Walter H. Capps Archives Online
This webpage includes books, chapters, and articles written by Walter H. Capps; scholarly appraisals of Capps' work; news articles about him; and files from his archives at the UCSB Library's Special Research Collections. Among the Walter H. Capps papers, we especially highlight materials related to his famous courses on the Vietnam War and Voices of the Stranger. We also include items related to his scholarship, teaching, and public service.
Most sources listed below include hyperlinks to the materials. This page will be updated periodically with additional materials.
Books by Walter H. Capps
Capps, Donald, and Walter H. Capps, eds. The Religious Personality. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1970.
Capps, Donald, Walter H. Capps, and M. Gerald Bradford, eds. Encounter with Erikson: Historical Interpretation and Religious Biography. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press for the American Academy of Religion and the Institute of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1977.
Capps, Walter H. Ways of Understanding Religion. New York: Macmillan, 1972.
___. Time Invades the Cathedral: Tension in the School of Hope. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1972.
___. Hope Against Hope: Moltmann to Merton in One Decade. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1976.
___. The Unfinished War: Vietnam and the American Conscience. Boston: Beacon Press, 1982. Second Edition, 1990.
___. The Monastic Impulse. New York: Crossroad, 1983.
___. The New Religious Right: Piety, Patriotism, and Politics. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1990.
___. Religious Studies: The Making of a Discipline. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995.
Capps, Walter H., ed. The Future of Hope. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1970.
___, ed. Seeing with a Native Eye: Essays on Native American Religion. New York: Harper & Row, 1976.
___, ed. Thomas Merton: Preview of the Asian Journey. New York: Crossroad, 1989.
___, ed. The Vietnam Reader. New York: Routledge, 1991.
Capps, Walter H., and Kjell O. Lejon, eds. Anders Nygren's Religious Apriori. Linköping, Sweden: Linköping University Electronic Press, 2000. [Full text]
Capps, Walter H., and Wendy M. Wright, eds. Silent Fire: An Invitation to Western Mysticism. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1978.
Articles, Chapters, and Book Reviews by Walter H. Capps
Capps, Walter H. "Freedom and Method: An Essay in Comparative Theological Analysis." PhD diss., Yale University, 1965. [Preview; not complete dissertation]
___. "Review of Thomas Aquinas and John Gerhard by Robert Scharlemann." Journal of Ecumenical Studies 2, no. 1 (1965): 100-111.
___. "'Being and Becoming' and 'God and the World': An Analysis of Whitehead's Account of their Early Association." Revue philosophique de Louvain 63 (1965): 572-590.
___. "Two Contrasting Approaches to Christology." The Heythrop Journal 6, no. 2 (1965): 133-144.
___. "Review of The Problem of God in Philosophy of Religion by Henry Dumery." Journal of Religion 46, no. 2 (1966): 307-310.
___. "Harnack and Ecumenical Discussion." Journal of Ecumenical Studies 3, no. 3 (1966): 486-502.
___. "Plurality of Theologies: A Paradigmatic Sketch." Religious Studies 3, no. 1 (1967): 355-367.
___. "Review of Personal Faith by Carlos Cirne-Lima." Journal of Religion 47, no. 4 (1967): 358-361.
___. "The Hope Tendency." CrossCurrents 18, no. 3 (1968): 257-272.
___. "An Assessment of the Theological Side of the School of Hope." CrossCurrents 18, no. 3 (1968): 319-335.
___. "Vertical v. Horizontal Theology: Bloch-Dewart-Irenaeus." Continuum 5, no. 4 (1968): 616-633.
___. "A Via Positiva in Kant." The Journal of Religion 48, no. 4 (1968): 351-375.
___. "The Meaning of Secular, Secularism, and Secularization." Lutheran World 16, no. 3 (1969): 263-270.
___. "Review of The Bounds of Sense by P. F. Strawson." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 29, no. 3 (1969): 470-471.
___. "Review of A Critique of British Empiricism by Fraser Cowley." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 29, no. 4 (1969): 605-606.
___. "Nathan Söderblom: Homo Religiosus?" The Lutheran Quarterly 21, no. 4 (1969): 392-396.
___. "Religion in State University Curricula: Future Theological Reverberations." Lutheran World 17, no. 2 (1970): 167-172.
___. "Motif-Research in Irenaeus, Thomas Aquinas, and Luther." Studio Theologica 25, no. 1 (1971): 133-159.
___. "Review: A Revolution in Theology." The Journal of Religion 51, no. 1 (1971): 67-74.
___. "Segerstedt on We-Feeling: A Refinement of Comfort-Challenge." Acta Sociologica 14, no. 3 (1971): 162-168.
___. "Reflections on Theological Reconstruction." Lutheran Quarterly 24, no. 4 (1972): 387-396.
___. "Religion as Aesthetic Presentation: Current Signs." In Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress of Aesthetics at Uppsala 1968, edited by Rudolf Zeitler, 605-606. Uppsala, Sweden: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1972.
___. "The Formation of Religious Studies." In Teaching Religion to Undergraduates: Some Approaches and Ideas from Teachers to Teachers, edited by Luke T. Johnson, 111-115. New Haven, CT: Society for Religion in Higher Education, 1973.
___. "Geo Widengren on Syncretism: On Parsing Uppsala Methodological Tendencies." Numen 20, fasc. 3 (1973): 163-185.
___. "A New Kind of Person?" The Lutheran Standard, January 15, 1974: 10-11.
___. "On Religious Studies, in Lieu of an Overview." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 42, no. 4 (1974): 727-733.
___. "Responses." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 42, no. 4 (1974): 745-751.
___. "The Future of the Theology of Hope." Interpretation 29, no. 1 (1975): 84-86.
___. "CSR Task Force on Professional Development." Bulletin of the Council on the Study of Religion 6, no. 5 (1975): 11.
___. "First Impressions--and Second Thoughts." Bulletin of the Council on the Study of Religion 8, no. 2 (1977): 37-40. [Alternate PDF version]
___. "Religious Renewal." The Center Magazine 10, no. 2 (1977): 13-19.
___. "Christianity: Actional and Contemplative." In East/West Cultures: Religious Motivations for Behavior: A Colloquium Sponsored by Educational Futures, International, Santa Barbara, California, November 17 to 20, 1977, 99-105. Santa Barbara, CA: Educational Futures, International, 1977.
___. "Humanities at Large." The Center Magazine 11, no. 2 (1978): 2-6.
___. "The War's Transformation." The Center Magazine 11, no. 4 (1978): 18-26. [Part of "The Vietnam War and American Values," with respond by Harry S. Ashmore and Discussion.]
___. "Impressions from Wingspread: Religious Studies: The State of the Art." Bulletin of the Council on the Study of Religion 9, no. 2 (1978): 41-42.
___. "The Vocational Crisis: Symptom of a Deeper Illness." Bulletin of the Council on the Study of Religion 9, no. 3 (1978): 65-68.
___. "The Interpretation of New Religion and Religious Studies." In Understanding New Religions, edited by Jacob Needleman and George Baker, 101-105. New York: Seabury Press, 1978.
