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Brown University War Memorial Dedication records
Formal title:
Brown University War Memorial dedication records
Extent:
0.5 linear foot
Date range:
1997
Abstract:
The War Memorial dedication records is a collection of addresses and a program for the dedication services for the War Memorial held at Brown University on May 25, 1997. The services included addresses on World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.1MS.W1
Carley (Michael J.) (Class of 1962) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
Michael J. Carley (Class of 1962) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1964-2014
Abstract:
This collection contains biographical information about Michael John Carley (Brown University Class of 1962), who was killed in action (KIA 670227) while copiloting a helicopter mission in the Vietnam War. Carley had flown 320 missions, entitling him to 16 Air Medals. A large part of the collection is in the form of an oral history and other recollections by his widow, Connie Worthington (Brown University/Pembroke Class of 1968). Worthington talks about their days as students at Brown University, Carley’s pilot training, his experiences in Vietnam and his memorial services, as part of the Vietnam Oral History Collections. There are also recollections about Mike Carley from his U.S.M.C. comrades from military-related sources and from a reunion with Connie, son Michael Carley, Jr. and the surviving members of Mike Carley's [Sr.] squadron. Includes a published book by Mike's brother, Richard Carley, titled "Growing up on the farm: a Sharon Mountain story" which includes historical recollections of the town of Sharon, Connecticut, and a remembrance of Mike.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.C13
Getman (Geoffrey C.) (Class of 1965) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
Geoffrey C. Getman (Class of 1965) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
0.25 linear foot
Date range:
1967-2010
Abstract:
This collections contains materials about the life of Geoffrey Charles Getman (Class of 1965) and his service in the Army during the Vietnam War. The materials were collected as part of the Vietnam Veterans Archive project by Professor Beth Taylor. Getman trained as an Infantry Captain, but after receiving serious wounds in January 1968, recovering, and receiving a purple heart, was assigned to desk jobs thereafter. His last position in Vietnam was as XO of LRRP company E/20 LRRP (Long Range Recon Patrols) / 75th Infantry (Rangers) Regiment where he handled army administration and logistics. He extended his tour to become an R&R Liaison Officer, spending the last 100 days of 1969 as the MACV liaison officer at the R&R Center in Honolulu. He was discharged as a Captain in March 1970. This collection contains a brief biography of Geoffrey Getman written posthumously by his sister, Susan Getman Abernathy, and her recollections of her brother’s feelings and her role in anti-war efforts, during the Vietnam War era. There is also a communication describing his military and civilian life that Geoffrey Getman sent in 2003 to his OCS classmates via email as they were reuniting in the virtual world, state-side. There are two photographs of Getman in his dress uniform circa 1967.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.G9
Hartman (John Henry) (Class of 1964) memoir relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
John Henry Hartman (Class of 1964) memoir relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
0.25 linear feet
Date range:
2009-2012
Abstract:
This collection contains a typed memoir written by John H. Hartman for his children and grandchildren about his experiences during the Vietnam War. He titled it: “Once a Marine - 1 June 1964 to 31 December 1969.” The memoir starts with his Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship at Brown University then discusses his training in the United State Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot, his experiences during his tour of duty in Vietnam flying H-46 helicopters as a member of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165), his return the the United States and his service as a helicopter flight instructor, and finally his transition to civilian life. Hartman also gives his opinions about the strategic and tactical decisions of the Vietnam War and the lessons that should have been learned.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.H13
Kowalski (Barry F.) (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
Barry F. Kowalski (Class of 1966) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
1.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1967-2014
Abstract:
This collection is primarily information from the interview of Barry Kowalski, Class of 1966 by Professor Beth Taylor of Brown University for the Vietnam Veterans Archive collection. The interview was by telephone, on February 21, 2011. The interview draws on Barry Kowalski’s recollections of his years at Brown (1962 to 1966, graduating with a B.A. in Political Science), and his military training and experiences in Vietnam. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in the fall of 1966, and attended the Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia before receiving his commission. He wanted a non-combat position as a transport, communications, or supply officer—Military Operations Specialists (MOS), but he and his whole class were given commissions as infantry officers. He was in Vietnam from November 1967 - Summer 1968. Barry was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C. for his second and final year of service. There are some recollections about his return to the United States during the war era. In 1973, Barry earned his JD from Catholic University Law School. Since 1980, he has been a lawyer for the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. He has helped prosecute cases including the Rodney King beating and the last Department of Justice investigation of the Martin Luther King Assassination.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.K5
Molloy (Scott) social and political materials collection
Formal title:
Scott Molloy social and political materials collection
Extent:
6 cubic feet
Date range:
1947-1991
Abstract:
Political materials collected by Rhode Island College alumnus Scott Molloy. Includes letters, leaflets, newsletters, newspapers, and other printed materials created by various political groups.
Repository:
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Collection call no:
MSS-0024
Pichey (Miriam "Mimi" Dale) papers
Formal title:
Miriam "Mimi" Dale Pichey papers
Extent:
0.75 linear foot
Date range:
1964–2006 ((bulk 1968–1972))
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal papers of Miriam "Mimi" Dale Pichey, Brown University graduate of the class of 1971. Materials include correspondence, clippings, posters, bulletins, and artwork by Mimi, all related to her participation in the Women's Liberation Movement and advocacy for abortion rights on campus, locally, and nationally. This collection dates from 1964 – 2006 with the bulk of materials dating from 1968 – 1972.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS-1U-P5
Scott, (Joan Wallach) papers
Formal title:
Joan Wallach Scott papers
Extent:
14 linear feet
Date range:
1954–2019
Abstract:
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Joan Wallach Scott, scholar of French history, women's and gender history, and feminist theory. She is Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the founding director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. Materials include correspondence, administrative files, conference materials, draft writings, subject files, and print materials dating from 1954 – 2019. This collection is closed until January 1, 2048.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
MS.2021.005
Sherman (John Brooks) (Class of 1962) collection relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
John Brooks Sherman (Class of 1962) collection relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Date range:
1966-2016
Abstract:
John Brooks Sherman (1940-1966), (Brown, Class of 1962) was a pilot during the Vietnam War with the Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 235 attached to Marine Aircraft Group 11 at Da Nang, Vietnam. He was shot down during a bombing flight on March 25, 1966. This collection contains Sherman's utility knife and wrist watch which were recovered from his body by Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Ý Chí. These personal items were returned to the United States in 2016 after many years of investigation to locate Sherman's body. This collection also contains documentation about the investigation to locate Sherman's crash site, repatriate his remains, and locate any surviving relatives.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.2016.031
Sienicki (Theodore S.) (Class of 1969) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Formal title:
Theodore S. Sienicki (Class of 1969) oral history and papers relating to the Vietnam War
Extent:
0.25 Linear feet
Date range:
1973
Abstract:
Theodore S. Sienicki recorded information about his service during the Vietnam War in response to questions posed by John F. "Jay" Barry (Class of 1950), Associate Editor of the Brown Alumni Monthly. The recording was made in July 1973, four months after Sienicki had returned home from being a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. This collection contains the transcription of that recording and the article published in the Brown Alumni Monthly based on it by Jay Barry. Sienicki tells the story of his Air Force career as the weapons systems operator in an F-4 fighter-bomber based in Thailand doing bombing missions over North Vietnam. He was shot down and captured on May 3, 1972 and held as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton prison camp in Hanoi, Vietnam for 11 months until March 28, 1973.
Repository:
John Hay Library
Collection call no:
AMS.1U.S8

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