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Letter from Howard Hoyt to Tran Van Dat, May 14, 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-133C-116-UA2-9-5-5_003808
[Number of Pages: 8]
Howard Hoyt, Chief of MSUG's Police Administration division, writes to Tran Van Dat of the Department of Interior to discuss personnel with the MSU Police Group and where they are assigned. There is also a French translation of the letter.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 14 May 5 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence between Howard Hoyt and various personnel, March-December, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-1357-116-UA2-9-5-5_003835
[Number of Pages: 14]
Chief of the Police Administration Division Howard Hoyt corresponds with other personnel in the division, as well as potential employees, to discuss extensions of stays in Vietnam, resignations, and the hiring of new employees.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 19 March 3 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 29]
A series of bills and receipts are collected for Ralph Turner from various organizations around Saigon. The organizations include places like realtors, photo shops, sports clubs, universities, and other miscellaneous purchases.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 18 April 4 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Agremeent, MSU, ICA, GVN contracts, Final, 108 April 14, 1955
Document Item Number: 6-20-1387-116-UA2-9-5-5_003883
[Number of Pages: 13]
An agreement is made between the government of Vietnam and Michigan State College concerning foreign aid and funding.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 0 1955
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PSD/ICA/W Monthly Reports, March 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-13A0-116-UA2-9-5-5_003908
[Number of Pages: 7]
Howard Hoyt submits a report to the International Cooperation Administration in Washington, D.C. for the month of March, 1959. The report covers all general aspects of police training, security, research, organization, commodities, communication, and operations.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 13 March 3 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 5]
A brief review is made by E. Adkins of the FBI headquarter fingerprint processing system.
Author(s): Adkins, E. H.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 13 Aug 2014 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
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[Number of Pages: 6]
Ralph Turner of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group's Police Administration Division sends two reports to coordinator Stanley Sheinbaum on the progress of the division. The reports deal with the criminal laboratory, the Central Record Bureau, and other individual projects.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph F.
Item Creation Date: 28 April 4 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Monthly activity reports are submitted for the MSUG Police Administration Division for the period from January to August, 1958. They discuss new equipment installations, personnel field trips and visits, training program updates, ongoing surveys and reviews, and general administration. A list is included of vehicle, gun and ammunition purchases for the month.
Author(s): Dymond, Corey K.
Item Creation Date: 17 January 1 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Staff Members, Memorandum, Etc., Gilbert Shelby, August 1955
Document Item Number: 6-20-146F-116-UA2-9-5-5_004110
[Number of Pages: 5]
A memorandum is made on the proper behavior for different law enforcement situations, bearing and manner, and discipline for police officers. There is also an additional report on surveys of the Municipal Police throughout August, 1955.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 07 July 7 1955
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 11]
A monthly activity report is submitted by the MSUG Police Administration Division for October, 1956. The report gives a summary of the major progresses in the division, and also has individual reports for the sections of training, equipment, the Civil Guard, the Municipal Police, the Identification and Crime Detection unit, the fingerprint section, the National Police Academy, and the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: October 10 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Report to Chief Advisor, November 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-14CE-116-UA2-9-5-5_004203
[Number of Pages: 11]
A monthly report is submitted from the MSUG Police Administration Division to the Chief Advisor for November, 1957. The report discusses Civil Guard administration and training, administration at the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation and the Municipal police, ongoing studies and reviews, visiting personnel and officials, equipment and building needs, equipment installations, personnel recruitment and placements, general training courses and progress of units, field trips and inspections, traffic reforms, progress in the Identification Bureau and the fingerprint division, and general administration.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 30 November 11 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Report to Chief Advisor, April 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-14DF-116-UA2-9-5-5_004220
[Number of Pages: 12]
A monthly report is submitted from the MSUG Police Administration Division to the Chief Advisor for April, 1960. The report discusses visiting personnel, field trips and studies, upcoming and recent participant graduations, administration and training at the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation and the Municipal police, equipment and building construction needs, progress in the fingerprint division and at the Identification Bureau, students and progress in the Participant Training Program, ongoing studies and reports, and general administration.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: April 4 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Security Report to Chief Advisor, September 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-14F0-116-UA2-9-5-5_004237
[Number of Pages: 12]
Security Officer for MSU Carl Rumpf submits a monthly security report to Chief Advisor Wesley Fishel for September, 1957. The report begins with a list of security events and the days they happened, followed by individual brief reports of the events. The events concern matters of traffic altercations and burglaries.
