Robin Graham Collection (2434) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 24340000000
- Collection
- Robin Graham Collection
- Title
- Robin Graham Collection (2434) Finding Aid
- Finding Aid Date
- 2014-02-07
- Linear Feet
- 3.5
- Language(s)
- English Vietnamese Japanese
- Dates
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Creation: Majority of material found within 1967-1981 and 2003-2004
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately 3.5 linear feet of materials documenting Lieutenant Robin Graham's U.S. Army service with 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment at Firebase Ripcord. The materials include audio letters; artifacts; notes; flyers and pamphlets; R&R informational materials; ID cards; handbooks, guides, and manuals; checklists; SOPs; schedules; bulletins; short timer calendars; a photo album; sketches; correspondence; clippings; catalogs; posters; maps; periodicals; reports (including situation report excerpts); unit histories; fact sheets; photographs; Chieu Hoi and other propaganda leaflets; electronic media; moving images; and ephemera. Also included are An Annotated History of the 2nd Battalion (Airmobile), 506th Infantry (1 March 1970 - 1 August 1970) compiled by Robin Graham and copies of the battalion's Field Standard Operating Procedures. The materials are dated predominately 1967-1981 and 2003-2004.- 1
- Scrapbooks
2434scrapbook1776 - Photo album
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- 1
- Moving Images
2434VI4715 - DVD - War Stories with Oliver North: The Siege of Firebase Ripcord
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- Electronic Media
2434EM1591 - CD - An Annotated History of the 2nd Battalion
2434EM1592 - CD - 3rd Brigade Daily Operations Summaries (March - August 1970)
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- Posters
2434poster0201 - Republic of Vietnam Decorations and Awards
2434poster0202 - Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Decorations
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- Serials
Rendezvous with Destiny: 1970: Fall
Soldiers: 1972: April
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- Maps
2434map0445 - Columbus, GA
2434map0446 - Columbus, GA
2434map0447 - Patrolling Committee Ranger Training Command - Georgia 1:25000 Pictomap
2434map0448 - Phu My (annotated)
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- Audio
2434AU4823 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter from Lt. Robin Graham to wife
2434AU4824 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter from Lt. Robin Graham to wife
2434AU4825 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter from Lt. Robin Graham to wife
2434AU4826 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter to Lt. Robin Graham from wife
2434AU4827 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter to Lt. Robin Graham from wife
2434AU4828 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter to Lt. Robin Graham from wife
2434AU4829 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter to Lt. Robin Graham from wife
2434AU4830 - 3 inch reel - Audio letter to Lt. Robin Graham from wife
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- Museum Objects
2434museum7414 - 1st Lieutenant insignia badge
2434museum7415 - 1st Lieutenant insignia badge
2434museum7416 - Coordinate Scale and Protractor
2434museum7417 - Coordinate Scale and Protractor
2434museum7418 - South Vietnam flag
2434museum7419 - South Vietnam flag
2434museum7420 - Fujica Compact 35 camera with case
2434museum7421 - Military Payment Certificate - 10 Cents
2434museum7422 - Military Payment Certificate - 25 Cents
2434museum7423 - Military Payment Certificate - 50 Cents
2434museum7424 - Military Payment Certificate - 1 Dollar
2434museum7425 - Military Payment Certificate - 5 Dollars
2434museum7426 - Military Payment Certificate - 5 Dollars
2434museum7427 - Military Payment Certificate - 10 Dollars
2434museum7428 - Military Payment Certificate - 10 Dollars
2434museum7429 - Military Payment Certificate - 20 Dollars
2434museum7430 - Military Payment Certificate - 20 Dollars
2434museum7431 - Military Currency - 1 Yen
2434museum7432 - Military Currency - 1 Yen
2434museum7433 - Japanese government–issued currency in the Dutch East Indies - 1 Cent
2434museum7434 - Japanese government–issued currency in the Dutch East Indies - 10 Gulden
2434museum7435 - Japanese government–issued Philippine currency - 50 Centavos
2434museum7436 - Japanese government–issued Philippine currency - 10 Pesos
2434museum7437 - Japanese government–issued Philippine currency - 10 Pesos
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- 2878
- Photographs
361 photographs - Firebase Ripcord and surrounding area; ammunition; weapons; artillery; firefights; airstrikes; war damage; aerial views; landscapes; Firebase Jack; Perfume River; Hue; trains; railways; street scenes; temples; markets; tombs; Phu Bai; cathedrals; helicopters (resupply, refueling, crashes); Camp Evans; Quang Tri; LZs; Camp Sally; Danang; villages; water buffalo; rice paddies; coastlines; beaches; Camp Campbell; Cam Ranh Bay; award ceremonies; ships; dockyards; fishing boats; Monkey Mountain; bridges; Camp Eagle; Firebase Kathryn; hootches; Dong Ngai; airfields; color; 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 3.5 x 5 inches
