The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce Jaeger 1968-1969 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title The Letters of Captain Edward P. Jaeger to Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce Jaeger 1968-1969
  • Series Title Vietnam War Oral History Project

Creator

  • Author: Jaeger, Edward P.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Author: Jaeger, Elizabeth P.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1998-08-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Transcript of recorded letters sent by Captain Edward P. Jaeger (Ed) to his wife, Elizabeth Jaeger (Libby) while stationed in South Vietnam as part of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He discusses both personal and military topics including plans for having children; future personal financial planning; racial tensions and Black Power activities; shopping for civilian consumer goods; renovation of the Officer's Club; physicians’ negative attitudes about serving in Vietnam; procurement of medical supplies; holiday celebrations; planning for a post-Vietnam cross- country vacation in the U.S. and Canada; personnel problems; comments about various senior officers; procurement of captured enemy equipment for use as trading items and gifts; comments about the Paris peace negotiations for ending the war; planning for a leave in Hawaii with his wife and parents; personnel morale problems; discipline problems among enlisted personnel; preparation for leaving Vietnam and the Army; comments about student unrest and anti-war demonstrations in the U.S.
  • Physical Description: [2], 196 p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Vietnam War
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Medicine - Hospitals
  • Keyword: letters
  • Keyword: 67th Evac Hospital
  • Keyword: Qhi Nhon, Vietnam
  • Keyword: An Tuc, Vietnam
  • Keyword: Republic of Vietnam
  • Keyword: 17th Field Hospital
  • Keyword: 67th Evacuation Hospital
  • Named Person: Jaeger, Captain Edward P. (Ed)
  • Named Person: Jaeger, Elizabeth Pierce (Libby)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Historic Place Name: South Vietnam
  • Place Name: Vietnam
  • Place Name: United States
  • Coverage Date: 1968-07/1969-07
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: UNT Oral Histories
    Code: UNTOH

Institution

  • Name: UNT Oral History Program
    Code: UNTOHP

Rights

  • Rights Access: unt
  • Rights Statement: All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History Program.

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Call Number: OH 1238
  • OCLC: 259990365
  • UNT Catalog No.: b3552030
  • Accession or Local Control No: Number 1238
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc98979

Note

  • Display Note: "The following transcript is essentially a series of letters from the Republic of Vietnam tape-recorded by Captain Jaeger and sent home to his wife during the period July, 1968-July, 1969. The letters concern both personal and military affairs during the Vietnam War" (p. 2).
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