Author(s): Rumpf, Carl
Item Creation Date: 30 September 9 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Security Reports, Viet Cong, November 1957 and April 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-1504-116-UA2-9-5-5_004256
[Number of Pages: 11]
Brief reports are submitted intermittently between November, 1957 and April, 1958 relating to recent Viet Cong attacks and activity. The reports are submitted by George Kimball and Carl Rumpf. They discuss Viet Cong propaganda measures, population figures, and tax collecting, as well as Civil Guard patrols, field trip questionnaires relating to Viet Cong activity, lack of trust in the Self Defense Corps, activity in the city of Phan-Thiet, and general Viet Cong loyalty.
Author(s): Rumpf, Carl
Item Creation Date: 02 November 11 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, General, Misc. Material, 157 1956-1959 and n.d
Document Item Number: 6-20-153A-116-UA2-9-5-5_004310
[Number of Pages: 10]
A speech is recorded from Secretary General of the Presidency Nguyen Thanh Cung at the Viet-Nam Press Agency on the topic of, "The Organization of the Presidency and its Connected Services."
Author(s): Nguyen Thanh Cung
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, An Xuyen, 157.1 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-154B-116-UA2-9-5-5_004327
[Number of Pages: 6]
Part of a report made by Gilbert Shelby on the municipal police of Can Tho is translated into French.
Author(s): Shelby, Gilbert
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, Dinh Tuong, 157.1 1957-1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-1576-116-UA2-9-5-5_004370
[Number of Pages: 23]
Carl Rumpf and Jack Ryan of the MSUG Police Administration Division submit a survey form for My Tho.
Author(s): Rumpf, Carl
Item Creation Date: September 9 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence, May-December 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-15A8-116-UA17-149_000004
[Number of Pages: 10]
Howard Hoyt forwards to Mrs. George Kimball a copy of the speech he gave on the day of the memorial for George Kimball after his death. He includes in the letter a description of the memorial.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 18 May 5 1959
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Miscellaneous Publications and Newsclippings, Vietnam is My Name
Document Item Number: 6-20-15F9-116-UA17-149_000085
[Number of Pages: 2]
Director of Calcutta's Political and Social Studies Institute K. K. Sinha writes a piece by the title, "Vietnam is My Name" in which he says, "...the war in Vietnam is everyone's business" and "gives his reasons for thinking the U.S. presence there is neither 'imperialistic' nor 'cruel.'"
Author(s): Sinha, K. K.
Item Creation Date: February 1967
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 03 Nov 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
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[Number of Pages: 9]
Student Phan Thanh Vang of the National Institute of Administration’s Participant Training Program sends a series of reports to the International Cooperation Administration covering their itinerary and visits while studying in the U.S.
Author(s): Phan Thanh Vang
Item Creation Date: 29 May 5 1959
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Monthly Report of the Michigan State University Group, May 7, 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-18D4-116-UA2-1-12_000066
[Number of Pages: 5]
A report from Dr. Wesley R. Fishel on the progress of the Michigan State University Group (MSUG) in Saigon during the month of April 1956. Fishel discusses reorganization that took place in the Administrative Office, and highlights updates in the Police Project, Field Administration, the Institute Program, and In-Service Training.
Author(s): Fishel, Wesley R.
Item Creation Date: 07 May 1956
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Memorandum from Ralph H. Smuckler, November 16, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-18F8-116-UA2-1-12_000099
[Number of Pages: 4]
A true copy of a memorandum for the record, summarizing a meeting between South Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem, Alfred Seelye (Dean of the College of Business and Public Service at MSU), Glen Taggart (Dean of International Studies at MSU), Ralph Smuckler (Chief Advisor to the MSU Group), and Jack Ryan (MSU Group Police Advisor, serving as interpreter). The hour-and-a-half meeting was primarily informal, but touched on subjects including American aid to Vietnam, and President Diem's views on developments he has seen with Vietnam and its people.
Author(s): Smuckler, Ralph H.
