W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America publication: "The United States' War in Vietnam", 1965
Content Description
The Johns Hopkins University Vietnam War ephemera collection, 1960 to 1970, is an artificially assembled collection with manuscript material chosen by the curators of Special Collections. The collection contains posters, leaflets, handbills, and curricula materials created during the Vietnam War. The materials were created in the United States of America and in Vietnam. The collection features a variety of perspectives on the war, some are informational in nature, while others take a definitive anti-war stance. The collection includes items published by notable organizations such as the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America. Additional information on individual items in this collection has been provided by the booksellers of the materials. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Dates
- Creation: 1965
Creator
- From the Collection: W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Anti-Imperialist Coalition (Organization)
- From the Collection: Committee to End United States Intervention in Vietnam (Ad Hoc) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Đại Việt Quốc dân đảng (Organization)
- From the Collection: Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (Organization)
- From the Collection: Defenders of the American Constitution (Organization)
- From the Collection: Myerson, Michael (Person)
- From the Collection: Rosenthal, Steven J. (Person)
- From the Collection: Davenport, Sue (Person)
- From the Collection: Popper, Walter (Person)
- From the Collection: Maher, Frinde (Person)
- From the Collection: McGregor, Joan (Person)
- From the Collection: Johns Hopkins University (Collector, Organization)
- From the Collection: Students and Youth for a People's Peace (Organization)
Language of Materials
Predominantly in English, additional materials in French and Vietnamese.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
This collection is open for use.
Biographical / Historical
This publication was authored by Michael Myerson, the international secretary of the W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America in 1965. The W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America was a national youth organization sponsored by the Communist Party USA and launched at a national convention held in San Francisco in June 1964. The organization was active in the American student movement of the 1960s.
Source: Hershberger, Mary. "Traveling to Vietnam: American Peace Activists and the War." Accessed October 15, 2018. https://books.google.com/books?isbn=081560517X
Extent
From the Collection: 0.84 Cubic Feet (1 legal half size box, 1 flat oversize box (29.5 x 1.5 x 23.5 inches))
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Bolerium Books in April 2018.
Accruals
Accession 2017-18.MS.078.
Processing Information
Processed by Kristen Diehl in October 2018.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu