Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Richard Thompson papers
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1291
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Richard Warren Thompson (1949-1973), a Quaker from Kansas City, Missouri, who attended Westtown Boarding School and served with the American Friends Service Committee in Vietnam in 1972 and 1973. His papers illustrate his vibrant childhood and college years, Thompson being an outspoken advocate for peace and helping others. He was a Conscientious Objector and resisted the draft in Vietnam, and instead chose to live in Vietnam on his own terms, as a...
Dates:
1949-2013
Howard Haines Turner Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-210
Abstract
Howard Haines Turner (1909-1996) was a Quaker economist and educator who was active in a variety of social concerns, particularly in improving the justice system. He also had a lifelong interest in cooperative communities and worked in South Vietnam under the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Dates:
1927-1995
