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Photograph album of International Women's Day parade in Saigon, Vietnam
MS.SEA.024  
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  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
    Title: Photograph album of International Women's Day parade in Saigon, Vietnam
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.024
    Physical Description: 0.4 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): 1959
    Abstract: This photograph album contains 24 black-and-white photographs of ceremonies held in Saigon, Vietnam for International Women's Day in 1959. The celebration honored the heroic, first-century Trung sisters. Created by the organizing committee of the event as a keepsake, the album contains descriptive captions in English.
    Language of Material: English .

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Property rights reside with the University of California. Intellectual property rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    Photograph Album of International Women's Day Parade in Saigon, Vietnam. MS-SEA024. 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.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired, 2003.

    Processing History

    Processed by Cyndi Shein, 2007.

    Historical Background

    International Women's Day is an official holiday, celebrated annually on March 8 in several countries around the world, including Vietnam. In 1959 the celebration in Saigon honored the Trung sisters, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, first-century heroines of the fight for Vietnamese independence from China.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    This photograph album contains 24 black-and-white photographs of ceremonies held in Saigon, Vietnam for Women's Day in 1959. The album was created by the organizing committee of the event and given to an unidentified person as a keepsake. The dedication of the album is signed by Mrs. Nguyn Van La. The celebration honored Vietnamese women in general, as well as the Trung sisters. The album also includes music and lyrics to a song extolling "Family Law" entitled "The Flood of the Vietnamese Women's Revolution." Photographs show parade scenes, delegates from women's associations, a girls' choir, and a man identified as the "President of the Republic" [Ngo Dinh Diem] conferring honors upon award recipients. There are captions in English for each photograph.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Parades -- Vietnam -- Saigon -- Photographs.
    Photograph albums -- Vietnam -- Saigon -- 20th century.
    Women -- Vietnam -- Photographs.
    International Women's Day -- Vietnam -- Saigon -- Photographs.