Guide to the Larry Engelmann papers MS.SEA.059
Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod, 2022; updated by Charla DelaCuadra, 2024.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2024
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Larry Engelmann papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.059
Physical Description:
15.3 Linear Feet
(6 record cartons; 15 flat boxes; 4 legal-size document boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1940-2011
Abstract: The Larry Engelmann papers consists of Engelmann's research on the Vietnam War, including personal interviews of Americans
and Vietnamese, focusing on Saigon in the days surrounding the Fall of South Vietnam. The collection contains photographs,
cassette tapes, videos, floppy disks, one LP, books, and files. Larry Engelmann was professor and writer, as well as an advocate
for Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees. The collection also contains the papers of Father Joe Devlin (acquired by Engelmann),
including journals, correspondence, audio journals, photographs, news clippings, and other documentation of his time assisting
Vietnamese refugees from the 1960s onward.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
The collection is only minimally processed, but is open for research. Access to original audio visual materials is restricted.
Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Erika Carey, 2016, 2019.
Preferred Citation
Larry Engelmann papers. MS-SEA059. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].
Content Description
The Larry Engelmann papers consists of Engelmann's research on the Vietnam War, including personal interviews of Americans
and Vietnamese, focusing on Saigon in the days surrounding the Fall of South Vietnam. The collection contains photographs,
cassette tapes, videos, floppy disks, one LP, books, and files. The collection also contains the papers of Father Joe Devlin
(acquired by Engelmann), including journals, correspondence, audio journals, photographs, news clippings, and other documentation
of his time assisting Vietnamese refugees from the 1960s onward.
Publication Rights
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Refugees -- History -- Sources
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Archives
Unprocessed addition 2016 Accession 2016-023
circa 1940-2011
Physical Description: 9.8 Linear Feet(5 record cartons; 12 flat boxes)
Series Scope and Contents Summary
This addition to the collection contains photographs, cassette tapes, videos, floppy disks, one LP, books, and files.
Box 1, Folder 1
Archie Kuntze Story for Viet Magazine
2011
Box 1, Folder 2
Essays in Relation to China
undated
Box 1, Folder 3
Geography in Vietnam
undated
Box 1, Folder 4
Indochina in the 1940s and 1950s
circa 1940-1950
Box 1, Folder 7
Essay: Covered by Engelmann
1993
Box 1, Folder 8
Military Evacuation
undated
Box 1, Folder 9
US involvement in the Vietnam War
undated
Box 1, Folder 11
Letters and Work from Kiki Engelmann
undated
Box 1, Folder 12
US Delegation Four Party Joint Military Team Yearbook
1974
Box 1, Folder 13
The Washington Post Magazine
1988
Box 1, Folder 14
ARCWP: Aid to Refugee Children w/ Parents
1990
Box 1, Folder 15
Independence Highschool: Writings
undated
Box 1, Folder 16
Asylum: Refugee Concern
1990
Box 1, Folder 17
Sworn Statement of Captain Traynor
1975
Box 1, Folder 18
American Way Magazine
1988
Box 1, Folder 19
Los Angeles Magazine
1983
Box 1, Folder 20
Essay: Angels' Perch
1988
Box 1, Folder 21
Engelmann Letters (1 of 5)
undated
Box 1, Folder 22
Engelmann Letters (2 of 5)
undated
Box 1, Folder 23
Engelmann Letters (3 of 5)
undated
Box 1, Folder 24
Engelmann Letters (4 of 5)
undated
Box 1, Folder 25
Engelmann Letters (5 of 5)
undated
Box 1
Film Roll: Indochina
undated
Box 2, Folder 1
Engelmann Letters
undated
Box 2, Folder 2
Engelmann Articles
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
North vs South Vietnam
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
Robert Elegant Article
1978
Box 2, Folder 6
Refugees/ Evacuees (1 of 3)
undated
Box 2, Folder 7
Refugees/ Evacuees (2 of 3)
undated
Box 2, Folder 8
Refugees/ Evacuees (3 of 3)
undated
Box 2, Folder 9
Laos and Khmer Culture
undated
Box 2, Folder 10
Military and Navy (1 of 2)
undated
Box 2, Folder 11
Military and Navy (2 of 2)
undated
Box 2, Folder 12
Essay: Japan and Vietnam Wartime Relationship
1995
Box 2, Folder 13
Essay: Pedagogical War
undated
Box 2, Folder 14
Vietnam Transportation
undated
Box 2, Folder 15
Water Walker: Father Joe Devlin's Story
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
The Tianamen Square Massacre Deal and the Women who loved Admirals
1992
Box 2, Folder 17
DAO Final Assessment
1975
Box 2, Folder 18
Keane Tape Transcript
undated
Box 2, Folder 19