Item Creation Date: 16 November 1959
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Planning Group Minutes, September 1, 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-192D-116-UA2-1-12_000152
[Number of Pages: 3]
The group discusses Dr. James Hendry's upcoming visit to Vietnam, and his request to limit social functions upon his arrival. Other topics include transportation requested by the National Institute of Administration (NIA), the inauguration of the new NIA building, and training courses currently taking place at the new location.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: 01 September 1961
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 7]
A supplemental monthly report from March 1964 of balance sheets from the National andà Commercial Banks of Vietnam,à tables of money supply, and gold prices and exchange rates.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: March 3 1964
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 7]
A supplemental monthly report from April-May 1964 of balance sheets from the National and Commercial Banks of Vietnam, tables of money supply, and gold prices and exchange rates.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: May 5 1964
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 7]
A supplemental monthly report from June 1964 of balance sheets from the National and Commercial Banks of Vietnam, tables of money supply, and gold prices and exchange rates.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: June 6 1964
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 7]
A supplemental monthly report from July 1964 of balance sheets from the National and Commercial Banks of Vietnam, tables of money supply, and gold prices and exchange rates.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: July 7 1964
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 15]
Henry Bush from Control Data Corporation, Saigon, provides a report inquiring about Montagnard hamlets in seven Vietnamese provinces, hoping to determine facts about shifting agriculture and farming habits. Two appenices, a questionnaire for Montagnard hamlet chiefs, and a list of provinces, districts, and Montagnard hamlets sampled, are included at the end of the report.
Author(s): Bush, Henry C.
Item Creation Date: November 11 1970
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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War in Asia, Time magazine article, May 25, 1962
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A30-116-UA17-95_001611
[Number of Pages: 2]
The TIME article, subtitled "Guarding the River", reports on U.S. Marines landing on the shores of Thailand to help defend the country from Communist invaders.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: 25 May 5 1962
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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What Can a Man Do?, English translation, circa 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A33-116-UA17-95_001614
[Number of Pages: 15]
A document created by the United States Operations Mission (USOM) to Vietnam, containing the page-for-page English translation for the Vietnamese booklet "What Can a Man Do?". The original booklet in Vietnamese can be found here: http://vietnamproject.archives.msu.edu/fullrecord.php?kid=6-20-1A32
Author(s): Goodfriend, Arthur Miller, Anne Reese, Dixie
Item Creation Date: 0 1956
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Monthly Report of the Michigan State University Group - March
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A6-116-UA17-95_000508
[Number of Pages: 8]
A report issued to the heads of the Michigan State Advisory Group in the United States detailing visits, progress, and reports from the various divisions of the Michigan State University Advisory Group.
Author(s): Fishel, Wesley
Item Creation Date: 08 March 3 1958
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 20 May 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
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[Number of Pages: 10]
Vu Van Thai, South Vietnam's ambassador to the U.S., writes about the current economic situation, a lack of balance between production and consumption, a deficit in the trade balance, currency exchange rate, and other issues plaguing pre-war South Vietnam. One solution Thai suggests is a study of the country's natural resources, which will provided a basis for future development.
Author(s): Thai, Vu Van
Item Creation Date: 0 1956
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Address of Ngo Dinh Diem before a luncheon, 14 May 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1D9-116-UA17-95_000498
[Number of Pages: 7]
At a luncheon in his honor before The Far East America Council of Commerce and Insutry at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, President Ngo Dinh Diem made an address. His speech was in regards to the economic problems in Vietnam.
Author(s): Ngo Dinh Diem
Item Creation Date: 14 May 5 1957
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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An Anonymous Letter to Chau and Trai, 9 September, 1963
Document Item Number: 6-20-2BA-116-UA17-95_001195
[Number of Pages: 4]
A letter written from the son of Father Luan, whom is unnamed in the letter but is believed to be Hau-Ngoc-Ho the Secretary General of the University of Hue. The extensive correspondence is a firsthand recounting of the protests and events at the university from August 15 - August 23, 1963.
Author(s): Son of Father Luan Hau-Ngoc-Ho
Item Creation Date: 09 September 9 1963
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Memorandum from Jack E. Ryan to Howard W. Hoyt, 22 November 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-3DD-116-UA2-9-5-5_000269
[Number of Pages: 6]
Jack E. Ryan wrote to Howard W. Hoyt in regards to a recent meeting that they had both attended at the Presidential Palace with the Minister of Interior. The meeting discussed contracts between the Vietnamese government and the Michigan State Vietnam Advisory Group.
Author(s): Ryan, Jack E.
Item Creation Date: 20 November 11 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 31 Jul 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
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Memorandum for the Record, 14 July 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-3DF-116-UA2-9-5-5_000271
[Number of Pages: 5]
A record of a meeting held with the Secretary of State for the Interior and representatives from the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group. The meeting discussed the efforts of the group in aiding the Vietnamese government.
Author(s): Lam Le Trinh Smuckler, Ralph Dorsey, John Hoyt, Howard Ryan, Jack
Item Creation Date: 14 July 7 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 11]
An analysis of imports into Central and South Vietnam for the year of 1952.
