Friendshipment-Bach Mai Hospital Relief Fund Records
Abstract
Following the end of the Vietnam Conflict in 1975, this group of Americans organized to help rebuild Vietnam through "people-to-people aid to Vietnam." The coalition involved approximately 36 religious, political, and community organizations.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1975-1978
Creator
- Friendshipment (Campaign) (Organization)
- Bach Mai Hospital Relief Fund (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Historical note
Following the end of the Vietnam Conflict in 1975, this group of Americans organized to help rebuild Vietnam through "people-to-people aid to Vietnam." The coalition involved approximately 36 religious, political, and community organizations.
Extent
9 linear ft. (9 linear ft.)
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. The Friendshipment and the Bach Mai Hospital Relief Fund Records are to remain in the order in which they were donated. Folders of administrative files, correspondence, and reference files are intermingled throughout the collection.
Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is the official repository for these papers/records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cora Weiss, 2007 [Acc. 07A-049, Acc. 07A-057].
Separated Materials
Photographs (Currently stored with DG 229 Cora Weiss); Memorabilia: Friendshipment T-shirt; Motion Picture from Bach Mai Hospital.
Legal Status
Copyright to the AFriendshipment and the Bach Mai Hospital Relief Fund Records created by the organization has been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection. Copyright to all other materials is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed and remains in the order in which it was donated. This finding aid was created by Wendy Chmielewski, 2007-2009.
Subject
- Weiss, Cora, 1934- (Person)
- Friendshipment (Campaign) (Organization)
- Bach Mai Hospital Relief Fund (Organization)
- Bach Mai Hospital (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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