___. "Commentary." In Science of Religion: Studies in Methodology, edited by Lauri Honko, 177-185. The Hague: Mouton, 1979.
___. "Toward a Christian Theology of the World's Religions." CrossCurrents 29, no. 2 (1979): 156-168, 182.
___. "Thomas Merton's Legacy." The Center Magazine 12, no. 2 (1979): 2-5. [Other PDF.] Reprinted as "Religion in America: Thomas Merton's Legacy" by the U.S. Information Agency in Dialogue: Quarterly Journal of Opinion and Analysis 12, no. 3 (1979): 26-32.
___. "The Critical Temper." The Center Magazine 12, no. 3 (1979): 5-11.
___. "A World of Broken Pieces." The Center Magazine 12, no. 5 (1979): 49-50. [Part of "The Impact of Vietnam--Part II," organized by Walter H. Capps. See "The Impact of Vietnam--Part I" here.]
___. "Bullish Aspirations in a Bearish Market: The Job Crisis in Religious Studies." Bulletin of the Council on the Study of Religion 10, no. 5 (1979): 148-150.
___. "A 'Modus Vivendi' on the Health Care Issue." The Center Magazine 13, no. 1 (1980): 33-34.
___. "A Time for Renewal at the Center." The Center Magazine 13, no. 2 (1980): 2-4.
___. [Director's Message.]" The Center Magazine 13, no. 3 (1980): i.
___. "A Look at Christopher Lasch's Look at America." The Center Magazine 13, no. 4 (1980): 24-26.
___. "[Director's Message.]" The Center Magazine 13, no. 5 (1980): i.
___. "[Director's Message.]" The Center Magazine 13, no. 6 (1980): i.
___. "[Director's Message.]" The Center Magazine 14, no. 1 (1981): i.
___. "Task of Reconstruction Will Have to Be a Work of Ritual." The Center Magazine 14, no. 4 (1981): 14-15. [Part of "Vietnam--Will There Be a Collective Healing?" organized by Walter H. Capps.]
___. "Weapons Labs, the University and the Governor." Santa Barbara News-Press, July 5, 1981. [See draft version]
___. "Theology as Art Form." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 50, no. 1 (1982): 93-96.
___. "Religion, the Great Teacher." Humanities 4, no. 2 (1983): 1-2.
___. "Review of The Way of the Sacred Tree by Edna Hong." Christian Century 100, no. 33 (1983): 1024-1025.
___. "The Vietnam War and Current Cultural Memory." Federation Reports: The Journal of the State Humanities Councils 7, no. 5 (1984): 6-8.
___. "Religious Studies/Theological Studies: The St. Louis Project." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 52, no. 4 (1984): 727-730.
___. "Review of Take Judaism, for Example by Jacob Neusner." Christian Century 101, no. 29 (1984): 908.
___. "We Still Owe a Debt to History on Josef Mengele." Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1985.
___. "Why Humanities Community Is Uneasy Over Proposed Chairman." Los Angeles Times, September 30, 1985. [Capps' letter was introduced by Senator Claiborne Pell to opposed Edward Curran's nomination to become NEH chairman; see here for full hearing and here for relevant part]
___. "A Note on the Rise of the New Religious Right." Dialog 24, no. 4 (1985): 248-251.
___. "Healing from the War." Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1986.
___. "A Response to Dr. Strenski." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 55, no. 1 (1987): 125-126.
___. "The Quest for Transcendence." Word & World 7, no. 2 (1987): 125-130. [Text version]
___. "Society and Religion." In The Encyclopedia of Religion, vol. 13, edited by Mircea Eliade, 375-385. New York: MacMillan, 1987.
___. "[Director's Message.]" The Center Magazine 20, no. 5 (1987): iii.
___. "[Director's Message.]" The Center Magazine 20, no. 6 (1987): iii.
___. "Religious Studies and Creative Reflection." Soundings 71, no. 2/3 (1988): 373-379.
___. "Professor Berger's Lament." Dialog 27, no. 2 (1988): 101-104.
___. "Michaelsen's Skills Serve University Well." Santa Barbara News-Press, June 16, 1988.
___. "Review of The Acquittal of God: A Theology for Vietnam Veterans by Uwe Siemon-Netto." Lutheran Quarterly 4, no. 4 (1990): 473-475.
___. "Content and Message in Teaching about Religion." Religion & Public Education 18, no. 2 (1991): 223-227.
___. "Content and Message in Teaching about Religion." Bulletin of the Council on the Study of Religion 21, no. 3 (1992): 67-68.
___. "Review of The Rise of Selfishness in the United States by James Lincoln Collier." Christian Century 109, no. 13 (1992): 411.
___. "Keeping Pace with the Code of Codes: Review of The Code of Codes by Daniel J. Kevles and Leroy Hood." Christian Century 110, no. 11 (Apr. 7, 1993): 373-375. [Gale PDF version]
___. "The Relevance of Grundtvig's Teachings." Church & Life 42, no. 7 (1993): 3-4.
___. "Review of The Revenge of God by Gilles Kepel." Christian Century 111, no. 26 (Sept. 21, 1994): 868. [Gale PDF version]
___. "Review of Seven Theories of Religion by Daniel Pals." Christian Century 113, no. 20 (June 19, 1996): 665. [Gale PDF version]
___. "Lundensian Theology in the United States." Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift 72, no. 2 (1996): 59-63.
___. "The Role of Religion in the World Today." In Religion: Global and Arctic Perspectives, edited by Juha Pentikainen, 27-34. University of Tromso: Institute of Social Science, 1996.
___. "The Work of Religious Studies." In Religion: Global and Arctic Perspectives, edited by Juha Pentikainen, 95-100. University of Tromso: Institute of Social Science, 1996.
___. "Religious Authority in an Ecumenical Age and a Pluralistic World." Ecumenical Trends 25, no. 5 (1996): 1-5.
___. "An Excerpt from a Letter to the Editor." Church & Life 45, no. 8 (1996): 12.
___. "Letter to the Editor." Church & Life 45, no. 11 (1996): 12.
___. "Religion and Politics: Finding Normative Factors in Current Discussions." In Religion and the Political Order: Politics in Classical and Contemporary Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, edited by Jacob Neusner, 259-273. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1996. [Draft version]
___. "Religion and Religious Studies Ex Cathedra Uppsala." In The Sum of Our Choices: Essays in Honour of Eric J. Sharpe, edited by Arvind Sharma, 146-153. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1996.
___. "The Dialogue with the 'New Europe': A Two-Way Street." Religion, State & Society 25, no. 1 (1997): 37-40.
___. "Interpreting Vaclav Havel." CrossCurrents 47, no. 3 (1997): 301-316.
___. "Mr. Christian's Seminar." In The Future of Religion: Postmodern Perspectives, edited by Christopher Lamb and Dan Cohn-Sherbok, 218-224. London: Middlesex University Press, 1999.