Author(s): United States Operations Mission
Item Creation Date: 04 December 12 1954
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Regional Price Bulletin, United States Operations Mission, February 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-427-116-UA2-9-5-5_000320
[Number of Pages: 8]
The regional price bulletin of February 1957 from the United States Operations Mission. The bulletin provides economic figures, charts, and indexes on several provinces in South Vietnam.
Author(s): USOM
Item Creation Date: February 2 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letter from Ralph Smuckler to Ruben Austin, May 1, 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-6B1-116-UA2-9-5-5_000700
[Number of Pages: 5]
Ralph Smuckler writes to Ruben Austin concerning MSU administrative and financial involvement with the NIA in the future.
Author(s): Smuckler, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 01 May 5 1961
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 7]
Frederic Wickert sends a summary of the In-Service Training Project to Wesley Fishel, including achievements to date, needed assistance, the U.S.'s involvement, the value of the project, and future plans. Also included is a list of expenses.
Author(s): Wickert, Frederic
Item Creation Date: 11 March 3 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 12]
A draft of John Hunter's report on Vietnam's "Economic Councils in the Legislative Process." Hunter describes Vietnam's policy and compares it to the economic policies of other nations, then offers alternatives to Vietnam's system.
Author(s): Hunter, John
Item Creation Date: 0 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letter from Ralph Turner to Vu Quoc Thong, July 27, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-733-116-UA2-9-5-5_000829
[Number of Pages: 9]
Ralph Turner writes to Rector Vu Quoc Thong with a report discussing the idea of instituting a law enforcement curriculum at the NIA. There is a Vietnamese translation included.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph F.
Item Creation Date: 27 July 7 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Ralph Smuckler writes to Alfred Seeyle with a list of publications used by Michigan State University in Vietnam.
Author(s): Smuckler, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 10 March 3 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence between Richard Gardner and Deo Colburn, June-July, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-7C0-116-UA2-9-5-5_000969
[Number of Pages: 9]
Richard Gardner and Deo Colburn communicate regarding the organization of the National Institute of Administration's library, particularly changes made to the Dewey Decimal Classification numbers.
Author(s): Gardner, Richard K.
Item Creation Date: 12 June 6 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 15]
Faculty from the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group and the National Institute of Administration make lists of technical and other equipment for the new NIA library.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 5]
Richard Gardner writes a report for the National Institute of Administration's library for the month of October, 1957. Gardner outlines the history of the building and problems of personnel and book acquisition.
Author(s): Gardner, Richard K.
Item Creation Date: 15 October 10 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 6]
Members of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group forward a meeting between Guy Fox and Vice Rector of the National Institute of Administration Nghiem Dang. Fox and Dang discuss various employees at the NIA library and elsewhere in Vietnam government.
Author(s): Fox, Guy H.
Item Creation Date: 25 October 10 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letter from Frederic Wickert to Wesley Fishel, March 11, 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-834-116-UA2-9-5-5_001085
[Number of Pages: 7]
Frederic Wickert writes to Wesley Fishel with an overview of the National Institute of Administration's in-service training program. Wickert discusses the program's achievements to date, proposed changes to the program, U.S. involvement, the value of training, and cost summaries.
Author(s): Wickert, Frederic R.
Item Creation Date: 11 March 3 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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National Institute of Administration (NIA), Speeches, Rector Thong, n.d
Document Item Number: 6-20-8BA-116-UA2-9-5-5_001219
[Number of Pages: 7]
Vu Quoc Thong gives a speech for the opening of a conference.
Author(s): Vu Quoc Thong
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Members of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group and the National Institute of Administration communicate regarding an upcoming conference in Hong Kong on Social Accounting. The officials discuss the benefits of sending an NIA representative to help establish Vietnam's national income data. A preliminary conference schedule is included.
Author(s): Child, Frank
Item Creation Date: 23 May 5 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Assorted Newspaper Clippings on Ngo Dinh Can's Death, May, 1964
Document Item Number: 6-20-91-116-UA17-95_000144
[Number of Pages: 5]
This is an assortment of newspaper articles in regards to the execution of the younger brother of Ngo Dinh Diem, Ngo Dinh Can. The newspaper sources are The New York Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Washington Post, and Time magazine.
Author(s): New York Times Detroit Free Press The Washington Post Time
Item Creation Date: May 5 1964
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 14]
Elsie Cunningham communicates with four participants in the training program and other officials associated with the program to plan their trip to Washington, D.C. and East Lansing.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 17 February 2 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letter from David Cole to Stanley Sheinbaum and Wesley Fishel, July 23, 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-948-116-UA2-9-5-5_001358
[Number of Pages: 5]
David Cole writes to Stanley Sheinbaum and Wesley Fishel to discuss the competency of training participants and their employment after the training program.
