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Early Quaker Writings *
1601 - 1800
Two series of major early Quaker works: Printed and Manuscript. Includes George Fox, William Penn, George
Bishop, Thomas Lason and many others.
England
35 reels 35mm
The Echols Collection: Selections on the Vietnam War
1900 - 1995
Each year following monsoon season in Vietnam, a harvest of unexploded ordinance appears in the countryside: M79
grenade rounds, flechette bombs and other lethal remnants of the war years. Even casual exploration can be fatal. Yet
year after year, Vietnamese peasants continue to farm their fields in hopes of bringing new life to a war-ravaged land.
The historical record of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War can be compared to the ground on which it was fought.
In spite of years of study, the topic is still considered explosive. Policies and motives of participants on all sides of the
war have been obscured by ―revisionist histories‖ of every political and ideological hue. Facts are contested and
subject to change when new information appears. With the introduction of The Echols Collection: Selections on the
Vietnam War, ProQuest brings together multiple historical and national perspectives with an eye toward providing
better understanding of the Vietnam conflict.
With more than 5,000 volumes of books, monographs, speeches, pamphlets, manuscripts, serials and historical
documents, Selections on the Vietnam War provides unique insight to students of 20 th century American and
Southeast Asian history, international and U.S. law, economics, political science, government, diplomacy, foreign
policy and journalism. Selected from the vast holdings of the John M. Echols Collection at Cornell University (the
premier North American source of material on Southeast Asia), the contents of this collection provide an incisive look
at pre-war and wartime history as well as the long-term effects of the conflict in Southeast Asia and around the
world. The collection contains a variety of political and social commentary, including views expressed by anti-war
groups, pro-war factions, religious groups and governmental organizations worldwide. Rare U.S. and Vietnamese
government reports, publications and research documents are also included. Readily accessible materials have been
omitted. Selection criteria for the collection are based on the Vietnam War Bibliography by Christopher L. Sugnet and
John T. Hickey. Included are 3,253 items in English and French (the latter focusing on the French colonial period) -
propaganda, pamphlets, government documents, literary works, etc., from the 17 th century Catholic missionaries to
the fall of Saigon in 1975. Contents of the units are roughly as follows:
Units 1-4: General materials, English language
Unit 5: The Kahin Collection; U.S. policy papers
Unit 6: Thailand, English-language materials
Unit 7: Colonial era, French-language materials
Units 8-9: General materials, English-language
Units 10-13: Colonial and post-colonial eras, treaties; French-language materials
Units 14-17: Vietnamese Supplement
Separate guides for each unit are free with unit purchase
Ithaca, NY, USA; In Various Languages
9,242 fiche
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