Legacies of the Vietnam War: Colloquium Series

University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632

email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Published in 2001

Collection Overview

Title:	Legacies of the Vietnam War: Colloquium Series
Date range:	1999-2000
Creator:	Kunz, Don
Extent:	3 box(es) 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:	This collection contains materials from the 1999 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium entitled “Legacies of the Vietnam War.” Materials include video cassette recordings of events and photographs from the Colloquium.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	University Archives and Special Collections
Collection number:	Rec. Gr. 136

Scope & content

Throughout the Fall of 1999, the University of Rhode Island sponsored an Honors Colloquium presentation series entitled "Legacies of the Vietnam War." It was directed by Professor Don Kunz of the English Department and Professor Gerry Tyler of the Political Science Department. Each presentation featured a guest speaker who discussed a particular aspect of the war. The speakers were comprised of journalists, politicians, authors, professors and Vietnam veterans. Each speaker was video-taped and the tapes were then digitally mastered and recorded onto digital video cassettes. These materials were given to the Archives as a gift by Professor Kunz on February 2, 2000.

Series I, Colloquium Events, contains a total of twenty-five digital video cassette tapes--two for each presentation with the exception of one which consists of three cassettes. Each tape is dated, numbered, and indicates the speaker. There is also a poster (See map case "V") that describes each event including the stage play, Tracers, and photo exhibit which were not video-taped. Kunz and Tyler also included a more detailed description of each presentation which can be found in Box 1, folder 7.

Series II, Photographs, includes nine photographs originating from an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency that were taken in Vietnam during the conflict. These photographs were part of the photo exhibit mentioned above. They were donated by an anonymous source and then given to the Archives by Judith Tolnick, the Coordinator of Art Galleries at URI.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series as follows:

• 1. Colloquium Events
• 2. Photographs

Historical note

No biographical or historical information.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	Any qualified person doing scholarly research is permitted to use material housed in the Special Collections Unit.
Use of the materials:	Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.
Preferred citation:	Legacies of the Vietnam War: Colloquium Series, Rec. Gr. 136, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections.
Contact information:	University Archives and Special Collections 15 Lippitt Road Kingston, RI 02881-2011 Tel: 401-874-4632 email: archives@etal.uri.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	These materials were given to the Archives as a gift by Professor Kunz on February 2, 2000.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Mark J. Dionne.
Encoding:	Finding aid encoded by Mark J. Dionne. 2001, updated by Erin C. Mullen on 2012 January 20, updated by Mark Dionne on 2020 April 16.
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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