___. Resume (CV). 1981.
Works about Walter H. Capps
Aho, James. "Review of The New Religious Right: Piety, Patriotism, and Politics, by Walter H. Capps." Social Science Quarterly 72, no. 4 (1991): 852-853.
Alles, Gregory D. "Review of Religious Studies: The Making of a Discipline, by Walter H. Capps." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 65, no. 2 (1997): 487-489.
Ammerman, Nancy T. "Review of The New Religious Right: Piety, Patriotism, and Politics, by Walter H. Capps." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 60, no. 1 (1992): 145-147.
Brummett, Barry. "Review of The New Religious Right: Piety, Patriotism, and Politics, by Walter H. Capps." Presidential Studies Quarterly 22, no. 2 (1992): 407-409.
Burkett, B.G., and Glenna Whitley. Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History, 431-434. Dallas, TX: Verity Press, 1998. [PDF excerpt]
California Council for the Humanities. "The Walter Capps Memorial Lecture." Oakland: California Council for the Humanities, n.d. (2011?).
Capps, Lois. "Panel Presentation by Lois Capps." Unpublished presentation for "Coming Home: Walter Capps' Vietnam Class Reunion," April 26, 2008.
Chidester, David. "Mobility." In Religion: Material Dynamics, 152-165. Oakland: University of California Press, 2018.
Clinton, Bill. "Remarks at a Memorial Service for Representative Walter H. Capps." November 12, 1997. [Hypertext; C-SPAN]
Cullum, J. W. "Review of Hope Against Hope: Moltmann to Merton in One Theological Decade, by Walter H. Capps." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 45, no. 2 (1977): 253-254.
Dupré, Louis. "Review of Time Invades the Cathedral: Tensions in the School of Hope, by Walter H. Capps." Journal of Ecumenical Studies 10, no. 2 (1973): 412-413.
Duranti, Alessandro. "The Voice of the Audience in Contemporary American Political Discourse." In Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 2001: Linguistics, Language, and the Real World: Discourse and Beyond, edited by Deborah Tannen and James E. Alatis, 114-134. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2003.
___. "Narrating the Political Self in a Campaign for U.S. Congress." Language in Society 35, no. 4 (2006): 467-497.
___. "Democracy is Born in Conversation: Walter Capps' Campaign for the U.S. Congress." Faculty website. [PDF version]
Ferrell, Claudine. "Review of The Vietnam Reader, by Walter H. Capps." The History Teacher 26, no. 2 (1993): 263-264.
Freeman, Nick. "Review of The Vietnam Reader, by Walter H. Capps." Contemporary Southeast Asia 14, no. 2 (1992): 216-219.
Gray, Donald P. "Process and Cosmic Love: Review of Time Invades the Cathedral, by Walter H. Capps." CrossCurrents 22, no. 4 (1973): 462-463.
Hecht, Richard. "Walter Capps, the Study of Religion, and the Humanities." Unpublished, n.d. [2008].
Huntsberry, Randy. "Secular Education and Its Religion." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 42, no. 4 (1974): 733-738.
Johnston, Michael. "Review of The New Religious Right: Piety, Patriotism, and Politics, by Walter H. Capps." Journal of Church and State 34, no. 1 (1992): 144-145.
Kachel, A. Theodore. "Review of The Unfinished War: Vietnam and the American Conscience, by Walter H. Capps." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 22, no. 2 (1983): 1996-197.
King, Richard. "Truth or Therapy: Review of Encounter with Erikson, by Donald Capps, Walter H. Capps, and M. Gerald Bradford," Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 17, no. 1 (1978): 71-73.
Kobylarz, Philip. "Review of Thomas Merton: Preview of an Asian Journey, by Walter H. Capps." Mystics Quarterly 18, no. 2 (1992): 68-69.
Ladner, Benjamin. "Why Do Ideas Illuminate?" Journal of the American Academy of Religion 42, no. 4 (1974): 739-745.
Lewin, Ralph. "When Can We Talk abou the Unspeakable?" California Council for the Humanities Network, Winter 2010.
Linenthal, Edward Tabor. "Review of The Unfinished War: Vietnam and the American Conscience, by Walter H. Capps." Religious Studies Review 9, no. 1 (1983): 89.
___. "Review of The Unfinished War: Vietnam and the American Conscience, by Walter H. Capps." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 52, no. 2 (1984): 389.
___. "Vietnam and American Memory: A Review Article." Unpublished, n.d. [1986].
___. "Public Works: Professor Capps Goes to Congress." Unpublished, May 8, 2008.
Luidens, Donald A. "Review of The New Religious Right: Piety, Patriotism, and Politics, by Walter H. Capps." Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 31, no. 2 (1992): 240-242.
Maslan, Mark. "Biographical Fraud and Traumatic Nationalism: Joseph Ellis's Vietnam Testimony." Biography 29, no. 4 (2006): 605-614.
McCuthchen, Leighton. "Review of The Religious Personality, by Donald Capps and Walter H. Capps." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 40, no. 3 (1972): 404-405.
McCutcheon, Russell. "Review of Religious Studies: The Making of a Discipline, by Walter H. Capps." Zygon 34, no. 3 (1999): 527-530.
Memorial tributes held in the House of Representatives of the United States together with memorial services in eulogy of Walter Holden Capps, late a Representative from California, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1997. [Hypertext; PDF]
Pals, Daniel L. "Review of Religious Studies: The Making of a Discipline, by Walter H. Capps." Journal of Religion 77, no. 3 (1997): 498-499.
Pattison, E. Mansell. "Review of The Religious Personality, by Donald Capps and Walter H. Capps." Review of Religious Research 14, no. 2 (1973): 135-136.
Porter, Gareth. "Review of The Unfinished War: Vietnam and the American Conscience, by Walter H. Capps." Public Affairs 56, no. 4 (1984): 788-790.
Remus, Harold. "For Such a Time as This: The Council of Societies for the Study of Religion, 1969-2009." In Reinventing Religious Studies: Key Writings in the History of a Discipline, edited by Scott S. Elliott, 1-30. Bristol, CT: Acumen, 2013.
Ryan, John D. "What Happened to Hope? Review of Hope Against Hope: Moltmann to Merton in One Theological Decade, by Water H. Capps." CrossCurrents 27, no. 4 (1978): 480-482.
Segal, Robert A. "Review of Silent Fire: An Invitation to Western Mysticism, by Walter H. Capps and Wendy M. Wright." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 48, no. 1 (1980): 139-140.
___. "Review of Encounter with Erikson: Historical Interpretation and Religious Biography, by Donald Capps, Walter H. Capps, and M. Gerald Bradford." Religious Studies 17, no. 1 (1981): 121-123.
Spark, Alasdair. "Review Essay: A Statute of Limitations: Recent American Writings on the Vietnam War." Journal of American Studies 27, no. 1 (1993): 93-98.
Strenski, Ivan. "Our Very Own 'Contras': A Response to the 'St. Louis Project' Report." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 54, no. 2 (1986): 323-335.