Polgar Tape Transcript
undated
Box 2, Folder 20
Comments by Polgar
undated
Box 2, Folder 21
Memorandum to john Greaney
undated
Box 2, Folder 22
Nguyen Cong Hoan - Opposition Assembly
undated
Box 2, Folder 23
Engelmann Interviews
undated
Box 2, Folder 25
Book: Vietnam from Cease-Fire to Capitulation
1981
Box 3, Folder 1
Special Documents of the Fall of Saigon from Ford Papers (1 of 5)
undated
Box 3, Folder 2
Special Documents of the Fall of Saigon from Ford Papers (2 of 5)
undated
Box 3, Folder 3
Special Documents of the Fall of Saigon from Ford Papers (3 of 5)
undated
Box 3, Folder 4
Special Documents of the Fall of Saigon from Ford Papers (4 of 5)
undated
Box 3, Folder 5
Special Documents of the Fall of Saigon from Ford Papers (5 of 5)
undated
Box 3, Folder 6
Thesis: Here's Vietnam
1985
Box 3, Folder 7
Oral History Interview on the "Last Days in Vietnam"
1984
Box 3, Folder 8
Vietnam and Cathay Pacific
undated
Box 3, Folder 9
Booklet: Report from Vietnam and Kampuchea
1984
Box 3, Folder 10
Issue: Refugee and Displaced Persons on the Thai-Burmese Border
1990
Box 3, Folder 11
Photographs (1 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 12
Photographs (2 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 13
Photographs (3 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 14
Photographs (4 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 15
Photographs (5 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 16
Photographs (6 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 17
Photographs (7 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 18
Photographs (8 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 19
Photographs (9 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 20
Photographs (10 of 10)
undated
Box 3, Folder 21
Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam
1973-1975
Box 4, Folder 1
Photograph (Slides)
undated
Box 4, Folder 2
Book: Reflections from Capivity
1978
Box 4, Folder 3
Vietnamese Culture
undated
Box 4, Folder 5
Cambodian Culture
undated
Box 4, Folder 6
Indochina Chronology
1991
Box 4, Folder 7
Paper: Centre of South-East Asian Studies
1989
Box 4, Folder 8
Background Information
1966
Box 4, Folder 10
Reports on Vietnam War
undated
Box 4, Folder 11
The Battle for Khesanh
1967
Box 4, Folder 12
Vietnam 10 Years Later
1983
Box 4, Folder 13
Thesis: The Khmer Rouge Cannon
1975-1979
Box 4, Folder 14
Vietnamese Newswatch
1992
Box 4, Folder 15
Communist Rule Publications
undated
Box 4, Folder 17
The First Fourty Years
1945-85
Box 4, Folder 20
Conference Report (1 of 2)
1993
Box 4, Folder 21
Conference Report (2 of 2)
undated
Box 4
Book: The Third Indochina War
1973-1975
Box 4
Book: My 1632 Days of "Re-Education"
1975-1979
Box 13
Cassette Tapes, Mini Cassette Tapes
Box 14
Cassette Tapes, Floppy Disks, VHS Tapes
Box 15
Cassette Tapes, Floppy Disks
Unprocessed addition 2022 Accession 2022-028
circa 1975
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet(1 letter size folder)
Series Scope and Contents Summary
This addition to the collection contains photographs of CBS News correspondents, including Brian Ellis, who was one of the
last people to leave the US Embassy on the day Saigon fell.
Box 4, folder accn2022-028 001
Minimally processed addition Accession 2023-027
circa 1970-1991
Larry Engelmann papers
circa 1989-1991
Scope and Contents Note
This series contains notes and publications pertaining to Larry Engelmann's research on China and Vietnam.
box accn2023-027 004
Box 4
circa 1970-1991
Scope and Contents Note
notes, clippings, and periodicals
Joseph Devlin papers
circa 1970-1991
Scope and Contents Note
This subseries contains the papers of Father Joe Devlin, a Jesuit priest who traveled to Vietnam in the 1970s to assist Vietnamese
refugees. His papers contain journals, correspondence, audio journals, photographs, news clippings, and other documentation.
box accn2023-027 001
Box 1
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents Note
notes, clippings, correspondence, and ephemera
box accn2023-027 002
Box 2
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents Note
notes, clippings, correspondence, and ephemera
box accn2023-027 003
Box 3
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents Note
notes, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera
box accn2023-027 004
Box 4
circa 1970-1991
Scope and Contents Note
notes, clippings, correspondence, and ephemera
box accn2023-027 005
Box 5
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents Note
journal audio cassettes
box accn2023-027 006
Box 6
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents Note
album
box accn2023-027 007
Box 7
circa 1970-1977
Scope and Contents Note
album
box accn2023-027 008
Box 8
circa 1970-1985
Scope and Contents Note
mounted photographs