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Gwen J. Braile Collection (2481) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 24810000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
0.35
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 11 June 2012
Scope and Contents
Approximately half a linear foot of material related to Minh Quy Hospital donated by Gwen Braile. The collection contains news clippings about the fall of Saigon and the return of some Minh Quy Hospital staff to the United States. There is also a letter and typed journals from Peggy Braile and a letter from George 'Humphrey' Christian. There is a copy of Dr. Pat Smith's Newsletter, August-September 1974, and a copy of an article about nurses at the Minh Quy Hospital. A photograph of the hospital staff and visitors [ca.1971-1972], several photographs of hospital staff and Montagnard patients [taken by Dr. John W. Taylor, ca.1972], and a chess set made by Dr. George Christian while imprisoned in Kontum. The majority of the materials date from 1974 to 1975.
3
Photographs
Four black and white photos of patients of Minh Quy Hospital [Taken by Dr. John. W. Taylor]
VA063888 - VA063891
VA067368-VA067372
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1
Museum Objects
2481museum4186 Chess set made out of wood pieces D226.4
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1
Newsletters
Dr. Pat Smith's Newsletter August-September 1974
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D057.4]]
  • Box 1000: [Barcode: 1000] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D054.2 Individual Oversize Box 8 [D054.2]]
  • Letter from George (Humphrey)
  • Photocopy of letter dated March 30, 1975 sent from Peggy Braile to the doner (original in Restricted Access)
  • Article from 'Nursing' newsletter titled 'Yin' July 1974
  • Journal, including introduction and summary, kept by Dr. Braile while serving several tours in Vietnam at Minh Quy Hospital
  • Excerpts from letters sent by Peggy Braile to family back home
  • Oversize material
  • 9 newspaper clippings form 'The Recod Chronicle' 1968-1975
  • Photocopy of a photograph of an aerial view map of the hospital
  • 4 photocopies of a photograph of hospital staff

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=24810000000

Citation
Gwen J. Braile Collection (2481) Finding Aid, Gwen J. Braile Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=24810000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
24810000000, Gwen J. Braile Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 10 Jun 2012 [Updated: 27 Sep 2019]