Jack Swickard Collection (2299) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 22990000000
- Collection
- Jack Swickard Collection
- Association
- Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA)
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Finding Aid Author
- Rebecca Vollene
- Finding Aid Date
- 2017-03-22
- Linear Feet
- 1.0
- Pages
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 22 March 2017
Scope and Contents
Approximately one linear foot of The VHPA Newsletter and The VHPA Aviator, 1984-2008, and January/February 2010 as well as a DVD titled Helicopter Wars donated to the Vietnam Archive by Jack Swickard. The title of The VHPA Newsletter was changed to The VHPA Aviator in July/August 2005.Scope and Contents
Approximately one and a half linear feet of books, photographs, slides, correspondence and a patch document Jack Swickard's service in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and his subsequent membership in the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association after the war.- 124
- Newsletters
The VHPA Newsletter: 1984: October; 1985: March, May, August, November; 1986: February, May, September, December; 1987: March, June, September, December; 1988: March, June, September, December; 1989: March, June, September, December; 1990: March, June, September; 1991: Spring, Summer, September, December, Winter; 1992: March, June, September, December; 1993: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1994: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1995: February, April, June, August, October, December; 1996: February/March, April/May, June/July, August/September, November/December; 1997: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 1998: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 1999: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 2000: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 2001: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 2002: March, April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 2003: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, Winter; 2004: March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 2005: January/February, March/April, May/June
The VHPA Aviator: 2005: July/August, September/October, November/December; 2006: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, Winter; 2007: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December; 2008: January/February, March/April, May/June; 2010: January/February
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- Moving Images
2299VI3482 DVD - Helicopter Wars: Vietnam Firefight
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- Books
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association by Charles Holley, 1995
Hours and Hours of Boredom by Bob Snead, 1983 (inscribed by author)
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- Photographs
1 negative of a helicopter carrying equipment
3 photos of Fort Wolters, TX pilot class members
98 photos of helicopters, helicopter equipment, and pilots
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- 29
- Slides
29- Slides taken by Swickard during his time as a Huey helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Most of the slides are of helicopters, the flight crew, or scenic views of Vietnam from the view of a helicopter.
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- Museum Objects
2299museum4866 - Ghost Riders 60th Aviation Company Assault Helicopter patch
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D097.3 [097.3]]
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Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Kansas City, Missouri 1995 Reunion
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U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School Fort Wolters, Texas Graduation Ceremony (March 25-26, 1971)
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Ici Ventilateur (excerpts from a flight log) Paris, 1954
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Paperwork, letters, emails, and action reports petitioning for SFC Roy Benevidez to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor (2005)
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=22990000000
- Citation
- Jack Swickard Collection (2299) Finding Aid, Jack Swickard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=22990000000, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 22990000000, Jack Swickard Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 22 Mar 2017 [Updated: 05 Apr 2017]
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