Phạm interview. |
| 700 12 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sheehan, Neil. |
| Title of a work | Bright shining lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. |
| Date of a work | 1988. |
| 700 12 - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sheehan, Neil. |
| Title of a work | After the war was over: Hanoi and Saigon. |
| Date of a work | 1992. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Trần, Ngọc Châu, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1924- |
| Title of a work | Ngọc Châu Trân interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vann, John Paul. |
| Title of a work | John Paul Vann papers. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Westmoreland, William C. |
| Fuller form of name | (William Childs), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1914-2005. |
| Title of a work | William C. Westmoreland interview. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | York, Robert H. |
| Fuller form of name | (Robert Howard), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1913- |
| Title of a work | Robert H. York interview. |
| 710 1# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | Department of Defense. |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054</a> |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Finding aid (PDF) |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054.3">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054.3</a> |
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