Wallace, Jr., Dewey D. "Review of The New Religious Right: Piety, Patriotism, and Politics, by Walter H. Capps." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 521 (May 1992): 200-201.
Weeks, Louis. "Review of Time Invades the Cathedral, by Walter H. Capps." The Presbyterian Outlook 154, no. 40 (1972): 15.
Welch, Claude. "An Informal Postscript to Capps on Wingspread." Unpublished. October 3, 1978.
Wieneke, Bryant. Winning Without the Spin: A True Hero in American Politics. Huntington, NY: Kroshka Books, 2000.
News Articles about Walter H. Capps
Dart, John. "Theology of Hope Faces Tomorrow." Los Angeles Times, May 5, 1968. [Reprinted in The Arizona Republic, August 3, 1968]
New York Times. "Private Group to Run a Coast 'Think Tank' on University Campus." New York Times, June 19, 1979.
Forum. "Experts Take a Peek at 2000 Lifestyles." The Arizona Republic, January 21, 1980.
Dart, John. "3 Conventions Scheduled in Southland." Los Angeles Times, April 19, 1980.
Dart, John. "Scholars Urged to Address Present." Los Angeles Times, October 24, 1981.
Ad for Walter Capps lecture on "Vietnam and the Rise of Conservative Religion." The UCSD Guardian, January 18, 1982. [See pages 10 and 14]
Hanerfeld, Lael E. "Moral Majority is at War within US." The UCSD Guardian, January 25, 1982.
Horn, Huston. "Review of The Unfinished War." Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1982. [Reprinted in St. Petersburg Times, September 5, 1982; see Letters to the Editor in response to Horn's review]
Bush, Larry. "Capitol Report: Falwell's Follies." The Advocate, September 2, 1982.
Molotsky, Irvin. "Surge in Aptitude Scores Termed Nothing to Cheer." New York Times, September 27, 1982. [PDF version; reprinted in The Arizona Republic, September 29, 1982]
Glennon, Gina. "Capps Elected CCH Chair, Wants Humanities Revival." Daily Nexus, May 2, 1983.
Newsday. "New and Notable [Review of The Unfinished War by Walter Capps]." Newsday, June 26, 1983.
Dart, John. "A Monkish Way to Mutual Help." Los Angeles Times, July 24, 1983.
Anon. "'Impact of Vietnam War': UCSB Religion Class to Hear John Wheeler." Santa Barbara News-Press, February 2, 1985.
Stevens, Robin. "Vietnam Vet Says Country Must Heal Itself." Daily Nexus, February 19, 1985.
Dean, Paul. "Vietnam War: Veterans Relive Their Horrors in the UCSB Classroom: Course Lures 900 at Campus Once Embroiled in Violence." Los Angeles Times, March 10, 1985.
Extract, Marjorie. "UCSB's War Protest History Brings NBC to Isla Vista." Daily Nexus, April 30, 1985.
Beyette, Beverly. "Helping to Make Life Worth Living: Humanities Council Has Contributed to Culture for 10 Years." Los Angeles Times, October 16,1985. [PDF version]
Mills, Kay. "UC Humanist on the New Right: 'Diminishing the Human Spirit.'" Los Angeles Times, October 20, 1985. [PDF version]
Sanchez, Jennifer. "Vietnam Veteran Speaks on Rehabilitation." Daily Nexus, February 13, 1986.
Gisel, Dan. "A Pilgrimage to The Wall: Vietnam War Memorial: a National Center of Healing; Veterans Learn to Cope with Painful Memories of the War." Daily Nexus, February 26, 1986.
Sanders, Eddie. "A Trip to the Wall: The Children of the Vietnam Generation." Daily Nexus, March 11, 1987. [Reprinted in The UCSD Guardian]
Anon. "History Speaks: UCSB Students Won't Forget These Lessons of Vietnam." Santa Barbara News-Press, October 8, 1987.
Gordon, Larry. "War Courses Popular: Lessons of Vietnam in Curricula." Los Angeles Times, December 19, 1987.
O'Hara, Karen. "Course Re-ignites Teachers' Fire." Santa Barbara News-Press, August 7, 1988.
Goode, Stephen. "Taking a Trip Back to the Sixties." Insight on the News, August 15, 1988. [Closeup of page on Capps]
Contreras, V. Wade. "Problems of Multiculturalism Viewed." Daily Nexus, n.d. (1988/1989?).
Daniels, Wade. "Overcrowding Almost Cancels UCSB Class." The UCSD Guardian, January 23, 1989.
Behrens, Woody. "Soviet Vets Talk about Pain of War." Santa Barbara News-Press, June 2, 1989.
Anon. "In Popular Class, Lessons Concern the Vietnam War." New York Times, February 25, 1990.
Lacher, Irene. "'Why Can't I Die Now? Bill White is Losing His Fight Against AIDS. He Tells His Story to an Unusual Class at UC Santa Barbara." Los Angeles Times, April 23, 1990. [PDF version]
Anon. "Speaker: Vietnam Vets Show Great Leadership." Omaha World-Herald, August 12, 1990.
Mirsky, Jonathan. "Reconsidering Vietnam." New York Review of Books, October 10, 1991. [PDF version] [See also Jonathan Mirsky, "Return to Vietnam: An Exchange," New York Review of Books, April 9, 1992 (PDF version)]
Kotok, C. David. "Educator: Nation's Pain Keeps Viet War Fresh." Omaha World-Herald, January 31, 1994.
Anon. "UCSB Professor Runs for Congress." The UCSD Guardian, March 3, 1994. [Cover]
Associated Press. "Collision Injures Congressional Candidate." Los Angeles Times, May 25, 1996.
Skelton, George. "An Unusually Real Choice for Congress." Los Angeles Times, September 12, 1996.
Mogul, Fred. "Congressman Surprised at Life on Hill." Omaha World-Herald, 1997.
Yang, John E. "Lawmaker with a Soul Purpose." Washington Post, February 11, 1997. [PDF version]
Dart, John. "Dalai Lama to Lecture across Region." Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1997.
Giffin, Elizabeth J. "Constituent Service Top Priority for Capps." Santa Barbara News-Press, June 12, 1997.
Roberts, Carol. "Democrats' Picnic Notes Historical Role of American Labor." San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune, September 2, 1997.
Brazil, Jeff, and Steve Berry. "Clinton Urged to Tighten Gun Import Law." Los Angeles Times, October 23, 1997.
Fulwood III, Sam. "Rep. Capps, Professor-Turned-Legislator, Collapses and Dies." Los Angeles Times, October 29, 1997.
Associated Press. "Rep. Capps of Santa Barbara Collapses, Dies." Los Angeles Times, October 29, 1997.
Gray, Jerry. "A California Congressman Dies After a Collapse." New York Times, October 29, 1997.
Associated Press and Jodie Stout. "Walter Capps Dies at Age 63" and "UCSB Loses Former Prof." Daily Nexus, October 29, 1997.
Cannon, Lou. "Walter Capps, Unpolitical Politician." Washington Post, October 29, 1997.
Lent, Brian A. "Walter Capps." Los Angeles Times, November 4, 1997.
