• THE VIETNAM CENTER AND ARCHIVE
  • Texas Tech University

 Finding Aid: William Giles Collection Item Number: 12740000000

Individual Collection
Location: D043.6D


Scope & Content:

  • The William Giles collection includes an undated poem written by Giles, a photograph of Giles in Vietnam; an article describing the attack on Cu Chi base camp, and 18 folders filled with love letters written by Giles while in Vietnam to Ernestine Lott. (1967-1968).

Access Level:

  • Unrestricted

Collection Inventory:

LocationBoxFolderContents
D043.6D11
1967 Letters -Jan 7,12,
2
1967 Letters- Jun 25,
3
1967 Letters- July 1,17,23
4
1967 Letters- Aug 11
5
1967 Letters- Oct 2-22
6
1967 Letters- Sept 7-30
7
1967 Letters- Nov 2-30
8
1967 Letters- Dec 3-31
9
1968 Letters- Jan 2-29,
10
1968 Letters -Feb 2-26
11
1968 Letters -March 1-24
12
1968 Letters- Apr 3-29
13
1968 Letters- May 3-29
14
1968 Letters-Jun 1-29
15
1968 Letters-July 5-30
16
1968 Letters-Aug 1-23
17
Undated poem, printed undated letters, copy of article describing the attack on Cu Chi base camp. Undated poem from Bill Giles, 2 additional copies of the poem with abstracts from letters written by William Giles
18
Newspaper article from Dec 6, 1967 letter describing the attack on Cu Chi base camp.

Separated Materials:

Photographs:Double photo of William S. Giles II VA036177.

Digitized Materials

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