Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive

Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
Established1989; 35 years ago (1989)
FounderJames Reckner[1]
Address
Texas Tech University
,
Lubbock
,
Texas
,
79409
,
United States

33°34′55″N 101°52′38″W / 33.5819°N 101.8773°W / 33.5819; -101.8773
WebsiteOfficial website

The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive collects and preserves the documentary record of the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Center and Archive, part of Texas Tech University, is the nation's largest and most comprehensive collection of information on the Vietnam War.[2][3][4][5][6][7] On August 17, 2007, the Texas Tech Vietnam Center became the first U.S. institution to sign a formalized exchange agreement with the State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam. This opens the door for a two-way exchange between the entities.[8][9]

The Vietnam Center's mission is to support and encourage research and education regarding all aspects of the American Vietnam experience; promoting a greater understanding of this experience and the peoples and cultures of Southeast Asia.[10][11] It promotes education through exhibits, classroom instruction, and publications; support for the archive and the collection and preservation of pertinent historical source material; and encouragement of related scholarship through organizing and hosting conferences and symposia each year.[12]

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