Vietnam Pathfinder Maine West High School Library Resource Center by G. Haan & L. Ryan, librarians Updated March 2009
The Vietnam War: Faces. 8 Mar. 2006 <http://www.vietnampix.com/faces2a.htm>.
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Books Use the Online Catalog. See below for suggested search terms and selected titles. Vietnam War Suggested search terms: Indochinese War, 1946-1954 Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 Vietnam Most print resources on the Vietnam War are in 959.7…, in General Collection & Reference. Top 1960’s and 1970’s Suggested search terms: United States History 1960-1969 United States Social Conditions 1960-1980 Radicalism United States History 20^th century Timelines For a decade by decade treatment of the 60’s and 70’s which includes history, politics, culture, science, etc. look at 909.826 and 909.827, in General Collection & Reference. For example: R 909.82 UXL U X L American decades. 1960-1969 /Pendergast, Tom. ©2003. R 909.82 UXL U X L American decades. 1970-1979 /Pendergast, Tom. ©2003. R 909.821 BOWLING Bowling, beatniks, and bell-bottoms: pop culture of 20th-century America / Pendergast, ©2000. 909.826 EPSTEIN The 60s / Epstein, Dan. ©2001. 909.827 EPSTEIN The 70s / Epstein, Dan. ©2001. R 909.826 SIXTIES The sixties in America / Singleton, Carl. ©1999. For a treatment of the 60’s and 70’s with an emphasis on historical aspects, look at 973.92 and 973.923 in General Collection & Reference. For example: 973.922 GIT The sixties : years of hope, days of rage / Gitlin, Todd. ©1987. 973.923 COLUMBIA The Columbia guide to America in the 1960s / Farber, David R. ©2001. 973.923 SIXTIES Sixties counterculture / Kallen, Stuart A. ©2001. Top
Jackdaws: Primary Sources Facsimiles of documents and newspaper articles. Located on cart.
Databases with selected search examples
		Biography Resource Center “Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria …”
		CQ Researcher “..coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.” Top
		Culturegrams – Country information, history, government, customs, culture, etc.
		EBSCO – magazine, newspapers, and news wire articles Top
		elibrary – news, magazines, books, maps, pictures, audio/video and transcripts
		First Search - magazine and journal articles. Get password and ID from LRC or from Shared Student Drive: LRC Top
		History Resource Center: US Primary documents, reference works, and full-text magazines.
		History Resource Center: World Primary documents, reference works, and full-text magazines.
		JSTOR - …archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials… Note: requires username and password for access both in school and from other locations. Get codes from the S drive.
		Opposing Viewpoints Information on social issues including pro/con viewpoints, “… statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
		Student Resource Center “…primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses,…magazines, newspapers, …photographs and illustrations, … audio and video.”
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Web Index
Web Sites 1960’s 1970’s American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century A decade by decade guide of American cultural history from Kingwood College Library, Kingwood, TX Psychedelic 60’s from the University of Virginia Daily Life of a Soldier § Daily Life for new Zealand soldiers § The Outfitted Infantryman Draft § Executive Order 11967--Relating to violations of the Selective Service Act, August 4, 1964 to March 28, 1973 – Government action against draft dodgers § Proclamation 4483--Granting pardon for violations of the Selective Service Act, August 4, 1964, to March 28, 1973 § Induction Statistics - Number of people were drafted by year from the Selective Service System § The Vietnam Lotteries from the Selective Service System Conversations with History: Recalling the Vietnam War from the Institute of International Studies, Univ. of CA, Berkeley Top Fall of Siagon from the New York Times Guerilla Tactics from PBS Guide to Sites about the Vietnam War from the New York Times Kent State Massacre Movies § Vietnam War Movies List of movies from www.Vietnamgear.com § The War in Vietnam and the Movies from UC Berkeley's Moffitt Library My Lai Massacre and Lt. William Calley § My-Lai Courts Martial § The My Lai Massacre from PBS Photographers and Photos § The Vietnam War from Swedish researcher Peter Leuhusen § Vietnam Photos – Taken by Edwin Moise, history professor, Clemson University Top Vietnam § Battlefield: Vietnam from PBS § Learn About Vietnam from the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Washington, DC § Vietnam Yesterday and Today From Oakton Community College in Skokie, Illinois § Vietnam – Background Notes from the U.S. Department of State § Vietnam Online from PBS § Vietnam: Regret to Inform Film. Requires Real Media player. From Salon.com § Vietnam Veterans Against the War § Vietnam Veterans Memorial § Vietnam War Bibliography – an extensive collection of links by Edwin Moise, history professor, Clemson University § Vietnam War History from the BBC § Vietnam War Internet Links from Wellesley College Women § Many Women Served in Vietnam § Unarmed and under fire: An oral history of female Vietnam vets from Salon.com Top Advanced Search On Hill 484 near the DMZ in Vietnam , 1968 Photo by Larry Burrows, 1926 – 1971, who was shot down and killed in the war. Hoy, Anne H. “Larry Burrows”. The Book of Photography. Washington, DC. : National Geographic, 2005. Regret to Inform. 09 Mar. 2006. < http://www.salon.com/news/special/vietnam/>. Top