The Vietnam Center and Archive: Finding Aid

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Association Collection (Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO))
Location: D102.3A, Cold Storage Vault

The Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) Collection contains documents, videos, CD Roms and newsletters documenting the unit's work in Vietnam and their recent reunion, preservation, and fundraising activities.

The Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) was created in 1962, when Colonel Arthur A. Jones received a directive to form a unit to provide documentary films to the U. S. Army Pentagon, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. By 1968, a permanent unit had been stationed in Saigon, to cover military activities in Vietnam. When on assignment in Vietnam, DASPO teams operated much like civilian journalists covering the war, but with much greater access. They were assigned projects, created their own stories, and covered combat. DASPO photographers captured some of the most recognizable images of the Vietnam Conflict.

Location	Box	Folder	Contents
D102.3A	1	1	Two paper copies of Power Point presentation given at Texas Tech University, May 2, 2002
		2	DASPO Newsletter, August 2001-July 2002

Electronic Media:	Two copies of DASPO Texas Tech University Power Point presentation (723EM0054-055). Army Combat Photographer DASPO (723EM0134).
Moving Images:	DASPO Footage: Vietnam (723VI0629). DASPO: A Look Back (723VI0628). Army Combat Photographer Archive (723VI0854)

Portions of this collection have been digitized. Use the links below to view these items.

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