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Mary Schattenberg Delaney Collection (3420) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 34200000000
Title
Mary Schattenberg Delaney Collection (3420) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2023-08-10
Linear Feet
0.1
Language(s)
English Vietnamese
Dates
Creation: 1964 - 1966
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of less than a quarter of a linear foot of materials accumulated by Mary Schattenberg Delaney. While a student at Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio in 1966, Delaney started a letter writing campaign in support of soldiers serving in Vietnam. During this time, she corresponded with Randy Nelson, an airman from Ohio. The materials include items that Delaney received from Nelson (a Christmas card, Vietnamese currency, and photographs), as well as materials pertaining to Delaney's efforts to support the troops and her letter writing campaign (correspondence with General William Westmoreland and news clippings). The materials are dated 1964-1966.
2
Museum Objects
3420museum6500 - 10 Dong bill

3420museum6501 - 20 Dong bill
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37
Photographs
Tan Son Nhut; Saigon (shops/markets, street scenes, embassies, war damage, car bombs, Vietnamese soldiers and local police, local children, Caravelle Hotel, ceremonies); Korat, Thailand (statues, Buddhas, street scenes, Korat Air Base); b&w, color; 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 3.5 x 5 inches
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  • Box 1 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, [Individual Collections - D ]]
  • Correspondence with General William Westmoreland (1965)
  • Clippings re: letter writing campaign (1965-1966)
  • Christmas card (No Date)

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34200000000

Citation
Mary Schattenberg Delaney Collection (3420) Finding Aid, Mary Schattenberg Delaney Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=34200000000, Accessed 12 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
34200000000, Mary Schattenberg Delaney Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 10 Aug 2023 [Updated: 10 Aug 2023]