Binh Memorial Committee records, 1968-1974

Overview of the Collection

Compiler
Binh Memorial Committee (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
Binh Memorial Committee records
Dates
1968-1974 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic ft
Collection Number
2242 (mss), 2242-001 (accession)
Summary
Vietnamese Vietnam War student protester who was killed attempting to hijack an airplane and divert it to Hanoi
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Nguyen Thai Binh (1948-1972) was born in South Vietnam and attended the University of Washington from 1968-1971 under a U.S. A.I.D. scholarship. He gradually came to protest U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Asked to return home by A.I.D., he was shot and killed in July 1972 in an attempt to divert an airliner in Vietnam. His friends in the U.S. established the collection, containing papers about his life and protest activities, in an effort to memorialize him.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Letters (including one written by Nguyen Thi Le Nuong, Binh's young sister), notes, speeches and writings, clippings, ephemera, photographs, tape recording, publications.

"Economic Crossroads," edited by Aubrey B. Armstrong, 1974.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

Some materials are stored offsite. Advance notice is required for use.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Binh Memorial Committee, 3/1/1974.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1-2a Incoming Letters undated
1/3 Outgoing Letters 1972
1/4 Outgoing Letters - Binh, Nguyen Thai 1972
1/5 Financial Records undated
1/6 Legal Documents undated
1/7 Speeches and Writings - Binh, Nguyen Thai undated
1/8 Speeches and Writings - by others undated
1/9-11 Writings - by others undated
1/12 List undated
1/13 Programs and Annoucements undated
1/14 Notes undated
1/15 School Notes undated
1/16-18 Photographs
1/19-22 Clippings 1968-1973
1/23 Newspapers undated
1/24 Sketches undated
1/25 Tape Recordings undated
1/26 Ephemera undated
2/1 Ephemera undated
2/2-8 Pamphlets undated
2/9 Book Economic Crossroads 1974
3/1-2 Pamphlets undated
3/3 Johansen, Bruce - Incoming Letters undated
3/4 Johansen, Bruce - Incoming Letters - Binh, Nguyen Thai
3/5 Johansen, Bruce - Outgoing Letters undated
3/6 Johansen, Bruce - Outgoing Letters - Binh, Nguyen Thai
3/7 Johansen, Bruce - Legal Documents undated
3/8 Johansen, Bruce - Speeches and Writings undated
3/9 Johansen, Bruce - Speeches and Writings - Binh, Nguyen Thai undated
3/10 Johansen, Bruce - Photographs undated
3/11 Johansen, Bruce - Notes undated
3/12 Johansen, Bruce - Clippings 1969-1972
3/13 Johansen, Bruce - Memorabilia
3/14-15 Johansen, Bruce - Ephemera undated
tube
4 Poster of Vietnam War 1972

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Peace movements
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements

Personal Names

  • Nguyẽ̂n, Thái Bình, 1948-1972

Corporate Names

  • Binh Memorial Committee (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Armstrong, Aubrey B. (editor)
    • Carbray, Richard J. (creator)
    • Coffin, William Sloane, Jr., 1924-2006 (creator)
    • Johansen, Bruce (creator)
    • Tran, Van Dinh, 1923- (creator)