Vessey Box 39, Misc. Records

Series — Box: Vessey 39

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

This is a collection of the personal paperwork, correspondence, framed materials, and photos of John W. Vessey Jr. and his wife Avis. This primarily covers Vessey's time as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but also includes material from his childhood through post-retirement.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1939 - 2016
Agent Relation: Donated by Sarah Vessey, 2018. Accession 2018.011.

Extent

From the Collection: 60 Linear Feet (87 boxes and 2 flat file drawers.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Korean

From the Collection: Vietnamese

From the Collection: Chinese

From the Collection: Greek, Modern (1453-)

From the Collection: Thai

Additional Description

Command and Leadership Reference Materials (Pentagon Years)

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Papers, 1980

Misc Papers found with other Pentagon Years Papers

Notes on End of War in Laos, 1976 (DCSOP – U.S. Army, Washington D.C.)

Misc White House Notes/ Correspondence + Photo Albums

Situation Reporting, November 1973 (DoO, ODCSOP – Washington, D.C.)

*“Recent Reports on American POWs in Indochina: An Assessment” Report (POST 1994)

Sec. of Defense – The Defense Counterproliferation Initiative, December 1993

Trip to Norway Itinerary, 5-9 March 1983

Remarks Regarding Vessey’s Retirement, 1985

Roster of Key Personnel in Korea, 1978

*UNKNOWN FILE

Korean Lesson Notes – (Oversized)

Oversized Korea Documents – (Oversized)

Korea-Era “Current News Special Edition” Reports 1977-1979 (Oversized)

List of Items in CFC Office, undated

Misc Trip Brochures

Hanja Sino-Korean Characters Lesson

Newspaper Clippings – Mrs. Vessey Korean Fashion Show, 1977 April

WWII Map Cassino 1944 Found w/ WWII Papers (Oversized)

WWII – Receiving Battlefield Commission to Lieutenant

Notes from Commanding Company, Construction and Model Division, undated

“The Yom Kippur War and the Inevitability of Surprise”’ Report, 1978 February 2 - Oversized

1978 PMA Social Events?