217 photographs - Firebase Kathryn; Anchorage, AK; landscapes; aerial views; markets; Hue; Camp Evans; bridges; street scenes; local civilians (including children); helicopters; villages; Perfume River; Camp Eagle; Phu Bai; monsoons; watch towers; rice paddies; Hue Citadel; tombs; Monkey Mountain; Danang; artillery; fires; explosions; Dong Ngai; Wake Island; hootches; Firebase Ripcord; convoys; China Beach; USO shows; clubs; Camp Hoover; Seabees; ships; dockyards; LZs; coastlines; color; 3.5 x 5 inches, 4 x 6 inches
1294 photographs
- street scenes; helicopters; rice paddies; watch towers; base scenes; trains; bridges; artillery; weapons; aerial views; explosions; hootches; color; 4 x 6 inches
- aerial views; artillery; base scenes; helicopters; weapons; landscapes; hootches; Firebase Ripcord; supplies; ships; dockyards; street scenes; bridges; Camp Hoover, Seabees; award ceremonies; color; 4 x 6 inches
- airfields; aerial views; award ceremonies; artillery; helicopters; fires; explosions; base scenes; clubs; beaches; USO shows; convoys; street scenes; bridges; color; 4 x 6 inches
- Firebase Ripcord; landscapes; aerial views; base scenes; artillery; supplies; helicopters; street scenes; fishing boats; beaches; ships; dockyards; bridges; Camp Hoover; Seabees; hootches; color; 4 x 6 inches
735 photographs and 271 color negative strips - Firebase Ripcord and surrounding area; Hue; Camp Evans; rockets; aerial views; Danang; Firebase Rakkasan; Firebase Kathryn, China Beach; color; 3.5 x 4 inches, 4 x 6 inches
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D102.1D ]]
- Box 2 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D102.1 ]]
- Box 1000 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections - Oversize ]]
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2nd Battalion (Airmobile), 506th Infantry Field Standard Operating Procedures
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Introduction/Prologue)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (01 March- 15 March 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (16 March-31 March 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (01 April- 16 April 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (17 Aprl- 30 April 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (01 May- 15 May 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (16 May- 31 May 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (01 June-15 June 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (16 June-30 June 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (01 July-13 July 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion. 506th Infantry (14 July-19 July 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (20 July-25 July 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (26 July-01 August 1970)
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An Annotated History of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Epilogue/SOP Manual)
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Ft. Benning - personal narrative, handouts, pamphlets, event programs (1968-1969)
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OC 16-69 - instruction schedules, bulletins, short timer calendars (1968-1969)
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Issues of Officer Candidate School Student Council Information Bulletin - Osmosis
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Notebooks (No Date)
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Handbooks, guides, manuals, checklists, SOPs (1960-1970, 1981)
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Handbooks, guides, manuals (1967-1975)
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ID card, flyers/pamphlets, ephemera (1969, 1976, No Date)
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Chieu Hoi and other propaganda leaflets (No Date)
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PACEX catalog (1969)
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Camera receipt, certificate, and manual (1969)
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R&R pamphlets (1970, No Date)
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R&R pamphlets (1969-1970, No Date)
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Pamphlets (1968-1979)
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Recruiting pamphlets (1966-1971)
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2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry - unit histories, situation report excerpts, personnel, welcome pamphlets, Currahee newsletter (1970-1971, 1985, No Date)
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Sketches/diagrams, images, short timer calendars, flyers/pamphlets, ephemera (1970, No Date)
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Correspondence with enclosures re: Robin Graham's contribution to War Stories with Oliver North: The Siege of Firebase Ripcord (2003-2004)
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Your Career as an Army Officer (1967)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=24340000000
- Citation
- Robin Graham Collection (2434) Finding Aid, Robin Graham Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=24340000000, Accessed 07 Feb 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 24340000000, Robin Graham Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 06 Feb 2014 [Updated: 15 May 2025]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
(806)742-9010 -
Email
vnca@ttu.edu