DAN PETROSKY:
An Inventory of His Vietnam War Sound and Visual Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Petrosky, Dan, compiler, creator. | |
| Title: | Dan Petrosky Vietnam War sound and visual collection. | |
| Dates: | 1969-1970, 2005. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Collection includes Christmas Day broadcast from AFVN-FM to the base in Qui Nhon, Vietnam recorded by Petrosky with a reel-to-reel deck in 1969; a signed Christmas photograph card of Petrosky with fellow soldiers; and a video of Petrosky's recollections of the Vietnam War as recorded in 2005 with a slide show featuring the men on the Christmas card during their time in Vietnam. Additionally, the album Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective is included and is used as a soundtrack to the slide show. | |
| Quantity: | 1 photograph: color; 3.5 x 7 inches, 16 master audio files: WAV, 9 master video files: DVD, 3 user audio discs; 4 3/4 inches, and 1 user videodisc (42 minutes): sound, color; 4 3/4 inches. | |
| Location: | I.529 : See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Dan Petrosky grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio where he graduated from Xavier University in 1967. He completed four years of Reserve Officer Training Course (ROTC) and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He was assigned to various locations working with the 50th Artillery Group, also known as the Minneapolis St. Paul Army Air Defense Command, including Texas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Petrosky was sent to Vietnam in 1969 and worked with Military Intelligence during the war. He was reassigned to the Minneapolis St. Paul Army Air Defense command in 1970 until 1971 and then positioned in El Paso, Texas. In 1978, Petrosky left active duty and obtained a civilian job in the computer industry and joined the Army Reserves.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions:
In copyright. Please consult the reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Petrosky, Dan. Dan Petrosky Vietnam War Sound and Visual Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2017.209
Processing Information:
Processed by: Karen Obermeyer-Kolb, August 2018
Catalog ID number: 990089532560104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| I.529.1 | Christmas card, 1969. 1 photograph: color; 5 x 7 inches. | ||||||||||
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| I.529.2 | Christmas Day broadcast from AFVN-FM, part 1, December 25, 1969. 1 master audio file (1 hour 3 minutes): WAV and 1 user audio disc; 4 3/4 inches. | ||||||||||
| Use Restrictions: | |||||||||||
| In copyright. Please consult the reference staff for more information. | |||||||||||
| I.529.3 | Christmas Day broadcast from AFVN-FM, part 2, December 25, 1969. 1 master audio file (1 hour 5 minutes): WAV and 1 user audio disc; 4 3/4 inches. | ||||||||||
| Use Restrictions: | |||||||||||
| In copyright. Please consult the reference staff for more information. | |||||||||||
| I.529.4 | Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective, 1998. 14 master audio files: WAV and 1 user audio disc; 4 3/4 inches. | ||||||||||
| Includes 14 musical tracks with narration by Adrian Cronauer, DJ for the Armed Forces Radio in Vietnam. | |||||||||||
| Use Restrictions: | |||||||||||
| In copyright. Please consult the reference staff for more information. | |||||||||||
| I.529.5 | South Vietnam, 1969: 4 Guys Around a Christmas Tree, May 2005. 7 master video files (42 minutes): DVD and 1 user videodisc; 4 3/4 inches. | ||||||||||
| Includes Dan Petrosky's recollections of the Vietnam War and slide show featuring Petrosky, Jim Benoit, William Christy, and Win Emert set to a selection of Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective. | |||||||||||
| Includes narration by Dan Petrosky and audio from Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective. | |||||||||||
| Use Restrictions: | |||||||||||
| In copyright. Please consult the reference staff for more information. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Soldiers -- Photographs.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Photographs.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Photographs.
- Persons:
- Cronauer, Adrian, creator.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Sound recordings.
- Video recordings.
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