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Vann-Sheehan Vietnam War Collection: Research File, circa 1920-1991 (continued)
John Paul Vann, circa 1920-1984 (continued)
State Department, Agency for International Development, Vietnam, 1964-1984 (continued)
Optimism
Documents, 1968-1971
Sheehan notes and correspondence, 1974-1976, undated
Orientation memoranda, undated
BOX 49 Pacification position papers and reports, 1964-1969, undated
(4 folders)
Pentagon job offer, 1966, 1984, undated
"Pentagon Papers," Sheehan notes, undated
Printed matter
Health programs, 1963-1965
Miscellaneous, 1963-66, undated
BOX 50 Ramsey, Douglas, 1966-69
Reports, 1965-1970, undated
Rubber industry, 1969-1971
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on Vietnam, testimony, 1970
Trips to the United States
Administrative records, 1965-1972
Correspondence, 1966-1972
Itineraries and schedules, 1970-1972
United States Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, Pa., photocopies of John Paul Vann papers, 1966-1972
(3 folders)
BOX 51 North Vietnam offensives
1968 Tet
Correspondence, 1968
Notebook, 1968
Photographs, Ben Hoa, 1968
Sheehan notes, undated
1972 Easter
Correspondence and memoranda, 1972
Miscellaneous press reports, 1972
Newcomers' briefing transcript, 1972
Notebooks, 1972
Press conference transcripts, 1972
Sheehan notes and correspondence, 1978-1979, undated
Tan Canh evacuation, 1972-1973, undated
Personnel records
Employment
Appointment, 1964-1965
Miscellany, 1965-1972
Health insurance, 1965
Job description for senior advisor, undated
Performance evaluation reports, 1965-1971, undated
Printed matter, 1963-1965
BOX 52 Photographs
Prints, 1965-1972, undated
(8 folders)
BOX 53 (5 folders)
BOX 54 Transparencies, 1965-1972, undated
BOX 55 Speech transcripts
1965, Oct. 5, School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.
1966, June 7, School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.
1967
Nov. 27, Naval Reserve Intelligence Unit, Denver, Colo.
Nov. 28, School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.
1969, Feb. 19, School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.
1971, Mar. 19, Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, Monterey, Calif.
1972, Jan. 8, Vincent Davis home, Lexington, Ky.
BOX 55-57 Subject File, 1964-1984
Notes by Sheehan, clippings, photographs, and printed material concerning Vann.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
BOX 55 1962-1963 period, undated
1964 period, 1972, undated
Alienation from American life, 1968-1976
Ambition to become secretary of the army, undated
Ancestry, 1977-1982, undated
Attitude towards Vietnamese, 1977, undated
BOX 56 Biographical data and character analysis, 1972-1975
Birth, 1981, undated
Boyhood and youth, 1972-1982, undated
Correspondence, undated
Crash and death
General notes, 1972-1983, undated
Photographs of site, 1972
Transcript of Sheehan tape, trip to site, 1972
Discouragement in late 1967-early 1968 period
1977-1983, undated
Ego, undated
Imperial mind-set, 1975-1976
Keepsakes, 1975, undated
Korea, 1981, undated
Leadership qualities, undated
Lie detectors, 1978-1983
Love of danger, 1976, undated
MacArthur, Douglas, admiration of, undated
Mannerisms, undated
BOX 57 Nha Trang headquarters, 1972
Norfolk, Va., 1980, undated
Physical traits, resemblance to John Paul Spry, undated
Phoenix program, undated
Profiles
Halberstam, David, Esquire article, 1964, undated
Miscellaneous, 1963-1976
Soldier of Fortune Magazine, 1980
Relationship with Daniel Ellsberg and others, 1972-1976
(2 folders)
Sadism, undated
Self-promotion, undated
Sense of destiny, undated
Sense of humor, undated
Sex life, 1977-1984, undated
Southern culture, 1973-1976, undated
Speaking engagements, undated
Vanity, undated
Vietnamization, 1968-1976, undated
Watergate, 1973-1975, undated
BOX 58-83 Individuals, 1957-1991
Correspondence, notebooks, journals, position and strategy papers, briefings, after-action reports, general reports, book and article manuscripts and other writings, trial transcripts, interview notes, maps, photographs, press releases, administrative records, training guidelines, and printed material collected by Sheehan, together with his notes. Material concerns individuals involved in the Vietnam War and background to the conflict in world history.
Arranged alphabetically by name of individual and thereunder by subject or type of material.
BOX 58 Abrams, Creighton, 1965-1976
Adams, Samuel, 1969-1975
Alsop, Joseph
Clippings, 1971-1989
Newspaper columns
General, 1970-1975
Vann, John Paul, 1969-1972
Notes, 1971-1989, undated
Alsop, Susan Mary, 1975-1982
Anderson, Jack Warren, undated
Arnett, Peter, undated
"A" miscellaneous, 1975-1987
Ba, Ly Tong, 1973-1987, undated
Barnet, Richard J., 1969-1974
Benoit, Charles
Correspondence and notes, 1968-1974
Draft reports, 1968-1969
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