Pham, Q. X. "Mourning a Man of Vision." Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1997.
Wilgoren, Jodi. "Painful Work Remains for Capps' Staff." Los Angeles Times, November 11, 1997.
Roberts, Jerry. "Keeping Representative Walter Capps' Legacy Alive at UCSB." Santa Barbara Independent, April 10, 2008.
Indy Staff. "UCSB All Gaucho Reunion." Santa Barbara Independent, April 24, 2008.
Chawkins, Steve. "Alumni Pay Homage to Legendary Teacher." Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2008.
Preston, Ben. "UCSB Alumni Honor Walter Capps." Santa Barbara Independent, April 28, 2008.
Preston, Ben. "UCSB Students Connect with Veterans and Others Touched by the Horrors of War." Santa Barbara Independent, July 3, 2008.
Htoon, Sonia May. "Lois Capps, Veterans Lecture on Condition of Vietnam War Veterans." Daily Nexus, February 17, 2016.
Capps, Lois. "Reflecting on UCSB's Vietnam Veterans Class." Santa Barbara Independent, March 1, 2016.
Fischer, Sophia. "End of an Era: After Four Decades and Thousands of Students, a UCSB Favorite Course Ends." Coastlines, Spring 2018.
Materials from the Walter H. Capps Papers (UCSB Library)
Unpublished Articles and Writings
Capps, Walter. Poetry ("The Shadow of Shasta," "The Pantoon," "A Rondeau: Earth's Toils Are Through," and more). 1957.
___. "Thoughts Concerning the Holy Sacraments." Essay for Augustana Theological Seminary, June 1958.
___. "The Status of the Scriptures." Essay for Augustana Theological Seminary, n.d. [1958-1960].
___. "Christian Theology in New Dimension." Essay for Augustana Theological Seminary, n.d. [1958-1960].
___. "The 'Nature' Motif in Thomism and Luther: A Comparative Study." Term paper for "Luther and Scholasticism" course, Yale Divinity School, January 1961.
___. "Religion as Aesthetic Presentation: Current Signs." Presentation given at Congress of Aesthetics, Uppsala, Sweden, 1968.
___. "The Vietnam War and American Religious Sensibility [Incomplete]." Presentation given to CSDI conference on the Vietnam War and American Religious Sensibility, n.d. (1978). [Earlier incomplete draft.]
___. "The Vietnam War and American Religious Sensibility." Dialogue Discussion Paper for CSDI conference on the Vietnam War and American Religious Sensibility, March 27, 1978.
___. "Theology and Religious Studies Reconsidered." Presentation or draft article, n.d. (1979).
___. "Paradigms of Change in the Study of Religion." Winnipeg Paper, presented at IAHR Conference, 1980.
___. "A Jeffersonian Alternative to the School Prayer Amendment." Draft op-ed for a newspaper. n.d. (1982).
___. "Welcoming the Vietnam Veterans Home." Draft op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, with rejection letter (Oct. 28, 1982). n.d. (1982). [Earlier draft, "Prolonging the Stress Reaction," March 11, 1981]
___. "The Moral Crisis in America: A Report from the New Religious Right." Ranson-Butler Lecture, Wichita State University, October 17, 1983.
___. "A Response to Professor Albert J. Raboteau's Paper." Response to Raboteau's paper, "Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Tradition of Black Religious Protest," presented at UCSB, September 25, 1984.
___. "Walter Capps' Remarks at the Reception in the U.S. Senate [Incomplete]." Speech in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the NEH and 15th anniversary of a state humanities program, September 12, 1985.
___. "Voices of the Stranger." Book proposal for a textbook. n.d. (1990).
___. [Photo of Walter Capps with Dalai Lama, UCLA, April 6, 1991.]
___. "Introduction [Incomplete]." Draft of an introduction for his edited book The Vietnam Reader (1991), n.d. (1991).
___. Draft op-ed for the Omaha World Herald in support of Bob Kerrey for President. n.d. (1991).
___. "Kerrey [Incomplete]." Notes for an article about Bob Kerrey, n.d. (1992 or later).
___. "Commencement Address (UCLA) [draft]." UCLA Commencement, Humanities, June 13, 1992. [Commencement program]
___. "Philosophy of Religion and Mystical Experience." Draft paper, n.d. (1993 or later).
___. Notes for Speech at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary [Incomplete]. n.d. (1994).
___. Reflections on the 1994 Congressional Election. n.d. (1994 or 1995).
___. "The Election, and the Next Congress." Draft op-ed for the Los Angeles Times. n.d. (1994 or 1995).
___. "On Running for Congress." Possible introduction for unfinished, untitled book. January 20, 1995.
___. Notes for Sermon at Unitarian Church. February 19, 1995.
___. "Human Rights, Spiritual Values, and Political Realities: The 50th Anniversary of the United Nations." Speech presented at Uppsala University, n.d. (1995). [Earlier draft]
___. "The Role of Religion in the World Today." Presentation given at the University of Tromsoe. n.d. (1995?).
___. "Commencement Address (UCSB)." UCSB Commencement, Humanities and Fine Arts, June 18, 1995. [Commencement program] [Variant draft]
___. "Religious Studies: Unresolved Methodological Issues." Presentation given at the University of Tennessee, n.d. (1995 or 1996). [Earlier draft]
___. "Chapter One: A Candidate's Perspective." Chapter 1 of unfinished, untitled book. Nov/Dec. 1996.
___. "II: Constructing Political Reform." Chatper 2 of unfinished, untitled book. n.d. (1996 or 1997).
___. "III: Gingrich and the Christian Coalition." Chapter 3 of unfinished, untitled book. n.d. (1996 or 1997).
___. "IV: Politics and Spirituality." Chapter 4 of unfinished, untitled book. n.d. (1996 or 1997). [Earlier draft (incomplete)]
___. "Uppsala Lecture." Written for delivery in Uppsala, Sweden, at Uppsala University's granting of an honorary doctorate in Theology, May 30, 1997.
___. "The American Flag." June 15, 1997.
Capps, Walter H., and Wendy M. Wright. "Postlude." Draft of a postlude to their co-edited book Silent Fire (1983), n.d. (1982?).
Syllabi, Course Materials, and Lecture Notes
RS 155: Religion and the Impact of Vietnam
Syllabi and Teaching Materials
RS 155: Religion and the Impact of the Vietnam War, Sample Questions -- Final Exam. Winter 1983.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War, Final Examination. Fall 1986. Ventura Learning Center.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War, [Final Exam Part 2]. Fall 1986. Ventura Learning Center.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War, Fact Sheet. Winter 1988.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War, Syllabus. Winter 1990.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War, Textbook Requisition. Winter 1992.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War, Book Order List for Winter 1993. June 1992.
RS 155: The Impact of the Vietnam War, Glossary of Terms. Winter 1994.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War on American Culture, Description of Course. Winter 1995.
RS 155: Impact of the Vietnam War on American Culture, Reading List. Winter 1995.
