Guide to the Michael Burr photographs of South Vietnam and Southern California Southeast Asian American Communities MS.SEA.066
Finding aid prepared by Julia Huynh, 2019
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Title: Michael Burr photographs of South Vietnam and Southern California Southeast Asian American Communities
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.066
Physical Description:
0.8 Linear Feet
1 legal document box; 1 letter document box, 1 OS folder
Date (inclusive): 1969-2005
Abstract: This collection is comprised of photographs taken by Michael Burr. The collection includes black and white photographs of
various sizes of Saigon, South Vietnam in 1969-1970s, as well as colored photographs of Vietnam between 2003-2005.
Language of Material:
English
.
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are generally retained by the creators of the records
and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright. For information on use,
copyright, and attribution, please visit: http://special.lib.uci.edu/using/publishing.html
Note: Michael Burr retains copyright during his lifetime of all materials created by him.
Michael Burr photographs of South Vietnam and Southern California Southeast Asian American Communities. MS-SEA066. Special
Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Gift of Michael Burr, 2017.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains photographs taken by Michael Burr, who served in U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Materials
include black and white photographs of various sizes of South Vietnam in 1969-70s, as well as colored photographs of Vietnam
between 2003-2005.
Processed by Julia Huynh, 2019.
Michael Burr served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and in 1969 was deployed to Vietnam and served as
an English language instructor to the Republic of Vietnam Air Force. While in Vietnam, he began taking photographs, which
led to his career in photography. He has served as a community events photographer in Cambodia Town, Long Beach for numerous
events, including the Cambodia Town Film Festival, as well as in the Orange County Vietnamese American community. He has also
photographed Southeast Asian American student-led events at college campuses in Southern California.
This collection is ararnged in 1 series. Series 1. Photographs of Vietnam, 1969-70s, 2003-2005. 0.8 linear feet. Original
order of photographs are maintained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Archives
Vietnam -- 21st century