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Pipeline, February 1969 - the newsletter of the Navy's
Office in Charge of Construction, Republic of Vietnam
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A Circle of Sisters / A Circle of Friends
is a coalition of women who served as civilians with various organizations
in Vietnam and throughout Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.
Established in 1996, the idea for the collection came about after
Jolynne Stang and Cathleen Cordova, both of whom served in Vietnam,
gathered information on civilian women who had lost their lives
during that conflict. Strang and Cordova also organized a national
ceremony to recognize all women who had served as civilians in Vietnam
and to honor those women who had died. The first ceremony was held
on November 10, 1993 at The Wall in Washington, D.C.
The Collection
The collection at the University of Denver includes personal papers,
photographs, memorabilia, books, newsclippings, audio and videotapes,
slides, letters, scrapbooks and oral interviews. The collection
illustrates women's service during the war in Southeast Asia as
well as the "coming home" experience and shows their continued
service through the present day. The current strengths of the collection
are a section devoted to biographical material on each of the civilian
women who died in Vietnam, personal films and videos, out-of-print
books about women's roles during the war, information about Operation
Babylift, and various theses and dissertations.
Donating
to the Collection
The Special Collections & Archives Department of the University
of Denver seeks both material donations and financial gifts for
the maintenance and enlargement of the collection. Financial donations
can be donated directly to the collection's endowment. Contributions
can be a gift in honor of a woman who served, a gift in memory of
a woman who lost her life, or an estate gift by will or by trust.
Visit the Circle of Sisters
website
to find out more about the organization and their activities.
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