Randolph Scott Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0257
The material in this collection dates from 1969-1970, with one letter dated 1980. The papers contain photocopies of correspondence and news clippings, as well as audiocassettes, and one original photograph.
The correspondence contains Selective Service documentation, letters written by Randolph and his family, Western Union telegrams notifying the family of Randolph's death, and a series of condolence letters from military and political figures. The undated news clipping announces that Randolph Scott has received two posthumous medals. There is one letter dated 1980 that is an invitation to attend a Vietnam Veterans memorial service at Tri-County Tech. There are nine duplicated user audiocassettes with nine backup duplicates. A summary of the material on the tapes is included in the collection. There is one 8 X 10 black & white glossy photograph of Randolph Scott taken while on patrol in Vietnam.
Randolph Scott was born on March 15, 1949 in Anderson, S.C. His parents were Carroll and Gladys Scott, both of Anderson, SC. Following graduation from Westside High School in 1967, Scott was drafted into the Army in order to serve in the Vietnam conflict, beginning his tour of duty on July 21, 1969. While there, he kept an audio journal as well as sporadic written correspondence to his family that documented his various experiences while serving. Randolph Scott was stationed in Vietnam with Charlie Company-First Battalion/Sixth Infantry/One Hundred Ninety Eighth Light Infantry Brigade. The commanding officer of the First Battalion/Sixth Infantry was Lieutenant Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf. Scott was killed in action on March 11, 1970 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam, four days short of his twenty-first birthday. South Vietnam's Government awarded Scott two posthumous medals: the Military Merit Medal, and the Gallantry Cross and Palm.
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English
During the Vietnam conflict, Randolph Scott kept an audio journal along with a sporadic written correspondence to his family that documented his experiences while serving with the United States Armed Forces.
Chronological.
Received from Mrs. Gladys Scott. Originally accessioned as 90-97, and 91-3.
Digitized in 2024.
Processed by Carl Redd, Project Archivist, in 2004. Scott McMahon did the original cassette summaries and they were edited by Carl Redd.
The conversion of this finding aid to Encoded Archival Description format was made possible with a grant from the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board in 2009-2010. The finding aid was prepared for encoding by Jen Bingham.
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