RS 155: The Impact of the Vietnam War on American Culture, Term Project. Winter 1995.
Lecture Notes
RS 155 Lecture Notes- 1986 Jan 14.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- 1986 Feb 6.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- 1986- Final.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- 1989 Feb 16- Voices of the Stranger.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Characteristics of PTSD.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Compared with Other Wars, Minority Involvement.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Ho Chi Minh.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- James Fallows.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Major Events of the Vietnam War.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Meaning & Memorial.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- New Right.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Reasons for the War & Ho Chi Minh.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Tet, Guests, Fallows.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Theories About the War.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
RS 155 Lecture Notes- Vietnam War and Persian Gulf War Comparison.
Other RS 155 Materials
An Outline of Important Dates [RS 155]. n.d. (1980s?).
Course Evaluation of RS 155 by Chau Hoang. June 4, 1992. Re: including more Vietnamese perspectives in the course.
Letter from Walter Capps to Ninian Smart. February 10, 1986. Re: RS 200B Session on teaching about the Vietnam War within a Religious Studies curriculum and RS 155.
Newsclip. "Former Army Chaplain to Talk to Capps' Class." Santa Barbara News-Press, n.d. [January 16, 17, or 18, 1986].
Persons Who Have Addressed RS 155. n.d. (1990?).
Photo of RSS 155 Guest Lecturer Shad Meshad. n.d. (1980s). (Photo 1)
Photo of RS 155 Visit to Washington, D.C. n.d. (1980s). (Photo 1)
Photo of RS 155 Visit to Washington, D.C. March 1, 1987. (Photo 1, Photo 2)
Photos of Walter Capps and students during Wendy Wilder Larsen and Tran Thi Nga visit. February 1988. (Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3)
Photos of RS 155 Visit to Washington, D.C. (1989?). (Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4)
Quay, James. "On Breaking the Cycle of War." February 4, 1986. Lecture to the RS 155 class.
RS 155 Press Release: "George McGovern to Address UCSB Class on Vietnam War." February 10, 1983.
UCSB Press Release: "UCSB Students to Visit Vietnam Memorial." March 1, 1989.
ID 150: Voices of the Stranger
ID 150: Voices of the Stranger, Syllabus ("The Sequence"). Spring 1988.
ID 150: Voices of the Stranger, Syllabus. Spring 1988.
ID 150: Voices of the Stranger, Syllabus. Spring 1991.
ID 150: Voices of the Stranger, Supplementary Reading List (incomplete). n.d.
Letter from Walter Capps to Stanley J. Nicholson, Instructional Development. July 19, 1990. Re: ID 150 qualifies for UCSB's Ethnicity Requirement.
Book Proposal for "Voices of the Stranger" Textbook. n.d. (1990).
ID 150: Lecture Notes. n.d. (1990s). [Set 1, Set 2, Set 3, Set 4, Set 5, Set 6, Set 7, Set 8, Set 9, Set 10, Set 11 (Final).]
RS 30: Introduction to Religion
RS 30: Introduction to Religion, Course Outline. Summer 1967.
RS 30: Introduction to Religion, Course Information and Course Outline. Winter 1972.
RS 35: Western Religious Thought: The Formative Period
RS 35: Western Religious Thought: The Formative Period, Final Exam Questions. Fall 1965.
RS 35: Western Religious Thought: I, Bibliography. n.d. (Fall 1965?).
RS 36: Western Religious Thought: Modern Period
RS 36: Western Religious Thought: Modern Period, Syllabus. Spring 1965.
RS 37: Western Religious Thought: Contemporary Period
RS 37: Western Religious Thought: III, Syllabus. Fall 1966.
RS 40: Religion and Society
RS 40: Religion and Society, Final Examination. Fall 1964.
RS 40: Religion and Society, Syllabus. Spring 1965.
RS 40: Religion and Society, Final Examination. Spring 1965.
RS 50: Religious Classics of the Western World
RS 50: Religious Classics of the Western World, Syllabus. Winter 1979.
RS 50: Religious Classics of the Western World, Midterm Exam and Final Exam. Winter 1979.
RS 100A: History of Western Religious Thought: I
RS 100A: History of Western Religious Thought: I, Course Outline. Fall 1967.
RS 100A: History of Western Religious Thought, Examination. Winter 1971.
RS 103: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought
RS 103: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought, Midterm Exam. Spring 1966.
RS 103: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought, Syllabus. Fall 1978.
RS 103A: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought
RS 103A: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought, Course Outline. Summer 1967.
RS 103A: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought, Course Outline. Fall 1967.
RS 103A: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought, Course Information Sheet. Spring 1970.
RS 103B: Contemporary Trends in Religious Thought: II
RS 104: Seminar: Problems in the Study of Religion
RS 104: Seminar: Problems in the Study of Religion, Outline of Course. Winter 1984.
RS 104: Seminar: Problems in the Study of Religion, Final Exam. Winter 1984.
RS 124: Religious Implications of the Enlightenment
RS 124: Religious Implications of the Enlightenment, Line-up. Spring 1970.
RS 153: Religion and Politics in America Today
RS 153: Religion and Politics in America Today, Description of Course and Handouts. Winter 1984.
Letter from Walter Capps to Richard E. Oglesby. February 10, 1982 and July 31, 1982. Re: Instructional Development Grants for the course in 1982-1983.
McGovern, George. "Politics and Religion in America Today." March 1981. First speaker in a series on "The Future of Liberalism."
Photos of George McGovern speaking at Walter's Religion & Politics course in Winter 1982. (Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3, Photo 4, Photo 5, Photo 6)
Newsclip. "McGovern Class Cards Are Available." Daily Nexus, January 15, 1982.
Newsclip. Walsh, Joan. "Professor McGovern's Political Education." Santa Barbara News & Review, January 21, 1982.
Newsclip. "George [McGovern] Begins New Job." Hot Springs Sentinel Record, January 24, 1982.
Newsclip. Photo of George McGovern and Walter Capps. Daily Nexus, January 26, 1982.
Newsclip. "Cuts Are 'Step Back to Dark Ages,' Brown Says." Sacramento Bee, March 2, 1982.
Newsclip. Krist, John. "Moral Majority Vice President Defends Role in Politics." Daily Nexus, n.d. [Jan, Feb, or Mar 1982]. [Partial copy of article]
Newsclip. "Trappist Monk UCSB Speaker." Santa Barbara News-Press, n.d. [1980s].
Newsclip. "McGovern at UCSB." Daily Nexus, n.d. [1982].
Newsclip. "McGovern to Speak." Santa Barbara News-Press, February 14, 1983.
Newsclip. Perry, Jenny. "McGovern Has Not Ruled Out Bid for Nomination." Santa Barbara News-Press, February 19, 1983.
Newsclip. Dodson, Becky. "McGovern Presents Analysis of U.S. Involvement in Vietnam." Daily Nexus, February 22, 1983.
Newsclip. Rankin, Jerry. "'Religious Right' Won't Be as Excited about Reagan Campaign in 1984." Santa Barbara News-Press, March 6, 1984.
