Sybil Bailey Stockdale papers, bulk 1965-1973

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Summary

Creators:
Stockdale, Sybil
Abstract:
Diaries, coorespondence, notes, press releases, clippings, photographs, and phonotapes, relating to American prisoners of war during the Vietnamese War and to their families.
Extent:
13 manuscript boxes, 1 videocassette, 3 sound cassettes (5.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sybil Bailey Stockdale papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the collection contains correspondence between Sybil and James Stockdale from the begining of James' capture in Vietnam in 1965, till his release in 1973. The chronological file series maintains the original order of the creator; diaries, correspondence, notes, press releases, clippings, photographs, and phonotapes.

An increment of materials was received in 2020 that had been previously seperated from the collection and had been returned. This material can be found in box 12, folders 1-2, and is directly related to Stockdale's work with the National League of POW/MIA Families.

For itemized records within each year see the downloadable .pdf file, or the "Inventory of documents: Sybil Stockdale Archives," located in box 2. Photographs have been removed and separated to box 13, in chronological order from where they appeared in the chronological file series.

Biographical / historical:

Sybil Bailey Stockdale (1924-2015) was the wife of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, United States Navy, and Prisoner of war in North Vietnam, 1965-1973. Stockdale was the National coordinator of the National League of Families of American Prisoners in Southeast Asia, and cowrote the memoir In Love and War: the Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam War with her husband. James and Sybil both graduated with graduate degrees from Stanford University.

Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1981.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box 1 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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sybil Bailey Stockdale papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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