Author(s): Cole, David C.
Item Creation Date: 23 July 7 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence between Participant Training Program faculty, January-May, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-954-116-UA2-9-5-5_001370
[Number of Pages: 10]
Lloyd Musolf, Ruben Austin, Elsie Cunningham, and Ralph Turner communicate regarding English instruction for police administration participants. They discuss previous memorandums, English teachers, facilities, examinations, instructors, and examination suggestions.
Author(s): Austin, Ruben V.
Item Creation Date: 25 January 1 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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The Cause and Consequence of the Geneva Armistice, Tran Van Chuong, undated
Document Item Number: 6-20-99-116-UA17-95_000153
[Number of Pages: 6]
Tran Van Chuong explains the details of the Geneva Armistice such as the events at Dien Bien Phu, the countries involved in the conference, the division at the 17th parallel, and consequences such as the fleeing of North Vietnamese refugees, the victory of the Viet Minh, and Vietnam's independence from France. Chuong also discusses the Bandung Conference and the general elections that were supposed to be held before July 21, 1956.
Author(s): Tran Van Chuong
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Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Tran Van Ba, June-September, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-B36-116-UA2-9-5-5_001765
[Number of Pages: 21]
Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Vietnam Project participant Tran Van Ba from June 22 to September 23, 1959. Cunningham mostly informs Ba of per diem checks she has sent to him, but they also discuss hotel arrangements, school supplies, and Ba's progress in Hotel Management classes.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 22 June 6 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and members of the Vietnam Project and officials in the Vietnamese Embassy following the hospitalization of training participant Hoang Quoc Cung. The correspondence starts with the initial concerns of ambassador Truong Bui Khanh over Cung's mental state. Officials in the Vietnam Project share the doctor's diagnosis of paranoia and arrange for Cung's return home and completion of his courses in Saigon.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 12 January 1 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 16]
Correspondence between Acting Director Frank Day and police training officials in Albany, Baltimore, Springfield, Trenton, Jefferson City, Salt Lake City, and Sacramento arranging for training experiences for Vietnam Project training participant Do Thanh Liem.
Author(s): Day, Frank D.
Item Creation Date: 19 August 8 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letters from Elsie Cunningham to U.S. library officials, October, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-BE5-116-UA2-9-5-5_001940
[Number of Pages: 8]
Letters from Elsie Cunningham to library officials in Nashville, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Emporia, Boston, Lexington, Kalamazoo, and San Jose to arrange extra Library Science classes for Vietnam Project participants Tran Thai Kim Sa and Vo Hong Loc.
Author(s): Vo Hong Loc
Item Creation Date: 21 October 10 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Newspaper Articles about Vu Van Thai, 1965
Document Item Number: 6-20-C2-116-UA17-95_000236
[Number of Pages: 3]
The document contains three newspaper articles concerning Vu Van Thai. One discusses his recommendation that the US government restrain Ngo Dinh Diem, one discusses his view that Soviet power could productively counterbalance Chinese influence in Southeast Asia, and the last discusses a visit that Vu Van Thai made to Michigan State University.
Author(s): The Washington Post
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[Number of Pages: 19]
Draft report by Vietnam Project training participant Nguyen Quang Quynh following his training field trips to Chicago, Louisville, Nashville, Washington, D.C., and New York from June 12 to August 17, 1959.
Author(s): Nguyen Quang Quynh
Item Creation Date: 12 June 6 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 14]
Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and other members of the Vietnam Project Participant Training Program to organize participant Nguyen Quang Quynh's travel itinerary and study schedule. They correspond from January 20 to May 19 to discuss the program schedule, date of departure, concerns with planning the program, Quynh's primary academic interests and concerns relating to workload, and appropriate institutions for Quynh to possibly study with.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 20 January 1 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from Hannah Hunt to Elsie Cunningham, November 12, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-C61-116-UA2-9-5-5_002064
[Number of Pages: 7]
Letter from Assistant Professor Hannah Hunt of Western Reserve University to Administrative Assistant Elsie Cunningham of the Participant Training Program discussing the progress of two library science participants, Tran Thi Kim Sa and Miss Loc. Hunt explains that Miss Loc's training is not progressing rapidly, and they discuss where she would be best placed to continue her studies, while Kim Sa seems to be progressing adequately.
