Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Collection, 1969-1970 | Archives of Appalachia
Title: Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Collection, 1969-1970
ID: 500/AppMs 315
Created by: Allen, Bertram S., Jr. (1946-)
Arrangement: The collection is divided into two series: Series I, Photocopies, and Series II, Photographs and Negatives. Items in both series are arranged alphabetically, but in Series II the negatives are stored after the photographs.
Extent: 2.0 Folders
Finding Aid/Inventory
Series 1: Photocopies, 1969 and undated
Series 2: Photographs and Negatives, 1969-1970 and undated
Series 1: Photocopies, 1969 and undated
Series 2: Photographs and Negatives, 1969-1970 and undated
Show Subjects (links to similar collections) Show Forms of Material (links to similar genres)Scope and Contents: The Bertram S. Allen, Jr. Collection documents the donor's military service (1968-1970) with the United States Army's 25th Division during the Vietnamese Conflict and provides information about the history of the 25th Division. The collection contains copies of documents and photographs from the donor's scrapbook. The photocopies include a few pages from Tropic Lightning: A History of the 25th Infantry Division; a letter, dated 30 January 1969, to PFC Bertram S. Allen, Jr., from his father; and articles written by Allen for Tropic Lightning News in 1969. The copied photographs portray Allen and fellow soldiers during military service in Vietnam and Vietnamese civilians. Some of the photographs were taken in 1969 or 1970, while the remainder are undated.