http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt996nf557 No online items Inventory of the Victoria Schuck papers Finding aid prepared by Kendra Tsai Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2009, 2014 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Inventory of the Victoria Schuck 98064 1 papers Title: Victoria Schuck papers Date (inclusive): 1956-1977 Collection Number: 98064 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: In English, Vietnamese, with some material in French and Chinese Physical Description: 15 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder(7.6 Linear Feet) Abstract: The bulk of the collection spans from 1961 to 1977, mainly while Schuck was a professor of the Political Science Department at Mount Holyoke College. The collection primarily reflects Schuck's research interests in South Vietnam: elections, government administration, the Vietnam War, the case of Tran Ngoc Chau, and the South Vietnam Youth Movement. The collection is composed of writings, statistical data, biographical data, publications, photographs, and other materials. Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1998. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Victoria Schuck papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Biographical Note 16 March Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1909 1930 Received Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University. 1931 Received Master of Arts degree at Stanford University. 1937 Received Doctor of Philosophy degree at Stanford University. 1937-1940 Assistant Professor at Florida State College for Women. 1940-1976 Member of the Mount Holyoke College Political Science Department. 1942-1944 Worked as the Principal Program Analyst for the Office of Price Administration. 1945-1947 Served as a consultant at the Office of Temporary Controls. 1948-1949 Visiting lecturer at Smith College. 1949 Initiated a Washington Internship Program. 1952 Visiting professor at Stanford University. 1954 Established a Political Studies Center. 1948-1974 Served on the Lecture Committee at Mount Holyoke College. 1960-1962 Served on the Honors Committee at Mount Holyoke College. 1963 President John F. Kennedy appointed her as a member of the President's Commission on Registration and Voting Participation. 1957-1960 A member of the Massachusetts Commission on Interstate Cooperation. 1958-1965 A member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts. 1961-1967 A member of the Town of South Hadley, Massachusetts Planning Board. 1962-1974 A member of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. 1964-1973 A member of the Berkshire Community College New Campus Committee. 1966, 1971 Received grants to observe elections in South Vietnam and to study the Vietnamese constitution. 1967-1968 A visiting scholar at the Brookings Institute. 1971-1972 Vice President of the American Political Science Association. 1972-1973 President of the Northeastern Political Science Association. 1974 Retired from full-time teaching at Mount Holyoke College. 1975-1976 Returned to teach Winter Term courses at Mount Holyoke College. 1977-1980 Served as President of Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. 1980 Received an honorary degree from Mount Vernon College upon retirement. 1988 "The American Political Science Association established an annual award in her name to be given to the author of a book on women and politics." Inventory of the Victoria Schuck 98064 2 papers 15 February Died in Chevy Chase, Maryland. 1999 1966 In South Vietnam under a grant from the Four-College Asian and African Studies Committee to conduct research on innovations in the civil service and budgeting. 1960-1968 A member of the University's Building Authority. Sources: "Constitution-Making in Vietnam--A Part of 'The Other War'" by Victoria Schuck for the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly, Summer 1967 Biographical Note, Victoria Schuck Papers Finding Aid, 1930-1999, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Scope and Content of Collection Collection spans from 1956 to 1977, collected primarily while Schuck was a Political Science professor at Mount Holyoke College. The collection reflects Schuck's research interests in South Vietnam: elections, government administration, the Vietnam War, the case of Tran Ngoc Chau, and the South Vietnam Youth Movement, among other topics. The collection is composed of writings, statistical data, biographical data, publications, photographs, and other materials. The Research file is organized into the three categories: Vietnam Youth Movement materials, photographs from trips of Schuck and Jim Mott, and Tran Ngoc Chau documents, along with materials related generally to Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The Research file also includes materials on the Vietnam War, government administration, and South Vietnam elections, among other topics. The South Vietnam Elections file contains documents related to Schuck's research, organized into the following categories: General file, National Assembly and Constituent Assembly file, Upper House file, Lower House file, President and Vice President file, and Senate file. These categories include news releases, posters, decrees, statistical data, and other materials pertaining to general elections, village and hamlet elections, assembly elections, Upper House and Lower House elections, presidential elections, and senatorial elections. The Vietnam Government Administration file includes a Constitution file, along with materials that include documents, charts, maps, and other items related to the government and administration of Vietnam. More specific topics include village government, hamlet government, military government, local government, and regional government. The Vietnam War f ile includes documents, charts, maps, news releases, and other materials related to the Vietnam War. More specifically, topics include Vietcong, U.S. military assistance, Land-to-the-Tiller, and peace. Subjects and Indexing Terms Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975 United States -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam Vietnam -- Foreign relations -- United States Elections -- Vietnam Legislative bodies -- Vietnam Related Collection(s) Victoria Schuck papers, 1930-1999, Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections. Victoria Schuck papers, circa 1974-1980, Special Collections Research Center, Gelman Library, The George Washington University. Research File 1961-1977 Scope and Contents Comprised of bulletins, newspaper clippings, magazines, and press releases that touch upon the Vietnam War, South Vietnam elections, and government administration. Additionally incldues materials on the Vietnam Youth Movement, photographs of Southeast Asia, and the Tran Ngoc Chau's case. Arranged chronologically. box 1, folder 1 The New Leader magazine, 1961 June 5 box 1, folder 2 Park Avenue Social Review, 1963 Inventory of the Victoria Schuck 98064 3 papers Research File 1961-1977 Vietnam Youth Movement Materials 1965-1967 box 1, folder 3 Maps, 1964, 1965, 1970 Scope and Contents "Viet Nam Cambodia, Laos and Eastern Thailand," "Republic of Vietnam," "Saigon and Vicinity", and "Map of Region 1 South Vietnam." box 1, folder 4 Current History A Monthly Magazine of World Affairs, 1964 February Scope and Contents Magazine has articles related to South and Southeast Asia. map_case case "Administration of the Government of Thailand," poster, 1964 Scope and Contents note Formerly in Box/Folder 13 : 1 box 1, folder 5 Brochures, 1964-1973, undated Scope and Contents Materials focused on Saigon, Exposition Vany (mainly Vietnamese), Vietnam retrospective symposium at Amherst College, and Vietnam. box 1, folder 6 Personal and public security documents, 1964-1966 box 1, folder 7 Vietnam-American relations 1965 box 1, folder 8 Edward Landsdale articles 1965 box 1, folder 9 Information Brief Tay Ninh Province Viet Nam with related Vietnamese documents 1965-1966 box 1, folder 10 The Vietnamese Women Association packet circa 1965 box 1, folder 11 Addresses by Charles A. Mann and General Charles De Gaulle 1965-1966 box 1, folder 12 "Duc Duc District Under our Eyes," 1965 Vietnam Youth Movement Materials 1965-1967 Scope and Contents Materials include memoranda, briefings, English translations from Vietnamese news magazines, and other items about the Summer Youth Program, the Vietnamese Youth Movement. box 10, folder 1 Summer Youth Program memoranda 1965, undated box 10, folder 2 Briefings, 1965, undated box 10, folder 3 Vietnamese youth 1965 Scope and Contents Comprised of materials regarding youth studying in France, and Summer Youth Program general documents. box 10, folder 4 English translations from Weekly Len Duong 1965 box 10, folder 5 English translations not from Weekly Len Duong 1965 box 10, folder 6 English translations from magazines, 1965 box 10, folder 7 "Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the Civilian Manpower Committee," 1966 Scope and Contents Includes employment opportunities for students during summer months. box 10, folder 8 Charles Sweet writings 1966