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Richard E. Wood Collection (2040) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 20400000000
Collection
Richard E. Wood Collection
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
2.3
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 06 November 2007
Scope and Contents
Over two linear feet of materials, comprised of 975 slides and issues of the "Communicator" newspaper and "The Jagged Sword" magazine, both publications of the 1st Signal Brigade, and "Pacific Stars and Stripes" newspaper document Richard E. Wood's service in Vietnam as an information specialist with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Signal Brigade from November 1970 to July 1971.
Biographical / Historical
Richard E. Wood served as an information specialist with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Signal Brigade from November 1970 to July 1971. He worked in the Information Office with the 1st Signal Brigade's newspaper, The Communicator, and magazine, The Jagged Sword .
975
Slides
VAS067878-VAS068852 : 975 slides of Richard Wood's tour in Vietnam including U.S. Army locations, weapons, scenery, and USO events.
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2
Serials
The Jagged Sword (Magazine of the 1st Signal Brigade): Fall 1971, Spring 1971
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14
Newspapers
Pacific Stars and Stripes: 1971: August 30 (2 copies)
Communicator, Newspaper of the 1st Signal Brigade: 1971: January 23, February 13, February 27, March 13, April 1, April 10, April 24, May 8, May 22, June 12, June 26, July 10 (2 copies each)
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  • Box 4: [Barcode: 4] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections W ]]
  • 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D054.1 ]]
  • 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D059.6]]
  • Box 4
  • Folder 1
  • The Jagged Sword Spring 1971
  • The Jagged Sword Fall 1971
  • Folder 2
  • 1st Signal Brigade Communicator: 23 January 1971; 13 February 1971; 27 February 1971; 13 March 1971; 1 April 1971; 10 April 1971; 24 April 1971; 8 May 1971; 22 May 1971; 12 June 1971; 26 June 1971; 10 July 1971 (2 Copies of each)
  • Folder 3
  • Stars and Stripes Monday 30 August 1971 (2 Copies)
  • Folder 4
  • 1st Signal Brigade Organization Chart as of May 1970
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=20400000000
Citation
Richard E. Wood Collection (2040) Finding Aid, Richard E. Wood Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=20400000000, Accessed 12 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
20400000000, Richard E. Wood Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 05 Nov 2007 [Updated: 02 Apr 2019]

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