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_2lcmd
100 1 _aSheehan, Neil.
245 0 0 _aNeil Sheehan papers,
_f1920-1993
_g(bulk 1960-1993).
300 _a110,000
_fitems.
300 _a239
_fcontainers plus
_a8
_fclassified and
_a1
_foversize.
300 _a129
_flinear feet.
351 _aArranged 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 _aRestrictions apply.
506 1 _aClassified, in part.
520 8 _aCorrespondence, 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 _aThe 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 _aJohn 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 _3Some maps
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Geography and Maps Division.
544 _3Some photographs
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
544 _3Sound recordings of interviews
_etransferred to
_aLibrary of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.
545 0 _aAuthor and journalist.
546 _aCollection material in English.
555 8 _aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054
583 _aFormerly cataloged under the name Vann, John Paul. Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection. See case file for details.
600 1 0 _aAlsop, Joseph,
_d1910-1989
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aColby, William Egan,
_d1920-
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aEllsberg, Daniel
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aHalberstam, David
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aHarkins, Paul D.
_q(Paul Donal),
_d1904-1984
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aHuỳnh, Văn Cao
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aKissinger, Henry,
_d1923-
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aKomer, R. W.
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aKrulak, Victor H.
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aLansdale, Edward Geary,
_d1908-1987
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aNixon, Richard M.
_q(Richard Milhous),
_d1913-1994
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aNguyễn, Văn Thiệu,
_d1923-2001
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aTaylor, Maxwell D.
_q(Maxwell Davenport),
_d1901-1987
_vCorrespondence.
600 1 0 _aTrần, Ngọc Châu,
_d1924-
_vCorrespondence.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bAgency for International Development.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bArmy
_xOfficers.
610 1 0 _aVietnam (Republic).
_bQuân lực.
610 2 0 _aMartin Marietta Corporation.
610 2 0 _aUnited Press International.
630 0 0 _aCurrent news; early bird edition.
630 0 0 _aPentagon Papers.
630 0 0 _aNew York times.
650 0 _aJournalists
_zIndochina.
650 0 _aJournalists
_zVietnam.
650 0 _aJournalists
_zWashington (D.C.)
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_xElection
_y1964.
650 0 _aVietnam War, 1961-1975.
651 0 _aHanoi (Vietnam)
_xHistory.
651 0 _aHo Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
_xHistory.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xArmed Forces
_vPeriodicals.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_zVietnam.
651 0 _aVietnam
_xForeign relations
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aVietnam
_xPolitics and government
_y1945-1975.
656 7 _aAuthors.
_2itoamc
656 7 _aJournalists.
_2itoamc
700 1 _aAlsop, Joseph,
_d1910-1989.
_tJoseph Alsop interview.
700 1 _aBraestrup, Peter.
_tPeter Braestrup interview.
700 1 _aBunker, Ellsworth,
_d1894-1984.
_tEllsworth Bunker interview.
700 1 _aChristian, George,
_d1927-
_tGeorge Christian interview.
700 1 _aColby, William Egan,
_d1920-
_tWilliam Egan Colby interview.
700 1 _aDePuy, William E.
_q(William Eugene),
_d1919-1992.
_tWilliam E. DePuy interview.
700 1 _aEllsberg, Daniel.
_tDaniel Ellsberg interview.
700 1 _aHabib, Philip Charles,
_d1920-
_tPhilip Charles Habib interview.
700 1 _aHalberstam, David.
_tDavid Halberstam interview.
700 1 _aHuỳnh, Văn Cao.
_tVăn Cao Huỳnh interview.
700 1 _aKomer, Robert,
_d1922-2000.
_tR.W. Komer interview.
700 1 _aKrulak, Victor H.
_tVictor H. Krulak interview.
700 1 _aLansdale, Edward Geary,
_d1908-1987.
_tEdward Geary Lansdale interview.
700 1 _aLodge, Henry Cabot,
_d1902-1985.
_tHenry Cabot Lodge interview.
700 1 _aLý, Tòng Bá.
_tTòng Bá Lý interview.
700 1 _aNgô, Dzu.
_tDzu Ngô interview.
700 1 _aPhạm, Văn Đồng,
_d1906-2000.
_tVăn Đồng Phạm interview.
700 1 2 _aSheehan, Neil.
_tBright shining lie : John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam.
_f1988.
700 1 2 _aSheehan, Neil.
_tAfter the war was over: Hanoi and Saigon.
_f1992.
700 1 _aTrần, Ngọc Châu,
_d1924-
_tNgọc Châu Trân interview.
700 1 _aVann, John Paul.
_tJohn Paul Vann papers.
700 1 _aWestmoreland, William C.
_q(William Childs),
_d1914-2005.
_tWilliam C. Westmoreland interview.
700 1 _aYork, Robert H.
_q(Robert Howard),
_d1913-
_tRobert H. York interview.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Defense.
856 4 _3Finding aid
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054
856 4 _3Finding aid (PDF)
_uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009054.3
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