Primary Sources & Collections on the Vietnam War
The Virtual Vietnam Archive: The world’s largest digital archive of the Vietnam War “The archive’s mission is to collect and preserve the documentary record of the Vietnam War”
National Archives: Remembering Vietnam: Online Exhibit in 12 Episodes
National Archives: Explore the Collection of Primary Sources from the Vietnam War Era
Vietnam War Memorials
The Wall’s Embrace: “An award-winning documentary narrated by Jimmy Buffett about the significance of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and its enduring power to heal.”
The Virtual Wall of Faces: Dedicated to honoring and remembering every person whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Virtual Wall of Faces: Honoring and remembering every person whose name is inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. ~ Connection to Brunswick, Maine
The Virtual Wall: Vietnam Veterans Memorial ~ Vietnam War Casualties from Maine
Honor States: Vietnam War Casualties from Maine
“Honor States is dedicated to presenting vital achievements, recognition, affiliations, awards, and images that honor fallen U.S. service members” Vietnam War : Archive of American Gold Star Casualties – Brunswick, Maine
Historical Markers and War Memorials in Maine
Click HERE for the Facebook page of the Brunswick Veterans Plaza Project
Historical Marker Database: Bowdoin College Memorials
Items left at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.
“Since the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) was dedicated in November 1982, more than 400,000 items have been left by visitors as remembrances and tributes. The National Park Service collects, catalogs, and preserves these objects as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial collection…this is the largest collection of items left at The Wall ever made available to the public.”
Social Impact of the Vietnam War
National Archives: Explore Primary Sources showing the War at Home (Click on Browse Photographs, Textual Records, Moving Images, and More then click on Explore)
Vietnam War Protests Posters & Primary Documents
Media & News during the Vietnam War
Historic Stock Footage of the Vietnam War
Walter Cronkite was CBS News Anchor for 19 years including during the Vietnam War, and was considered to be “The most trusted man in America” – Walter Cronkite’s Report from Vietnam – 2/27/1968
Periscope Film’s Operation Archive: 95 Newsreels and Original footage from the Vietnam War: Scroll through 95 newsreels on the right.
44 Declassified Vietnam War Photos taken by US Army Photographers
Military Experiences of the Vietnam War
National Archives: Primary Sources of the Soldier’s Experience in Vietnam (Click on Browse Photographs, Textual Records, Moving Images, and More then click on Explore)
Veteran’s History Project from the Library of Congress: Click on Search the Veterans Collection ~ Experiencing War Featured Collection of Stories of the War
Veteran’s History Project: The Vietnam War : First-hand accounts of Vietnam War Veterans
Veteran’s History Project: First-hand accounts of Vietnam War Veterans with a Connection to Brunswick, Maine
How to participate in the Veteran’s History Project
Politics of the Vietnam War
Timeline of the Vietnam Era
LBJ Presidential Library 3D Archives of the Vietnam War
National Archives: Explore Primary Sources in Diplomacy (Click on Browse Photographs, Textual Records, Moving Images, and More then click on Explore)
Books, Articles & Newspapers about the Vietnam War
Google News Archive:
Google News Archive is an extension of Google News and provides free access to scanned archives of newspapers, some of them dating back to the 1700’s. Search for the Google News Archive for Vietnam War topics and read original newspaper articles from the 1960s and 1970s. Ex. Saigon captured
Click HERE to search the GALE POWER SEARCH at the Library’s Databases page. The password from home is 04011
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Click HERE for Mrs. Jerome’s presentation on the Vietnam War resources on this page
