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Summary Information
Vietnam Veterans Against the War Records
1967-2006 (bulk 1967-1975)
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Mss 370; PH 4580; Disc 154A; Audio 898A; VHA 642; VBC 108-109; M93-167; M2012-012
27.4 c.f. (23 record center cartons, 8 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 card box, and 1 oversize folder), 0.4 c.f. of photographs and drawings (1 archives box), 48 negatives on 10 strips (3 folders), 18 transparencies, 2 discs, 33 tape recordings, and 3 videorecordings; plus additions of 0.2 c.f. and 22 videorecordings
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
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 located 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.
There is a restriction on use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.
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