James D. Echols Collection (3189) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 31890000000
- Collection
- James D. Echols Collection
- Title
- James D. Echols Collection (3189) Finding Aid
- Finding Aid Date
- 2021-06-22
- Linear Feet
- 0.25
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: Majority of material found within 1964 - 1968
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photographs, Selective Service documents, a driver's license, and an audio tape documenting James Echols' service with the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. The materials are dated predominately 1964-1968.- 1
- Audio
3189AU3741 - Cassette - Jimmy's Tape
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- 179
- Photographs
James Echols in uniform; Vietnamese civilians (including children); airfield; landscapes; aerial views; helicopters and other aircraft (e.g. gunners, unloading soldiers, airstrikes); soldiers on patrol; bunkers; artillery; soldiers in the field; base scenes; Georgia state flag; parachutists; corpses; children filling sandbags; a school; beaches; musical performances; local stores; soldiers waiting; street scenes; swimming pool; jungle; soldiers with dogs; a snake charmer; temples; aid station; Viet Cong outpost; bridges; General Westmoreland addressing troops; b&w, color; 3 x 3.5 inches, 3.5 x 3.5 inches
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual - E ]]
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=31890000000
- Citation
- James D. Echols Collection (3189) Finding Aid, James D. Echols Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=31890000000, Accessed 17 Feb 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 31890000000, James D. Echols Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 22 Jun 2021 [Updated: 22 Jun 2021]
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