Bartecchi Southeast Asia Conflict Medical Collection

Bartecchi Collection bookplate
Bartecchi Collection bookplate

Donated by Dr. Carl E. Bartecchi, the Bartecchi Southeast Asia Conflict Medical Collection is a collection of books on the conflicts occurred in Vietnam and Southeast Asia during 1950s through the 1970s. It includes works on medical topics, politics, biographies, and fiction related to the time period.

The collection has books on medical personnel during the Vietnam Conflict, including firsthand accounts and narratives about hospitals in Vietnam. The collection also has books about the history and political situation during the period in Vietnam and the United States, as well as surrounding countries. 

The collection is shelved in the special collections circulating collections. The books have a bookplate designed for the collection as seen above, and locally assigned key words to make the collection findable in the library’s catalog. To find the collection in the library’s online catalog, Library Search, search using the key words ‘Bartecchi Southeast Asia Conflict Medical Collection’, ‘Carl E. Bartecchi’, or ‘Bartecchi Collection’.

Collection Featured Resource