Explore Vietnam’s History at the Library of Congress

via Vietnam Net, 08 June 2024: The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. houses rare and valuable documents on Vietnam, including historical texts like “Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu” and “Truyen Kieu.” The collection features over 35,000 Vietnamese documents, 5,000 maps, and more than 500 documentaries on the Vietnam War. This repository serves as a significant resource for researchers globally, preserving works by historical figures like President Ho Chi Minh.

Located on Capitol Hill in the US capital city of Washington D.C., the Library of Congress is keeping many precious documents and films on Vietnam, serving as a valuable source for research about the Southeast Asian country.

Among the history documents on Vietnam, there are books on the Bach Dang battle in 938, a map of the north and central Vietnam published in Roma in 1650 from a French edition, Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu (The Complete Annals of Dai Viet) published in 1968 in Chinese and ancient Vietnamese scripts, and oldest printed copies of Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyen Du.

The library is keeping many works by President Ho Chi Minh and documents, articles on the late leader and other historical figures of Vietnam.

Besides, it also has more than 500 valuable documentaries about the war in Vietnam, which were presented to the library in 1975.

Source: US library keeps precious books on Vietnam