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Lindy Poling Collection (431) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 4310000000
Collection
Lindy Poling Collection
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
1.5
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 07 January 2002
Scope and Contents
Approximately one and a half linear feet of books, newsletters, teaching materials, student link projects, and articles document Lindy Poling's career in teaching high school classes on the Vietnam Conflict. Included in the materials are copies of student 'link projects, where students correspond with individuals associated with the war era to get a better perspective for their Vietnam War class. Materials date from the post-war era and are in good condition.
Biographical / Historical
Mrs. Poling teaches the history of the Vietnam War to her students at Millbrook High School (Raliegh, North Carolina) by pairing her students with community leaders who are Vietnam veterans to learn firsthand accounts of their experiences.
Related Materials
Lindy Poling's Website - Community in the Classroom: Teaching Vietnam - https://lindypoling.com/
Series
2
Books
Webster's New World Dictionary of the Vietnam War, 1999
The War and the Wall: Service, Sacrifice, and Honor compiled by Jan Scruggs
4
Newsletters
Bridges, Special Edition 2001 (5 Copies)
National History Club Newsletter and Forum (Spring 2005)
Veterans Education Project Update Volume 16, Number 2
Veterans Education Project Update Volume 17, Number 1
Click to view all Newsletters
  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D043.4 ]]
  • Box 2: [Barcode: 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D043.4 ]]
  • Box 3 [Restricted]: [Barcode: 3] [TTU - Math Building, 4th Floor, Stacks, M4.230.3 [M4.230.3]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Middle level Learning May/June 2000
  • 5 Copies of Bridges: The Lesson of Vietnam Special Edition 2001
  • Copy of Bridges: The Lessons of Vietnam February 2001
  • Folder 2
  • Teaching material from Ms. Poling's Vietnam War class
  • Bridges newsletter, Special Edition, 2003
  • Folder 3
  • The War and the Wall: Service, Sacrificee and Honor compiled by Jan Scruggs
  • Echoes from the Mall: A Field Trip Guide. A teacher's guide to the Vietnam, Korea, and other Memorials in Washington DC
  • Teaching Vietnam by Lindy Poling
  • Photocopy of an article from the Washington Times (November 11, 2002): Students learn about war from those who lived it
  • Middle Level Learning (May/June 2000) Contains an article by Lindy Poling: The Real World: Community Speakers in the Classroom
  • Article printed from the Internet (Wake County Public School System website): He's Still On Watch: Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. by E. Barclay Poling (January 15, 2000)
  • Folder 4
  • Millbrook High School - Bridges: Lessons of Vietnam
  • December 2002 (Volume IV, Issue 2)
  • February 2003 (Volume IV, Issue 3)
  • October 2003 (Volume V, Issue 1)
  • December 2003 (Volume V, Issue 2)
  • March 2004 (Volume IV, Issue 3)
  • October 2004 (Volume VI, Issue 1)
  • December 2004 (Volume IV, Issue 2)
  • February 2005 (Volume VI, Issue 3)
  • Special Edition (no date)
  • Special Edition (2001)
  • Special Edition (2002)
  • Special Edition (2003)
  • Special Edition (2004)
  • Special Edition (2005) (two copies)
  • December 2005 (Volume VII, Issue 2)
  • Folder 5
  • November 2002 (Volume IV, Issue 1)
  • November 2005 (Volume VII, Issue 1)
  • Special Edition (2006)
  • Folder 6
  • Articles
  • North Raleigh News: "Where History Comes Alive - Teacher invites vets to speak to Vietnam class" (15 November 2002)
  • USA Today: "Personal Approach Revisits the Past with a Point of View" (14 March 2005)
  • Series - Lessons of Vietnam (LOV) Student Link Projects
  • Folder 7
  • LOV Link Projects - 2001 (All Link Projects with personal information have been photocopied with the information removed. Originals are in Restricted Access).
  • Folder 8
  • LOV Link Projects - 2002
  • Folder 9
  • LOV Link Projects - 2002
  • Folder 10
  • LOV Link Projects - 2003
  • Folder 11
  • LOV Link Projects - 2003
  • Folder 12
  • LOV Link Projects - 2004
  • Folder 13
  • LOV Link Projects - 2004
  • Folder 14
  • LOV Link Projects - 2005
  • Folder 15
  • LOV Link Projects - 2005
  • Folder 16
  • LOV Link Projects - 2005
  • Folder 17
  • LOV Link Projects - 2005
  • Folder 18
  • LOV Link Projects - 2005
  • Folder 19
  • LOV Link Projects - 2005
  • Folder 20
  • LOV Link Projects - 2006
  • Folder 21
  • LOV Link Projects - Undated
  • Folder 22
  • LOV Link Projects - Undated
  • Box 2
  • Folder 1
  • LOV Link Projects - Undated
  • Folder 2
  • LOV Link Projects - Undated
  • Folder 3
  • LOV Link Projects - Undated
  • Box 3
  • Restricted Material
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=4310000000
Citation
Lindy Poling Collection (431) Finding Aid, Lindy Poling Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=4310000000, Accessed 10 May 2026.
Pub Credit Line
4310000000, Lindy Poling Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 06 Jan 2002 [Updated: 08 Mar 2023]

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