Vietnam Veterans Against the War, SMU Chapter records

Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: URC-036

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one typescript of the Constitution of the VVAW of SMU, which is undated, some campus memos to veterans through the Vets Club (formed in 1973), and several mailings from the New England Regional chapter of the VVAW in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Dates

1971 - 1974

Creator

Vietnam Veterans Against the War. SMU Chapter (Dartmouth, Mass.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

No known restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc. (VVAW) is a national veterans' organization that was founded in New York City in 1967 after six Vietnam vets marched together in a peace demonstration. It was organized to voice the growing opposition among returning servicemen and women to the still-raging war in Indochina, and grew rapidly to a membership of over 30,000 throughout the United States as well as active duty GIs stationed in Vietnam. Through ongoing actions and grassroots organization, VVAW exposed the ugly truth about US involvement in Southeast Asia and our first-hand experiences helped many other Americans to see the unjust nature of that war. The SMU chapter was formed in the 1970s, but the year is uncertain.

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, N. Dartmouth, MA 02747. Telephone: 508-999-8686.