Author(s): Hunt, Hannah
Item Creation Date: 21 November 11 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 12]
Payment vouchers for Tran Thi Kim Sa of the Participant Training Program for travel, academic, and living expenses.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 29 September 9 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 16]
Correspondence between administrative assistant Elsie Cunningham and Participant Training Program student Nguyen Van Son from September 12, 1959 to July 16, 1960. They discuss Son's training experiences in North Carolina and Chicago, per diem check payments, Son's return to Saigon, Son's trouble being employed with the National Office of Tourism, and activities of other training participants.
Author(s): Nguyen Van Son
Item Creation Date: 12 September 9 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letters from Elsie Cunningham to various institutions, April-June, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-CA7-116-UA2-9-5-5_002134
[Number of Pages: 19]
Administrative Assistant for the Participant Training Program Elsie Cunningham writes thank you letters to the institutions that held training sessions for participant Pham Duy Suu.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 09 April 4 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Faculty of the Vietnam Project Participant Training Program correspond concerning new participant Director General Huynh Xuan Tho. They discuss his itinerary in particular to determine when Tho should go to Washington, D.C. for English language training before his trip to Puerto Rico.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 09 September 9 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 9]
Participant Training Program student Vinh Tho sends a copy of his report entitled, "The Problem of Executive Development in Vietnam" to Stanley Sheinbaum, which he wrote and presented while at American University.
Author(s): Vinh Tho
Item Creation Date: 06 June 6 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Vinh Tho, March-May, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-D0F-116-UA2-9-5-5_002237
[Number of Pages: 15]
Administrative Assistant Elsie Cunningham of the Participant Training Program corresponds with participant Vinh Tho from March 4 to May 27, 1959. They discuss Tho's impression of the recent First International Conference, his course progress, bill reimbursements, per diem check payments, shipping weight problems, Tho's request to visit Miami, the upcoming ASPA conference, a trip to Knoxville, and Tho's proposed summer schedule.
Author(s): Vinh Tho
Item Creation Date: 04 March 3 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Vinh Tho, August-September, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-D1B-116-UA2-9-5-5_002249
[Number of Pages: 18]
Elsie Cunningham, Administrative Assistant for the Participant Training Program, corresponds with participant Vinh Tho from August 21 to September 24, 1959. They discuss Tho's travel plans, his meeting with Keith Ocheltree, per diem check payments, his impressions of various training experiences, forwarded mail, airplane ticket arrangements, and Tho's remembrances of Christmas.
Author(s): Vinh Tho
Item Creation Date: 21 August 8 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 9]
Vinh Tho of the Participant Training Program writes a series of reports following his training experiences in Illinois from December 16 - 18, 1959. He paid visits to the American Fore Insurance Group, the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company, the Public Administration Service of Chicago, United Airlines, Sears, Roebuck and Company, the Morton Salt Company, and General Mills.
Author(s): Vinh Tho
Item Creation Date: 16 December 12 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letter from Tieng Chuong to Wesley Fishel, 14 July, 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-9D-116-UA17-95_000168
[Number of Pages: 7]
Tieng Chuong describes the hours leading up to the execution of Ba-Cut [Le-quang-Vinh] by guillotine that occurred on July 13, 1956. The letter includes details of attorney Dinh-van-Cac and Pham-ngo-Thu's presence at the Tribunal of Can Tho and Ba-Cut's conversion and final words at the prison.
Author(s): Tieng Chuong
Item Creation Date: 14 July 7 1956
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 9]
Correspondence between Tran Van Dinh and Elsie Cunningham from December 13th, 1957 to February 10, 1958 to discuss Dinh's travels while in the U.S. and his upcoming plans.
Author(s): Tran Van Dinh
Item Creation Date: 13 December 12 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from Kai E. Rasmussen to Dr. Wesley R. Fishel, 4 June, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-B-116-UA17-95_000010
[Number of Pages: 8]
Kai E. Rasmussen from the Special Operations Research Office at The American University asks Wesley R. Fishel to serve as a consultant on Project PROSYMS. The letter is followed by a seven page document that is titled "General Introduction to Project PROSYMS for new SORO Consultants" and includes procedures for determining important target groups and appropriate psychological warfare tasks.
Author(s): Rasmussen, Kai E.
Item Creation Date: 04 June 6 1958
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Nguyen Thuan, February-October, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-B0A-116-UA2-9-5-5_001721
[Number of Pages: 14]
Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Nguyen Thuan from February 25 to October 2, 1958 regarding lodging accommodations, an upcoming budget seminar, Thuan's work at the International Cooperation Administration, an upcoming trip to the Tennessee Valley Authority, as well as other trips Thuan was able to take around the country.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 25 February 2 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 15]
Paper by Vu Uyen Van entitled, "Evaluation of a Supervisory Training Program in Human Relations" in which he outlines Vietnam's approach to supervisory training and their tactics.
