John M. Levinson papers, 1954-1991

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Summary

Creators:
Levinson, John M., 1927-
Abstract:
Speeches and writings, conference proceedings, reports, studies, memoranda, correspondence, pamphlets, hearing transcripts, serials, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to medical conditions in Vietnam and elsewhere in Indochina, private American medical and other relief assistance to Vietnam, and the medical effects of use of defoliants and herbicides in Vietnam during the Vietnamese War. Includes postage stamps issued by the governments of French Indochina, Cambodia, Laos, and North and South Vietnam, 1889-1974.
Extent:
31 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 14 envelopes, 1 album box, 1 phonotape cassette (18.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John M. Levinson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1927 August 17
Born, Atlantic City, New Jersey
1945-1947
Served in U.S. Navy
1949
B.S. Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
1953
M.D. Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
1963-1983
Made various trips to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
1964
Lobbied for Volunteer Physicians for Viet Nam Program
1965
Founded Aid for International Medicine
1967
Became consultant to Edward M. Kennedy's U.S. Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected with Refugees and Escapees
1967-1973
Participated in Subcommittee study missions to Vietnam
1967-1976
Served on CARE-MEDICO board of directors
1978
Became consultant to U.S. Veterans Administration
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1984.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box FH12 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], John M. Levinson 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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