The newest issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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Mr. Jason Stewart, oral historian at the Vietnam Archive, has published his first book, The Timeline of the Vietnam War. As the title suggests, this work provides a comprehensive history of the conflict, beginning with the French colonial experience in Indochina and ending with the aftermath of the conflict in both Southeast Asia and the United States. This book recounts all important aspects of the conflict in vivid detail, and provides a powerful introduction to the war for those beginning to study one of the most controversial episodes in American history.

Please join me in congratulating Jason on this accomplishment.

Do you have family heirlooms in need of proper storage, but aren’t sure what to do with them? Are you interested in, or want to learn more about the archival profession? Then don’t miss this exciting opportunity!

Kickoff Event: Thursday October 16, 2008, 3:00pm – 5:30pm in the Formby Room of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Building. Attend a presentation about archives and then take a behind the scenes tour of both archival facilities.

Preserving Your Family Records Workshop Series: Tuesday October 21, 2008, 11:00am – 6:30pm in the Formby Room of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Building. The series will include workshops focusing on the basic preservation of paper, photographs, textiles, audio-visuals and digital materials. Workshops will be followed by a one on one, in depth question and answer forum with archival professionals.

For more detailed information, please visit http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/archivesmonth.htm

Due to excessive rain and flooding in the Lubbock area, Texas Tech University and the Vietnam Center and Archive will be closed on Friday, September 12th. We will reopen on Monday, September 15th.

Mr. David Shelly, an Army Combat Veteran of the Vietnam War, and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Center Advisory Board, passed away on July 4th after a long illness. He was 59 years old. Services are pending with Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview.

Update: Memorial services for David A. Shelly will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Lubbock Area Veterans’ War Memorial at 4001 82nd Street under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. Interment will follow at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery at a later date.

The Vietnam Center and Archive will be closed on July 4th in honor of Independence Day.

A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training visited Texas Tech University today to discuss plans to bring 100 Vietnamese students to TTU annually for graduate programs. The Vietnam Center and Archive was the first stop of a day packed with meetings and tours. After a presentation on our mission and our projects and partnerships in Vietnam, the delegation spent time viewing and photographing the Tram diaries. More information about the visit and the role of the Vietnam Center and Archive in Texas Tech’s interactions with Vietnam can be found here.

On June 6, Vietnam Center Director Steve Maxner, along with Dr. Ron Milam and Mr. Khanh Le departed for Hanoi, Vietnam with six TTU students for a Study Abroad program through Southeast Asia. During the four-week trip, the students will visit historic and cultural sites in Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, and the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam; Vientiane, Laos; Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Angkor Wat, Cambodia; and Bangkok, Thailand. While on the trip, our Tech students will have opportunities to meet with Vietnamese college students, government officials, and other friends of the Vietnam Center. The group will return to the States the first week of July. For more information about this program, visit Study Abroad at Texas Tech website.