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Documenting the Vietnam Soldier: A Case Study in Collection Development

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  • Carolyn J. Mattern (State Historical Society of Wisconsin)

Abstract

This paper reviews a special collection at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin that documents opposition to the war in Vietnam among the military. Using this as an example the author argues that the value of written collecting policy statements has been overstated.

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Mattern, C. J., (1990) “Documenting the Vietnam Soldier: A Case Study in Collection Development”, Archival Issues 15(2), 99–107. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.10584

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1990-01-01

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