Lutz has hundreds of Vietnam War items that are not easily categorized. They range from Sean Flynn’s camera to a diary kept by an American in Saigon during the Tet Offensive to posters created by the North Vietnamese to diplomat Philip Habib’s pass to attend the 1968 Paris Peace talks. Click on photographs to explore the archive.
A North Vietnamese Poster Celebrating The Downing Of American Bombers And Fighters
A Form Filled Out In Saigon In 1951
The American Anthropologist, Gerald Hickey, Kept A Typewritten Diary Of The 1968 Tet Offensive; He Was In Saigon During The Fighting
A Zippo Lighter Distributed By General William Westmoreland
A Map Of South Vietnam, Showing Various Military Bases
A 1966 Letter From Malaysia Protesting The Visit Of President Lyndon Johnson To Southeast Asia; “We Oppose Your President’s Escalating Your Imperialist War Of Aggression In Vietnam”
A North Vietnamese Pamphlet From 1950 Decrying “U.S. Aggressive Activities Against Viet-Nam”
A 1957 Letter By An American On “United States Operations Mission To Vietnam” Letterhead
A North Vietnamese Poster Celebrating The Downing Of American Bombers And Fighters
Leaflets
An Ashtray From General Westmoreland’s Office
Robin Moore, Author Of The Green Berets, Writes That I’m “On My Way To Viet Name To Write My Opus On The Special Forces, The Green Berets…I’m More Or Less Unofficial Writer For These Guys”
