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Title: Charles Francis Sloane papers
Date (inclusive): 1940-1991
Collection Number: 2010C1
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Vietnamese
Physical Description:
15 manuscript boxes, 6 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(11.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Charles Francis Sloane papers consist of scrapbooks, writings, correspondence, public safety publications, photographs,
slides, and other materials that primarily relate to police training, counter-insurgency warfare, and South Vietnamese police
activities during the Vietnam War.
Creator:
Sloane, Charles Francis, 1910-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2009.
[Identification of item], Charles Francis Sloane papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1910 | Born, Pennsylvania. |
| 1931-1942 | Trooper, New York State Police, Oneida, NY. |
| 1942-1945 | Civilian Chief of Police (Patrol Supervisor), US Naval Training Station, US Navy Department, Sampson, NY. |
| 1946-1949 | Chief of Police, Cortland, NY. |
| 1949-1955 | Senior Personnel Technician, Examinations Division, New York State Department of Civil Service, Albany, NY. |
| 1955-1960 | Police Advisor, Michigan State University Viet Nam Advisory Group, Saigon, Vietnam. |
| 1960-1962 | Police Administrator, Syracuse, NY. |
| 1962-1964 | Regional Police Advisor, Region 1, Vietnam. |
| 1965-1966 | Deputy Chief of Field Operations, Saigon, Vietnam. |
| 1966-1967 | Assistant Coordinator of VN Affairs, Washington, D.C. |
| 1967-1969 | Provincial Public Safety Chief, Dacca, East Pakistan. |
| 1969-1971 | Deputy Assistant Public Safety Officer (Field Operations), Vietnam. |
| 1971-1973 | Training Advisor/Inspections (Saigon) and Regional Training Advisor (Can Tho), Vietnam. |
| 1973-? | Instructor/Administrative Officer, Management Systems Section, International Police Academy. |
| 1955 | Organized the Vietnamese National Police Academy. |
| 1962-1973 | Worked for the United States State Department (Agency for International Development). |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Charles Francis Sloane papers consist of scrapbooks, writings, correspondence, public safety publications, photographs,
slides, and other materials that primarily relate to police training, counter-insurgency warfare, and South Vietnamese police
activities during the Vietnam War.
The scrapbooks primarily document Sloane's experiences in numerous positions throughout New York State and his work for the
United States State Department Agency for International Development (AID). The remainder of the collection documents Sloane's
work experience in public safety in Vietnam. Many photographs and documents reveal events surrounding public safety training
and recognition ceremonies. More specifically, numerous photographs relate to United States Operations Mission (USOM), Vietnam,
the Joint United States Public Affairs Office (JUSPAO), and dinner receptions.
Materials are arranged in chronological order or by the original order of the creator.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Guerrilla warfare
Police training
Police -- Vietnam