Summary Information

Title: Vietnam Veterans Against the War Records
Inclusive Dates: 1967-2014 (bulk 1967-1975)

Creator:

• Vietnam Veterans Against the War

Call Number: Mss 370; Audio 898A; PH 4580; VBC 108-109; VHA 642; M93-167; M2012-012; M2020-012

Quantity: 27.4 cubic feet (23 record center cartons, 8 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 card box, and 1 oversize folder), 2 audio recordings (7-inch discs), 33 audio recordings (cassettes), 0.4 cubic feet of photographs and drawings (1 archives box), 48 negatives on 10 strips (3 folders), 18 transparencies (1 folder), 2 video recordings (3/4-inch U-matic) and 1 video recording (1/2-inch VHS); plus additions of 5.3 cubic feet (4 record center cartons, 2 archives boxes, 2 half-archives boxes and 1 oversize folder), 41 audio recordings, 1.6 cubic feet of photographs (1 records center carton, 1 archives box, 1 folder, and 1 oversize folder), 0.2 cubic feet of negatives (1 half-archives box), 0.4 cubic feet of transparencies (1 archives box), 2 reels of film (8 mm), 14 reels of film (Super 8mm), 23 video recordings (3/4-inch U-matic), and 1 video recording (DVD)
Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records, mainly 1967-1975, of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), a national organization formed in 1967 by Vietnam veterans who favored military withdrawal from Vietnam. After the war, VVAW worked for improved services and benefits for Vietnam veterans. Included are records of the national office, which was in New York City and then Chicago, documenting national programs and activities, especially participation in anti-war demonstrations and the Winter Soldier war crimes investigation, as well as support for the rights of active-duty G.I.s around the world and political prisoners such as the Gainesville Eight, Gary Lawton, Ashby Leach, and the Leavenworth Brothers. Of special note is correspondence with various incarcerated prisoners. In addition to records from the national office there are records created by three local chapters: Brooklyn-Northern New Jersey (later Clarence Fitch), Madison, and Milwaukee, all focusing on the post-Vietnam War period and primarily documenting Agent Orange work and involvement in the peace movement during the 1980s and 1990s.

Note:

There is a restriction on use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00370

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