Collection of Vietnamese stamps and currency, circa 1950-1970s

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Summary

Title:

Collection of Vietnamese stamps and currency

Dates:

circa 1950-1970s

Creators:

Do, Diana

Abstract:

This collection comprises the stamp and currency collection of Diana Do, a member of the Vietnamese American Coalition and Vietnamese Language Committee in Irvine, California in the 1990s. The collection includes three stamp albums of South Vietnamese stamps dating from circa 1950-1970s as well as more contemporary Vietnamese paper currency. The stamps in particular capture and depict the existence of South Vietnam, officially the "State of Vietnam" and later the "Republic of Vietnam," which governed the southern half of Vietnam from 1949 until 1975.

Extent:

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language:

Collection materials are in Vietnamese.

Preferred citation:

Collection of Vietnamese stamps and currency. MS-SEA052. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

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Background

Scope and content:: This collection comprises the stamp and currency collection of Diana Do, a member of the Vietnamese American Coalition and Vietnamese Language Committee in Irvine, California in the 1990s. The collection includes three stamp albums of South Vietnamese stamps dating from circa 1950-1970s as well as more contemporary Vietnamese paper currency. The stamps in particular capture and depict the existence of South Vietnam, officially the "State of Vietnam" and later the "Republic of Vietnam," which governed the southern half of Vietnam from 1949 until 1975.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Diana Do, 1997.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Money
Vietnamese Americans -- Archives
Postage stamps

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Claire Cella, 2014; inventory added by Zoe MacLeod, 2020.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-09-15 22:54:23 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:: The collection has not been processed but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.