The agenda for the 2008 6th Triennial Vietnam Symposium is now available online. The Symposium will occur on March 13-15th, 2008, at the Holiday Inn Park Plaza in Lubbock. Presenters will speak on a wide variety of topics.
Please note that speakers and the schedule are subject to change, and we will update this agenda as changes become know.
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2008 6th Triennial Vietnam Symposium Agenda Now Available Online
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Medal of Honor: James Reckner becomes first American awarded medal by Vietnamese.
Officials from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Wednesday awarded James Reckner an honorary medal for the cause of Vietnam Archives – making him the first American to receive such an honor from the United States’ former enemy.Reckner, executive director of the Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy and Reconciliation, has played an instrumental role in growing the Vietnam Center into one of the world’s foremost Vietnam-related archival and diplomatic instruments. Reckner said the award is a reflection of the continuing process of reconciliation between former enemies, and reflects the importance of the work of the Vietnam Center. “Cooperation in archival matters as well as cooperation in developing joint education programs, such as the ones currently being discussed by the delegation now in Vietnam, are the sort of activities that help heal the wounds of a war that concluded 33 years ago,” Reckner said.
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Dr. Kelly Crager to lead Vietnam Archive’s Oral History Project
The Vietnam Archive is pleased to announce that Dr. Kelly Crager has joined the Vietnam Archive as the new Head of the Oral History Project. Dr. Crager will coordinate and manage all aspects of the project, to include outreach, interviewing, transcription, and other administrative duties.
Dr. Crager earned a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in History from Pittsburgh State University in Pittsburgh, Kansas. He completed his Ph.D. in History at the University of North Texas. While at UNT, he worked under Dr. Rob Marcello in the Oral History Program. Dr. Crager comes to the Vietnam Archive from Texas A&M University, where he taught United States History and American Foreign Relations. His forthcoming book, Hell under the Rising Sun: Texan POWs and the Building of the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, will be published by Texas A&M Press later this year.
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Summer and Fall 2007 Friends of the Vietnam Center Newsletter Now Available Online (Vol. 14, Issue 3)
The Summer and Fall combined issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.
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The war that won’t go away
Interview with Dr. James Reckner
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Exhibition Reviews
Review of the Virtual Archive
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New Leadership at the Vietnam Center & Archive
The Vietnam Center & Archive is pleased to announce that Steve Maxner, PhD, has been appointed as the new Director of the Vietnam Center. Maxner replaces James Reckner, PhD, who founded the Vietnam Center in 1989 and served as its director for 18 years. Reckner now serves as Executive Director of the recently created Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation (IMCDR).
The Vietnam Archive is also pleased to announce that Mary McLain Saffell, C.A. has been named Associate Director and Archivist of the Vietnam Archive. Saffell held the position of Associate Archivist at the Vietnam Archive before accepting this new position.
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The Vietnam Center & Archive Announce the Creation of the Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation (IMCDR)
Texas Tech University and the Vietnam Center & Archive are pleased to announce the creation of the Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation (IMCDR). This new institute has been created as an archive-based research facility focusing on America’s involvement in the world from 1950 to the present. It will encompass Texas Tech’s aerospace and military science departments as well as the newly created Center for War and Diplomacy in the Post-Vietnam War Era and the existing Vietnam Center and Archive. The IMCDR will guide the development of these research centers and archives and will continue the practice of preserving the record of all points of view. The Vietnam Center and Archive’s goals and missions will remain the same.
James Reckner, PhD, former Director of the Vietnam Center, has been named Executive Director of the IMCDR and Ron Miliam, PhD, will serve as Interim Director of the Center for War and Diplomacy in the Post-Vietnam War Era. Steve Maxner, PhD, has been appointed Reckner’s replacement as Director of the Vietnam Center.
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Vietnam Center Formalizes Information Exchange with State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam
Representatives from the Texas Tech Vietnam Center formalized a commitment to exchange information with the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam (SRADV), Vietnam’s national archive, creating the first such agreement between the socialist government’s official archive and a U.S. institution.
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Departure of Archival Specialist Thomas Reynolds from the Vietnam Archive
It is with regret that we announce Thomas Reynolds, Archival Specialist, has left the Vietnam Archive in pursuit of other opportunities. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. If Reynolds served as your point of contact, please refer all future forms of correspondence to Associate Archivist Ty Lovelady at (806) 742-9010 or vietnamarchive@ttu.edu.