Robert Mills Papers
Scope and Contents
The Robert Mills Vietnam Veterans Sarasota-Manatee (VVSM) Collection consists of newsletters spanning the years 1983 through August 1996, a scrapbook, meeting announcements, and a flyer. The scrapbook holds photographs of the organization’s activities and of Vietnam as well as local and national news articles on Vietnam Veterans. Subjects documented in this scrapbook include: the Sarasota Garden Club and the Vietnam Veterans of Sarasota-Manatee refurbishment of the Rosemary Cemetery in Sarasota; Veterans Day, Tallahassee, Florida 1983 and 1985; Memorial Day parade, Sarasota, Florida 1984, 1986, 1991; Sarasota County Fair, 1986, 1987; Vietnam Veterans Day Parade, Chicago, Illinois, 1986; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1987; VVSM flag burning ceremony, 1989; and Vietnam Wall traveling exhibition, 2002.
Dates
- Creation: 1900s
Extent
0.75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored offsite in a remote storage facility. Materials from the collection can be brought to the Sarasota County History Center for viewing upon request. Please contact the Sarasota County History Center by phone at 941-861-6090 or by email at historycenter@scgov.net at least three business days before your visit to ensure the material will be available when you arrive.
General
The Sarasota County History Center collects historical records and publications that were created over a broad span of time by a wide variety of individuals and groups. Some of the content in these collections may contain language or imagery that today would be considered negative, inappropriate or offensive. The contents of these historical collections do not necessarily reflect the views, beliefs or policies of the History Center, the Department of Libraries and Historical Resources or Sarasota County Government. These materials are made available to the public strictly for research and educational purposes.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Sarasota County History Center Repository