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John M. Carland Collection (3002) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 30020000000
Title
John M. Carland Collection (3002) Finding Aid
Finding Aid Date
2025-04-21
Linear Feet
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 1965-1968 and 1971-1973
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of approximately one linear foot of documents pertaining to U.S. policy regarding Vietnam. The materials include photocopies of selections from the papers of President Richard Nixon, Admiral Thomas Moorer, General Creighton Abrams, General William Westmoreland, and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, as well as State Department and Defense Department documents. Also included is an anti-VC propaganda pamphlet. The materials are dated 1965-1968 and 1971-1973.
  • Box 1 [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, 2nd Floor, Stacks, D007.4 [D007.4]]
  • Nixon papers - Memos; talking points; State Department telegrams; correspondence; telcon transcripts; analytical summaries; situation reports (1971-1972)
  • Nixon papers - Talking points; correspondence; memos; intelligence/research reports; telcon transcripts; presidential address (1971-1972)
  • Nixon papers - Memos (including memos of conversation); correspondence; reports (1972)
  • Nixon papers - Memos; State Department telegrams; reports; comparison of U.S. and DRV/PRG positions; proposal on the conduct of negotiations; correspondence; telcon transcripts; talking points (1972)
  • Nixon papers - Memos (including memos of conversation); comparisons between U.S. proposal and DRV September 15 Plan; correspondence; talking points; intelligence reports; telcon transcripts (1972)
  • Henry A. Kissinger telcons (1972)
  • Henry A. Kissinger telcons (1972)
  • Admiral Moorer papers - Memos; reports (1972)
  • General Abrams papers - Memos (1972)
  • General Westmoreland papers - Personal accounts/diary entries (1973)
  • State Department papers - Telegrams; intelligence/research reports; memos; correspondence (1972-1973)
  • Department of Defense papers - Memos (including memos of conversation); discussion papers; correspondence; intelligence reports (1972)
  • Department of Defense telephone directories (1971-1972)
  • MACV briefings; Harnessing the Revolution in South Vietnam; memos (1965-1968)
  • Chronologies (1970-1972)
  • Propaganda pamphlet (No Date)

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=30020000000

Citation
John M. Carland Collection (3002) Finding Aid, John M. Carland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=30020000000, Accessed 30 Apr 2026.

Pub Credit Line
30020000000, John M. Carland Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 21 Apr 2025 [Updated: 22 Apr 2025]