Neil Sheehan papers, 1920-1993 (bulk 1960-1993).
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 110,000 items; 239 containers plus 8 classified and 1 oversize; 129 linear feetContained works: - Sheehan, Neil. Bright shining lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. 1988
- Sheehan, Neil. After the war was over: Hanoi and Saigon. 1992
- Alsop, Joseph, 1910-1989 -- Correspondence
- Colby, William Egan, 1920- -- Correspondence
- Ellsberg, Daniel -- Correspondence
- Halberstam, David -- Correspondence
- Harkins, Paul D. (Paul Donal), 1904-1984 -- Correspondence
- Huỳnh, Văn Cao -- Correspondence
- Kissinger, Henry, 1923- -- Correspondence
- Komer, R. W. -- Correspondence
- Krulak, Victor H. -- Correspondence
- Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987 -- Correspondence
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 -- Correspondence
- Nguyễn, Văn Thiệu, 1923-2001 -- Correspondence
- Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987 -- Correspondence
- Trần, Ngọc Châu, 1924- -- Correspondence
- United States. Agency for International Development
- United States. Army -- Officers
- Vietnam (Republic). Quân lực
- Martin Marietta Corporation
- United Press International
- Current news; early bird edition
- Pentagon Papers
- New York times
- Journalists -- Indochina
- Journalists -- Vietnam
- Journalists -- Washington (D.C.)
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Hanoi (Vietnam) -- History
- Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) -- History
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Periodicals
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam
- Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Vietnam -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
- Authors
- Journalists
- Formerly cataloged under the name Vann, John Paul. Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection. See case file for details.
Restrictions apply.
Classified, in part.
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.
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.
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.
Some maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division.
Some photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Sound recordings of interviews transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
Author and journalist.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054
Formerly cataloged under the name Vann, John Paul. Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection. See case file for details.
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