Accession Inventory of the Trần Kim Phượng papers
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Title: Trần Kim Phượng papers
Date (inclusive): 1950-1999
Collection Number: 2019C40
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
, Vietnamese
, French
Physical Description:
24 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(15.55 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Trần Kim Phượng was a Republic of Vietnam diplomat. The Trần Kim Phượng papers (1950-1999) consists of materials relating
to Trần's diplomatic career and United States-Vietnam relations during the Vietnam War.
Creator:
Trần, Kim Phượng, 1925-2004
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2019.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Trần Kim Phượng papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Republic of Vietnam diplomat who served as Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia, Australia, and the United States (1972-1975)
Scope and Content of Collection
The Trần Kim Phượng papers (1950-1999) contains materials relating to Trần's diplomatic career and United States-Vietnam relations
during the Vietnam War. The incremental materials include correspondence, diplomatic cables, country reports, photographs,
and memorabilia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam
Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Diplomatic history
Personal correspondence
Photographs
Accession Inventory
Processing Information
An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created.
No attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials
and the amount of pre-existing description received when the materials were acquired. A collection might also be labeled an
"Accession Inventory" if it is fully digital and the digital files have yet to be processed.
box 1
1973-1975
Scope and Contents
Includes telegrams pertaining to Tran's time as Ambassador.
Incremental Materials
Processing Information
These incremental materials were processed to a baseline standard that employs an accession inventory for description. An
accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection with no attempt at intellectual arrangement. The depth
of description varies depending on the format of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description received when the
materials were acquired.
box 2
1954-1974
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, legal documents, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and notes. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Cables"; "Memoranda, UNCH."
box 3
1950-1985
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, directories, legal documents, memoranda, notes, reports, and Vietnamese language booklets.
The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Minae Vuong Van Bac's Visit."
box 4
1969-1971
Scope and Contents
This box contains Vietnamese language books. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 5
1947-1973
Scope and Contents
This box contains Chinese, English, French, and Vietnamese language books. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 6
1970-1980
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, financial documents, newspaper clippings, notes, office files, and reports. The following
is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Record of: RVN Embassy's Expenses"; "Inventory"; "The Need for
U.S. Assistance to Rebuild South Vietnam."
box 7
1970-1980
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, legal documents, newspaper clippings, and printed material. The box contains Vietnamese
language original enclosure titles.
box 8
1970-1980
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, newspaper clippings, office files, and printed material.
The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "H.A."; "PRG and Foreign Affairs"; "News Articles
on Vietnam." The box also contains Vietnamese language original enclosure titles.
box 9
1964-1985
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, legal documents, office files, and printed material. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Telephone - Staff"; "J"; "Federal"; "World Bank."
box 10
1960-1979
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, financial documents, newspaper clippings, and office files. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Khiem"; "Private Papers"; "Private Papers--KL and Singapore"; "Private Papers--Oto
- Linh Tinh"; "Private Papers--Bo Ngoai-Giao."
box 11
1970-1999
Scope and Contents
This box includes financial documents, newspaper clippings, office files, and printed material. The following is a list of
original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Senate"; "VN History"; "Petroleum"; "Memos on Aid"; "The Official Visit to
the United States of His Excellency Nguyen Van Thieu, President of The Republic of Vietnam, and Mrs. Thieu"; "Substance."
box 12
1960-1979
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, office files, and printed material. The following is a list of original enclosure titles
contained in the box: "A Chronology of the Vietnam War." The box also contains Vietnamese language original enclosure titles.
box 13
1960-1979
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, office files, and printed material. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Letter President to pt Ford"; "Drafts."
box 14
1967-1974
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, financial documents, newspaper clippings, notes, and office files. The following is a list
of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Cables"; "Personnel Rieng"; "Economic Situation, Vietnam"; "MASF and Foreign
Aid Bill"; "Senate, House of Representatives"; "Prepared Statements for Hearings on Reconstruction Aid"; "Saigon"; "Dellums";
"Kenwood"; "Nominations." The box also contains Vietnamese language original enclosure titles.
box 15
1954-1986
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, financial documents, newspaper clippings, office files, and printed material. The following
is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Papiers - Prives T.K.P."; "T.K.P. Personal."
box 16
1968-1975
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, office files, and printed materials. The following is a list of original enclosure titles
contained in the box: "Canada - Formalities"; "Tho Sainteny."
box 17
1971-1975
Scope and Contents
This box includes newspaper clippings and office files. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in
the box: "Ambassador's Doc."; "Detente."
box 18
1967-1975
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and office files. The box contains Vietnamese language original enclosure
titles.
box 19
1953-1975
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, legal documents, newspaper clippings, and office files. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "1964-1968 Peace Efforts."
box 20
1953-1995
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, legal documents, office files, and printed material. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Marshall Green"; Text of Joint Communiques, speeches, etc."; "Fact Sheets."
box 21
1966-1975
Scope and Contents
This box includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, office files, and printed material. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "In South Vietnam."
box 22
1966-1975
Scope and Contents
This box includes newspaper clippings, office files, and printed material. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 25
1960s-1970s
Scope and Contents
This box contains an address file. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 23
1966-1975
Scope and Contents
This box includes photographs and printed material. The box contains Vietnamese language original enclosure titles.
box 24
1970s
Scope and Contents
This box contains photographs. There are no titled enclosures in this box.
box 26
Book titled "HUẤN - THỊ ĐẠI CƯƠNG, TÂP II"
1960s
box 27
Photographs, mostly with Richard Nixon
1970s
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Maps of Vietnam Military Regions
1970-1971
box 28
Large metal Republic of Vietnam crest from embassy gate
1970s
Conditions Governing Access
Box 28 may not be used without permission of the Archivist
