Scope and Contents

Over two linear feet of correspondence, photographs and slides, military administrative documents, award certificates, unpublished manuscripts, magazine clippings, video tapes and other material document the production of the documentary film project CO VAN: The American Military Advisor in Vietnam. Correspondence includes letters sent to Elliott by former advisors, including Generals Norman Schwartzkopf and Colin Powell, about possible participation in the film. Photographs and slides document a variety of military and humanitarian activities in Vietnam from 1963-1969 and a twentieth anniversary commemorative event honoring Southeast Asian allies held in 1995. Military administrative documents include Orders of Battle for MACV advisory teams in Southeast Asia from 1954 to 1975. Unpublished manuscripts include personal accounts written by advisors and ARVN officers about their experiences in Vietnam. Videotapes include titles ^D<'Return to Vietnam, Fall 1996,' a Vietnam television documentary, and other documentaries and feature films.