<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Lieutenant-(Lt)-Frederick-R-Klare-diaries</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Lieutenant (Lt.) Frederick R. Klare diaries</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Lieutenant (Lt.) Frederick R. Klare diaries <num>SC 02014</num></titleproper><author>Sydney Pennix</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2026 April</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-05-04 22:13:38 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Lieutenant (Lt.) Frederick R. Klare diaries</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.2 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Two legal-sized folders</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1970/1970" type="inclusive">Circa 1970</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>The collection contains two Vietnam War journals. The war journals document the life of Lieutenant Frederick R. Klare, who was stationed in South Vietnam. Diaries document the Vietnam War during the 1970s.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Collection is arranged by file</p>  </arrangement>
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<p>William &amp; Mary Libraries' archival, digital and physical collections may contain content with harmful language or difficult subject matters. We strive for transparency in making these materials available for teaching and research, but we do not endorse the attitudes, prejudices or behaviors found within them.</p><p>William &amp; Mary Libraries' perspective on harmful content and language aligns with the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and university libraries around the world.</p>  </odd>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Lieutenant (Lt.) Frederick R. Klare diaries, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="lcsh">Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Vietnam War, 1961-1975</subject>
    <occupation source="lcsh">Soldiers</occupation>
    <subject source="lcsh">Soldiers' writings, American</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85037601" source="lcsh">Diaries</subject>
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