Author(s): Vu Uyen Van
Item Creation Date: 08 June 6 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Letter from Ruben Austin to Lloyd Musolf, October 5, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-D95-116-UA2-9-5-5_002371
[Number of Pages: 5]
Assistant Dean for the Participant Training Program Ruben Austin writes a summary for Lloyd Musolf concerning the status of four prospective Ph.D. participants: Pham Chung, Do Quang Nang, Nguyen Hui Long, and Le Thi Bach Lan.
Author(s): Austin, Ruben V,
Item Creation Date: 05 October 10 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence between Nguyen Kim Dinh and Ruben Austin, October-December, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-DBD-116-UA2-9-5-5_002411
[Number of Pages: 15]
Participant Training Program student Nguyen Kim Dinh corresponds with Assistant Dean Ruben Austin from October to December, 1960. They discuss Dinh's outstanding fees due to her membership with the Columbia Record Club and her desire to clear up the matter as soon as possible.
Author(s): Nguyen Kim Dinh
Item Creation Date: 19 October 10 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from Nguyen Tran to President Ngo Dinh Diem, 15 April, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-E1-116-UA17-95_000255
[Number of Pages: 4]
In this letter to President Ngo Dinh Diem from March 27, 1958, Nguyen Tran criticizes the regime's current approach to the rural insurgency and recommends a new approach based on espionage, counter-espionage, and indirect measures. He bases his recommendations on his experiences as a provincial administrator in Khanh Hoa and Dinh Tuong provinces.
Author(s): Nguyen Tran
Item Creation Date: 15 April 4 1958
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Judith Rathbun and Ruben Austin of the Vietnam Project approve various expenditures for Participant Training Program student Nguyen Van Tinh for book purchases, travel expenses, and per diem check payments.
Author(s): Rathbun, Judith
Item Creation Date: 29 July 7 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 12]
A discussion is started by Assistant Dean of Business and Public Service L. E. Traywick, upon his announcement that Participant Training Program student Nguyen Van Tinh is off academic probation. Tinh then requests permission for a training extension, which faculty of the program correspond to determine. The extension is eventually denied.
Author(s): Traywick, L. E.
Item Creation Date: 19 December 12 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from Pho Ba Hai to Ralph Smuckler, March 8, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-E67-116-UA2-9-5-5_002581
[Number of Pages: 9]
Pho Ba Hai writes a letter to Ralph Smuckler after hearing of him from his siblings Ambrose Pho Ba Long and Agnes Pho Thi Gia Khanh. Hai is seeking advice on how to transfer his knowledge of American legal systems to those in Vietnam, to which Smuckler replies in detail. The two eventually meet and discuss briefly the possibility of Hai studying under the Participant Training Program.
Author(s): Pho Ba Hai
Item Creation Date: 08 March 3 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 8]
Huynh Kim Khanh sends an English and a Vietnamese translation of a statement concerning his, "desired future studies and...future career."
Author(s): Huynh Kim Khanh
Item Creation Date: 05 February 2 1961
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 16]
Nguyen Huy Long corresponds with faculty of the Participant Training Program from October, 1960 to January, 1961 to discuss his possible acceptance for a Ph.D. scholarship from the program.
Author(s): Nguyen Huy Long
Item Creation Date: 05 October 10 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Ph.D. scholarship recipient Do Quang Nang corresponds with faculty of the Participant Training Program from February to July, 1962. They discuss the end of the MSU-Vietnam contract, the continuation of Nang's sponsorship, his academic progress, the possibility of a training extension for Nang, per diem payments, and James Hendry's leave for Pakistan.
Author(s): Do Quang Nang
Item Creation Date: 23 February 2 1962
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Correspondence between Participant Training Program faculty, June-July, 1962
Document Item Number: 6-20-EBA-116-UA2-9-5-5_002663
[Number of Pages: 8]
Faculty associated with Ph.D. scholarship participant Tran Ngoc Phat correspond concerning Phat's status as a participant. Phat is in the middle of his Ph.D. program, but problems with his family in Vietnam are swaying him to return before his degree is finished. Guy Fox, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, William Richter, Gustav Hertz, and Ralph Smuckler correspond to determine the best course of action.
Author(s): Fitzpatrick, Lawrence K.
Item Creation Date: 26 June 6 1962
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Howard Waltman and other faculty of the Participant Training Program correspond to arrange Ph.D. participant Tran Qui Than's acceptance, lodgings, and schedule at Cornell University.
