Guide to the photograph album of International Women's Day parade in Saigon, Vietnam MS.SEA.024
Finding aid prepared by Cyndi Shein, 2007; inventory added by Zoe MacLeod,
2020.
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Title: Photograph album of International Women's Day parade in Saigon, Vietnam
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.024
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1959
Abstract: This photograph album contains 24
black-and-white photographs of ceremonies held in Saigon, Vietnam for International Women's
Day in 1959. The celebration honored the heroic, first-century Trung sisters. Created by the
organizing committee of the event as a keepsake, the album contains descriptive captions in
English.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Intellectual property rights are
retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to
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Photograph Album of International Women's Day Parade in Saigon, Vietnam. MS-SEA024. Special
Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
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Acquired, 2003.
Processed by Cyndi Shein, 2007.
International Women's Day is an official holiday, celebrated annually on March 8 in several
countries around the world, including Vietnam. In 1959 the celebration in Saigon honored the
Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, first-century heroines of the fight for Vietnamese
independence from China.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This photograph album contains 24 black-and-white photographs of ceremonies held in Saigon,
Vietnam for Women's Day in 1959. The album was created by the organizing committee of the
event and given to an unidentified person as a keepsake. The dedication of the album is
signed by Mrs. Nguyn Van La. The celebration honored Vietnamese women in general, as well as
the Trung sisters. The album also includes music and lyrics to a song extolling "Family Law"
entitled "The Flood of the Vietnamese Women's Revolution." Photographs show parade scenes,
delegates from women's associations, a girls' choir, and a man identified as the "President
of the Republic" [Ngo Dinh Diem] conferring honors upon award recipients. There are captions
in English for each photograph.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Parades -- Vietnam -- Saigon -- Photographs.
Photograph albums -- Vietnam -- Saigon -- 20th century.
Women -- Vietnam -- Photographs.
International Women's Day -- Vietnam -- Saigon --
Photographs.
box 1
Box 1 1959