Jack Wright Collection (1081) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 10810000000
- Collection
- Jack Wright Collection
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
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- Pages
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- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 18 December 2002
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of a large number of slides and several different artifacts collected by Mr. Wright while serving in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968. Also present in the collection are copious amounts of personal letters, and a few photographs.- 1
- Photographs
4 strips of negatives (VAN003858 - VAN003879) and 5 photographs (VA030430 - VA030435)
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- Slides
VAS016080 - VAS016236
VAS017694 - VAS017785
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- Museum Objects
Asian female dolls (2X)
one bamboo pipe (looks like a snake)
one pair of painted high-heeled shoes (red and black)
vase containing chop sticks
small oil lamp
92 Advisory Team plaque of the Mekong Delta (IV Corps) presented to Major Wright;
miniature screen
black rubber sandals
one set of two carved wooden elephant bookends
wooden toy dagger
large Viet Cong flag (one red bar, one blue bar, and a gold star)
purple flag with red trim
Soviet Union flag
tortoiseshell folding
fan
personal fan made with bird feathers
personal fan made with palm fronds
small wooden figures, women painted on the front (2X)
Viet Cong dummy grenade
decorative painted Vietnamese plates (2X)
Framed certificate of Vietnamese Honor
Medal, First Class presented to Mr. Wright
one pair red high-heeled wooden shoes
two hinged picture holders
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- Oral History
OH0252 Interview with Jacking Wright
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- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D056.6C ]]
- Box 2: [Barcode: 2] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D056.6D ]]
- Box 3: [Barcode: 3] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D056.2]]
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Anti Chieu Hoi Program Viet Cong propaganda aimed at American soldiers and Vietnamese civilians. Also some English translations of some messages.
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Newspaper article eluding enemy soldiers and surviving in the jungle after a helicopter crash
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Hand-written notes explaining the contents of each slide in the Wright collection
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Negatives sleeve from Vietnam Exchange Photo Service
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Cards addressed to Jackie Wright wishing him a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Vietnamese friends. Also some cards for a Happy Tet.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. October 25, 1967 through February 4, 1968.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. February 5 through April 23, 1968.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. April 24 through June 26, 1968.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. July 2 through September 19, 1968.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. August 3 throuigh October 5, 1971.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. October 8 through November 18, 1971.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. November 19, 1971, through January 21, 1972.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. January 22 through March 6, 1972.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. March 7, through April 21, 1972.
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Letters from Jackie Wright to his wife. April 22 through May 28, 1972.
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Envelopes addressed to Mrs. Wright
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=10810000000
- Citation
- Jack Wright Collection (1081) Finding Aid, Jack Wright Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=10810000000, Accessed 11 May 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 10810000000, Jack Wright Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 17 Dec 2002 [Updated: 30 Sep 2019]
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