Gus Kappler
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Includes color slides, with a tape recording and transcript describing the slides, 1984; also a DVD of a presentation by Dr. Kappler and David Leeser given at Weill Auditorium on February 13, 2012 and a DVD with a Powerpoint presentation of the slides. Also tapes sent home, telegrams, and correspondence, 1970-1984; photograph album; Vietnamese currency and other memorabilia; and manuscript draft for article.
Booklet compiled for the 2008 Reunion of staff from the Phu Bai/85th Evacuation Hospital, 1971/72, with information about their later lives. Folder of materials from the 2010 Reunion, including updates on their lives, CDs with photographs and songs, and information about Hilton Head.
Dates
- 1951-2014.
Creator
- From the Collection: Kappler, Gustav Edward, 1940- (Person)
- From the Collection: Vietnam War Veterans Archives (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
.8 cubic feet. (.8 cubic feet.)
23 audiocassettes. (23 audiocassettes.)
Abstract
Vietnam War tape - recorded letters home - sisters Description - 85th, Pt. to Saigon 106 units - styrofoam Arvan - hosp. PACEX Payoffs Booby traps There 1 month Copper in background Robin - side 1
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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