Newsclip. Nelson, Brooke. "Former U.S. Senator Beams into Lecture Hall." Daily Nexus, February 5, 1992.
Newsclip. Murphy, Donald. "McCarthy: U.S. 'Guilt' about Vietnam Lingers." Santa Barbara News-Press, n.d. 1992. [Partial news clipping.]
RS 153 Press Release: "McGovern at UCSB During Winter Quarter." February 2, 1982.
Weyrich, Paul. "Campbell Hall Lecture." March 5, 1984.
RS 177: The Religious Personality
RS 177: The Religious Personality, Course Outline. Winter 1970.
RS 177: The Religious Personality, Final Exam. n.d. (Winter 1970 or Spring 1972).
RS 177: The Religious Personality, Course Syllabus. Spring 1972.
RS 180: The Formation of Religious Studies
RS 180: The Formation of Religious Studies, Course Description and Reading List. n.d. (early 1970s?).
Other Syllabi
Religion and the Process of Visualization, Winter 1977. College of Creative Studies.
Humanities and Religious Studies Centers: Letters, Memos, Reports, and Materials
Yale Divinity School, Entering Students. September 1960.
Letters from Walter Capps to Irving Laucks. April 15, 1977, and May 14, 1977. Re: potential funding for endowed chair or programming at the Institute of Religious Studies.
Memo from Walter Capps to CSDI ("The Vietnam War and Modern Sensibility"). September 16, 1977. Re: planning "dialogue sessions" on how the Vietnam War affected religion and values.
Letter from Walter Capps to Henry Offen. September 24, 1977. Re: future of the Institute of Religious Studies.
Memo from Walter Capps to CSDI ("A Proposal: The Humanities and Public Policy Issues"). October 29, 1977. Re: possible programming on the humanities and public policy.
CSDI Program: "Dialogue Session on Cultural Unity and Cultural Pluralism" (List of Participants). November 21, 1977.
Letter from Ed Linenthal to Walter Capps. n.d. [1977?]. Re: brainstorming participants for upcoming CSDI Vietnam War conference.
Letter from Walter Capps to Harry, Otis, Don, and Peter. December 13, 1977. Re: list of possible participants for upcoming CSDI Vietnam War conference.
Memo from Walter Capps to CSDI ("The Vietnam War and American Religious Sensibility"). n.d. (1978). Re: project description for upcoming CSDI Vietnam War conference.
CSDI Program: "Dialogue Session on the Vietnam War and American Religious Sensibility" (List of Participants). January 27, 1978.
Report from Walter Capps to the Council on the Study of Religion ("Religious Studies in an Age of Limits: Notes from the Wingspread Conference." n.d. (1978). Re: the future of the academic study of religion; assisted by Deborah R. Sills and David Chidester. [See earlier draft, "Report from the Wingspread Conference on Research Needs in Religious Studies"]
Memo from Walter Capps to CSDI ("Vietnam Project Participants, Program Outline, and Program Notes"). January 12, 1979. Re: planning for CSDI's "The Impact of Vietnam" conference.
Report from Walter Capps to Robert W. Lynn (Lilly Endowment). February 22, 1979. Re: report on "The Influence of Religious Studies upon Religion," a project of the Institute of Religious Studies and funded by the Lilly Endowment. [See earlier draft, "The Influence of Religious Studies upon Religion: Impressions from an Inquiry"]
Brief: "Students Discern Religion in Religious Studies [draft]." n.d. (1979). Re: brief summary of "The Influence of Religious Studies upon Religion," a project of the Institute of Religious Studies.
CSDI Program: "The Impact of Vietnam" (Program Outline and Guest Participants). April 5-7, 1979.
CSDI Program: "The Impact of Vietnam" (Transcripts). April 5-7, 1979. Transcripts: April 5 Evening [missing pages], April 6 AM [missing pages], April 6 PM [missing pages], April 7 AM, April 5-7 one-sheets.
Memo from Clyde Curry Smith to Walter Capps ("Observations"). April 8, 1979. Re: 1979 meeting "The Impact of Vietnam" at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
Letter from Shad Meshad to Walter Capps. April 9, 1979. Re: 1979 meeting "The Impact of Vietnam" at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
Memo from Walter Capps to CSDI ("The Impact of Vietnam"). n.d. (May or June 1979). Re: statement about CSDI's project on the impact of the Vietnam War.
Memo from Walter Capps ("Humanities Institute Proposal: Religious Studies and Socio-Cultural Change"). n.d. (1981). Re: proposal for a Humanities Institute focused on religious studies, conference to take place in summer 1982; includes CV.
Transcript of "The Unfinished War: Vietnam and the Collective Healing Process" (CSDI Dialogue Session). April 8, 1981 (2:00 PM). Re: fourth dialogue session on the impact of the Vietnam War.
Transcript of TV Interview with Paul Weyrich and Walter Capps. March 5, 1984.
Transcript of CSDI Interview with Paul Weyrich and Walter Capps. n.d. [1984?]
Transcript of Interview with Paul Weyrich. n.d. [1984?]
Proposal from Walter Capps ("A Comprehensive Inventory of Religious Studies"). n.d. (1984). Re: proposal requesting funds for a conference on the academic study of religion.
Proposal from Walter Capps for NEH Summer Institute in 1990 in Hawaii. n.d. (1989?). Re: proposal for course for secondary teachers on "religious pluralism."
Proposal from Walter Capps for NEH Summer Institute in 1990 at UCSB. n.d. (1989?). Re: proposal for course for secondary teachers on "the teachings of the world's religions."
Letters and Correspondence
Letter from Rudolph Miick to Walter Capps. January 9, 1958. Re: asking about "Wally" in Lutheran seminary.
Letter from Walter Capps to Byron Swanson. February 24, 1958. Re: discernment for ordination as a Lutheran pastor.
Letter from Karl Mattson to Walter Capps. August 6, 1958. Re: whether Walter should get ordained in Augustana Lutheran Church or United Lutheran Church.
Letter from Walter Capps to Augustana Theological Seminary. January 15, 1960. Re: application for graduate scholarship and discernment for ordination as a pastor or study to be a professor.
Letter from Walter Knutson to Walter Capps. January 20, 1961. Re: discernment for ordination as a pastor or study to be a professor.
Letter from Walter Capps to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. September 13, 1961. Re: thanks for internship as pastor in Connecticut congregation.
Letter from GE Lenski to Walter Capps. n.d. [1958-1962]. Re: evaluation of Walter's preaching.
Letters from Paschal Phillips to Walter Capps. June 9, 1980 to September 3, 1992. Re: Trappist monk life, Vatican II, Vietnam War, Center Magazine.
Letters from George McGovern to Walter Capps. September 29, 1981 to May 2, 1984. Re: including Walter on board of Americans for Common Sense, co-teaching class "" in Winter 1982.
Letter from Roland Bainton to Walter and Lois Capps. July 3, 1982. Re: thanking Walter for commentary of Bainton's autobiography, with drawing of Walter Capps by Bainton.
