Vietnam War, 1961-1975

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Created in 2019 and in collaboration with Middlebury Veterans Give Back (MVGB), the Middlebury Alumni Veterans Collection (C-174) will reflect the military experience of veterans through papers, memoirs, photographs, ephemera, realia and media, including films, slides and interviews.

To date, the contents of the collection have been donated by members of Middlebury Veterans Give Back (MVGB) and Middlebury veterans encouraged by MVGB.

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Grant Hopkins Harnest, Middlebury College Professor of Chemistry. Harnest discusses getting a masters in Chemistry at Middlebury; changes in the Chemistry faculty in the 40's; salaries for professors; being an assisting professor; tenure; trustees; building homes; President Bates; how much time he spent with the students; new faculty; administration faculty relations; balancing research and teaching; buying equipment; President Stratton; Stratton's financial priorities; lack...

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Murdoch '65 sent a brief "war story" to Fred Stetson '65 in October 2019 via email. Included with the story is background information provided by Stetson and Murdoch's brief explanatory statement both included in the email exchange.

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Pelton provides a brief overview of his military service, and a slide show with inventory and an 8mm movie of compiled film reels documenting his service in Cam Ranh and Nha Trang Bays, Vietnam, 1965-1966. Pelton was also recorded during an MVGB gathering in August 2019 presenting his slide show and participating in a panel discussion about Vietnam military service. Those recordings are preserved in folder C-174 in Digital Halcyon in audio resources.

Scope and Contents Jeff McKay '65 was interviewed by classmate Fred Stetson '65 regarding his service in Vietnam as a public information officer for the 173rd Airborne Brigade from late 1966-December 1967. [Timestamps: Keywords] 1:30 Kennedy assassinaiton; 4:30 ROTC 1966; 8:00 Paratrooper/jump school, Fort Bragg NC; 9:30 In charge of 40 new recruits, including black recruits, personal doubts on ability to lead and not receiving training; 13:00 Went to information officers school at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN,...

Scope and Contents An interview of Peter Lavenbaum, Middlebury College Class of 1967 by Tom Alderman. Lavenbaum discusses events while he was at Middlebury; the civil right act; Vietnam war; editing the newspaper; alcohol use; marijuana use; why he chose Middlebury; English major; creative writing; fraternity; "the alibi" the mill; Delta Upsilon; student social life; rushing; peace corps; teaching; working as a counselor; graduate psychology degree; college activities; town gown relations; big brother big...

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Mill Moore is included in recorded audio interviews. To date (February 2020) he is included in the August 2019 MVGB session conducted at Middelbury College Special Collections, and a joint interview with Mike Heaney '64, recorded at Moore's home in Hartland, VT, on February 4, 2020.

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Max P. Peterson, Director of Sports Information. During the interview, Peterson discusses his retirement in 1991; his time as Director of Sports Information; the changing role of college public relations; the News Service and the College's response to Vietnam activism; South Africa divestment; campus dialogue; the college campus as a reflection of society; the changing nature of the College population; the relationship between Middlebury College and the town of Middlebury,...

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Edwin L. Pool, Middlebury College Professor of Chemistry. From 18:00 to 29:00 minutes static and additional static throughout tape. Pool discusses how he got a position at Middlebury; Professor Voter; slow growth of Middlebury; facilities; low salaries; designing the science center; Chemistry department; 4 1 4 program; relations within the chemistry department; 1st generation college students; student faculty relations; distribution requirements; biology; the hippie...

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Charles P. Scott, Professor of Religion and Chaplain at Middlebury College, conducted by Alison Kirk.College chaplain from 1951-1986. College gave title "Chaplain Emeritus." taught religion courses. Traveled off-campus to alumni events as urged by President Armstrong. (17:29); began teaching biblical courses Spring, 1951. Hired popular, "phenomenal" part-time professor 1954, Marion "Tink" Shows; untimely death, 1959 (20:05); 1966 President Armstrong had faculty...

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Easton is not only a Middlebury Alumni Veteran, he is also an officer of Middlebury Veterans Give Back (MVGB). Records for Easton include: a written account of a helicopter accident that occurred on July 27, 1968, resulting in the death of four crewman (C-174 document collection); an aviator's helmet, first issuded to Easton in 1967 and donated by him in 2019 (shelved in Realia); and recordings of Easton made during an MVGB gathering in August 2019 (available in Digial Halcyon/AV/C-174).