Author(s): Waltman, Howard
Item Creation Date: 11 February 2 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Ph.D. training participant Tran Qui Than corresponds with Administrative Assistant for the Participant Training Program Elsie Cunningham from December, 1959 to January, 1960. They discuss per diem check payments, bill reimbursements, Than's course progress, other potential Ph.D. training participants, lodgings, book orders, and Than's travel plans to New York, East Lansing, and Washington, D.C..
Author(s): Tran Qui Than
Item Creation Date: 03 December 12 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Ph.D. training participant Tran Qui Than corresponds with Administrative Assistant for the Participant Training Program Elsie Cunningham and her secretary Nancy Maddalozzo from February to April, 1960. They discuss Than's recent trip to East Lansing, concerns over lack of communication with the National Institute of Administration, book orders, per diem check payments, Than's course schedule, an upcoming seminar on Development Administration, Than's summer schedule, and his thesis progress.
Author(s): Tran Qui Than
Item Creation Date: 08 February 2 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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South Vietnam Acts Against Corruption, 1958-1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-F4-116-UA17-95_000270
[Number of Pages: 6]
This document contains excerpts from South Vietnamese newspapers that discuss cases of corruption by South Vietnamese officials.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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A program and itinerary are created for Filipino Presidential Assistant Ramon Binamira for his trip to the U.S., including information on the Philippine Community Development Program, the objectives of the visit, Binamira's personal data, and, finally, the itinerary.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 30 June 6 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
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The Chief Advisor of the Vietnam Project Participant Training Program writes to the Coordinator to discuss the doctoral and undergraduate programs and selection of candidates, admission applications, equivalence of degrees, and changes in the program.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 29 January 1 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Vietnam Project Participant Training Program faculty Stanley Sheinbaum, Howard Waltman, and Richard McCleery write to various organizations to arrange training for participants Le Duc Gi, Hoang Huu Hau, Cao Huu Dong, Vo Huu Khanh, Nguyen Huu Bang, Nguyen Van Dai, Nguyen Si Tu, Tran Thi Quy, Tang Thi Ti, and Voang Hoa Duc.
Author(s): Sheinbaum, Stanley K.
Item Creation Date: 12 March 3 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Participant Training Program faculty Stanley Sheinbaum and Elsie Cunningham correspond with officials in Washington, D.C. to arrange training field trips for Vietnamese participants Tran Thi Quy, Le Phu Nhan, Le Van Vien, and Nguyen Van Dai.
Author(s): Sheinbaum, Stanley K.
Item Creation Date: 22 March 3 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Draft Constitution of Vietnam, 7 July 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-FC-116-UA17-95_000279
[Number of Pages: 10]
This document is a draft of the 1956 constitution of the Republic of Vietnam as printed in the Times of Vietnam. It includes comments from J.A.C. Grant, an American advisor to the South Vietnamese government.
Author(s): Republic of Vietnam
Item Creation Date: 07 July 7 1956
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Correspondence between Participant Training Program faculty, May, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-FD3-116-UA2-9-5-5_002944
[Number of Pages: 17]
Faculty associated with the Vietnam Project Participant Training Program correspond throughout May, 1959 to arrange the visit of the second group of police leadership training participants. They discuss salary payments, travel and hotel arrangements, training arrangements, background information on participants, interpreter arrangements, and upcoming travel plans.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 03 May 5 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Participant Training Program, Training Evaluation, Mau-Tau, 1956-1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-FEA-116-UA2-9-5-5_002967
[Number of Pages: 16]
Director of the Participant Training Program Richard McCleery sends out a questionnaire to the professors of the participants for an evaluation of the students' work.
Author(s): McCleery, Richard
Item Creation Date: 08 March 3 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 10]
A translation is made in English and Vietnamese of a report submitted to the Vietnamese Government from the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group Police Administration Division. The report details the research, training, and new projects MSU will undertake in the following six months.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 11 August 8 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 6]
This document contains the Embassy of Vietnam's Information Service Publication, Volume 1 No. 13. It contains several stories on technical and administrative assistance, as well as on foreign affairs.
Author(s): Embassy of Vietnam
Item Creation Date: 10 June 6 1955
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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National Institute of Administration (NIA), Seminar, Misc. Material [1959]
Document Item Number: 6-20-4BD-116-UA2-9-5-5_000442
[Number of Pages: 7]
Report in Vietnamese concerning the Communal Cooperative in Rach Gia and the possibility of fish exports from An Xuyen province to Singapore, discussed in a meeting of the National Institute of Administration's Case Development Seminar on June 5, 1959.
Author(s): Montgomery, John D.
Item Creation Date: 04 June 6 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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