Letter from Jacob Neusner to Walter Capps. March 10, 1984. Re: managing institutions, department politics, journal article.
Letters from May Okihiro to Walter Capps, Denver Mills, Phillip Hammond. May 20, 1984 to July 25, 1986. Re: impact of Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Gary Hess to Walter Capps. March 10, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course, Walter's compassion for a gay student coming out of the closet.
Letter from Sen. Gary Hart to Walter Capps. March, 12, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letters from John (Jack) Wheeler to Walter Capps, RS 155 Students, and Lois Capps. February 14, 1985. Re: Wheeler's visit to RS 155 Vietnam War class.
Letter from Michael Hirsh to Walter Capps. March 10, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Robert Burton to Walter Capps. March 10, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from William Stewart to Walter Capps and Bob Kerrey. March 10, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Richard Trussell to Walter Capps. March 12, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Dona Boatright to Walter Capps. March 13, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Bob Christensen to Walter Capps. March 14, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Fred R. Rickson to Walter Capps. March 14, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Paul Dean to Walter Capps. March 15, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Tricia Martella to Walter Capps. March 17, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Ralph Carlson to Walter Capps. March 19, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from David Schwartz to Walter Capps. March 20, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Jim Levora to Walter Capps. March 21, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Gerry Swanson to Walter Capps. April 2, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Sandie Fauriol to Walter Capps. April 15, 1985. Re: invitation to participate in "The Project on the Vietnam Generation," led by the Smithsonian Institution, with "Summary Report of the April 29, 1985 Planning Meeting" (dated May 25, 1985).
Letter from June O'Connor to Walter Capps. June 14, 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from John Norfleet to Walter Capps. n.d., 1985. Re: LA Times article about Walter's Vietnam War course.
Letter from Claiborne Pell to Walter Capps. October 8, 1985. Re: Walter's LA Times article about nomination of Edward Curran to head NEH, Pell's recommendation of Walter to serve on National Council on the Humanities.
Letter from Walter Capps to Jamil Zainaldin. July 30, 1986. Re: outline for a book on NEH-sponsored state humanities programs.
Letter from James Quay to Walter Capps. August 12, 1986. Re: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, gurus, and drill instructors.
Letter from Joe Smith to Walter Capps. October 16, 1987. Re: CBS "60 Minutes" episode on Vietnam War class.
Letter from Mildred Holt to Walter Capps. November 18, 1987. Re: CBS "60 Minutes" episode on Vietnam War class.
Letters from Eleanor Wimbish to Walter Capps. 1987-1990. Re: family, illness and death, Vietnam veterans. Wimbish's son was killed in Vietnam.
Letters from Wendy Wilder Larsen to Walter Capps [with photos]. February 18, 1988. Re: Wendy Wilder Larsen and Tran Thi Nga, co-authors, as guest speakers for Vietnam War course.
Letter from James Quay to Walter Capps. July 22, 1988. Re: remarks before the UC Regents in 1987 about the value of the humanities.
Letter from James Quay to Walter Capps. February 10, 1989. Re: possible public humanities center, Vietnam War course, copy of Quay's article "The Learning Society and the New American Legacy."
Letter from Michelle Robrahn to Walter Capps. May 4, 1989. Re: former student reflecting on the Vietnam War course, Vietnam Memorial in Sacramento.
Letter from Kirk Ankeny to David Gardner. August 25, 1989. Re: commending UC president for Walter's NEH summer seminar for teachers on de Tocqueville.
Letter from Eulah Laucks to Walter Capps. November 6, 1989. Re: Laucks nominated Walter for the Joseph C. Wilson Award from the Rochest Association for the United Nations.
Letter from Sen. Alan Cranston to Walter Capps. February 23, 1990. Re: RS 155 Vietnam War class visiting Washington, D.C.
Letter of Recommendation from Harold Remus for Walter Capps. July 30, 1990. Re: approving Walter's application for a NEH grant to finish his book Religious Studies.
Correspondence with Philip Salois, Walter Capps, and Laurence O'Connell. February 22, 1990 to April 24, 1991. Re: National Conference of Vietnam Veteran Ministers [Nov. 6-9, 1990].
Letter from William Mahedy to Walter Capps. March 5, 1990. Re: invitation for Walter to join board of directors of Veteran to Veteran, Inc.
Letter from Walter Capps to Colin Powell. January 28, 1992. Re: asking the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to address Walter's class during visit to Washington, D.C.
Letters and News Clippings from Mitch Kincannon to Walter Capps. May 19, 1992; clippings from 9/29/1991 and 6/28/1992. Re: Mitch Kincannon, a local AIDS activist, as guest speaker for Voices of the Stranger.
Letters from Santa Barbara Mental Health Association to Walter Capps. June 2, 1992. Re: including people with mental illness in ID 150 Voices of the Stranger class.
Correspondence with Kjell Lejon and Walter Capps. September 30, 1992 to September 10, 1994. re: Walter's visit to Uppsala, Sweden; joint publication on Anders Nygren; friendship.
Letter from Cathy Delorens to Walter Capps. February 20, 1993. Re: thanking Walter for book, sending photo from Shad Meshad of Walter in Vietnam.
Letter from Henry Dale Jennings to Walter Capps. July 26, 1993. Re: Vietnam Vet met Walter's former student in Vietnam, filmed video of the Dega/Montagnard people.
Letter from Aage Knudsen to Walter Capps. July 28, 1993. Re: Walter's article on N. F. S. Grundtvig.
Letter from Robyn Tell to Walter Capps. January 20, 1994. Re: former student praises Voices of the Stranger and D.C. capital internship program.
Letter from Jean Hood to Walter Capps. February 10, 1994. Re: thanking Walter for talking with Senator Bob Kerrey in support of the Nebraska Humanities Council.
Letter from Reza Garajedaghi to Walter Capps. n.d., 1994. Re: Walter's 1994 congressional campaign.
Letter from Frank Mastropolo to Walter Capps. October 21, 1994. Re: appreciation that Walter provided ABC News with video of Dan Gisel.
Correspondence with Marianne Williamson. February 20, 1995 to after March 16, 1995. Re: Williamson's writings.
Letter from Walter Capps to Scott Wilson. May 1, 1995. Re: Walter's travels and announcing his 1996 congressional campaign.
Letter from Robert N. Bellah to Walter Capps. January 19, 1996. Re: family, teaching, and Walter's 1996 congressional campaign.
Letter from Walter Capps to Ted Berkman. June 21, 1997. Re: most-favored nation status for China.
Political Campaign Materials
Capps campaign photograph. 1996.
Capps for Congress button. 1996.
Capps for Congress flag. 1996.
Capps for Congress flier. 1996.
Capps for Congress poster. 1996.
"Walter Capps' Manifesto." Fall 1995.
"Walter Capps' Views on Immigration." n.d. (1995?).
"Walter Capps Closing Statement, League of Women Voters Debate." October 7, 1996.
"Selected Congressional Accomplishments, U.S. Representative Walter Capps." n.d. (1997).