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Refugees -- Vietnam

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Begley Nixon papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00113
Abstract

Red Cross official; Relief worker, World War II; Refugee relief organizer, Vietnam; and President, International Women's Association, Vietnam. The papers document the lives of women in Korea; in Germany after World War II; and in Vietnam, as well as orphanages, and refugees. Material includes correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia; approximately one quarter of the collection is in German, and some is in Vietnamese, Korean, and French.

Dates of Materials: 1945-1951

Vietnam, 1968-1971

 File — Box 1022: Series 1 [Barcode: 310183630387719], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Photographs of medical service, programs for refugees, services for orphans and United Service Organization (USO) programs in Vietnam. Many photographs are labeled with a place and person's name in pencil on the reverse and some mention the ACS, likely the Asian Christian Service.

Dates of Materials: 1968-1971