Inventory of the Overseas Weekly photographs

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

Hoover Institution Library and Archives

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Title: Overseas Weekly

photographs

Date (inclusive): 1966-1971

Collection Number: 2014C35

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 12 oversize boxes, 1,851 digital image files (6.6 GB) (7.2 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Negatives and contact sheets depicting scenes from the Vietnam War and American servicemen in Vietnam. Digital copies of select records available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

Content from this collection has been digitized. Original materials are closed.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item],

Overseas Weekly

photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Alternate Forms Available

Digital copies of select records available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.

Historical Note

Alternative newspaper aimed at American servicemen published during the Vietnam War.

Scope and Content of Collection

Negatives and contact sheets depicting scenes from the Vietnam War and American servicemen in Vietnam.

Overseas Weekly covered themes including American military action, humanitarian efforts, and the conditions of the Vietnamese civilians affected by the war. Each negative or contact sheet is accompanied by a typed summary describing the images written by the photographer and submitted to the editors of the publication. These caption sheets have been transcribed and the text maintained as the primary description for the images.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Pictorial works