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ROTC/Military Training

Collection Overview

Title: ROTC/Military Training

ID: UA/005

Extent: 10.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 05/17/1979

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The first box mainly consists of financial records related to military training on the UND campus during World War II. There are also Air Force ROTC Records consisting of eight scrapbooks (oversize boxes 4-5) and subject files (box 2). The scrapbooks document activities of the 615th Wing (Donald C. Jones Squadron) including Angel Flight, a female auxiliary group associated with the Arnold Air Society. In addition, there are eleven scrapbooks primarily documenting activities of the Army ROTC (oversize boxes 1-3). The scrapbooks contain assorted newspaper clippings, publications, and photographs, and include information on the Princess Platoon.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Donation from Bennett (probably Frederick Bennett) for the Air Force ROTC scrapbooks

Related Publications: Every Man a Brick! The Status of Military Training in American Universities by Merritt M. Chambers, 1927, Bloomington, IL: Public School Publishing Co. U429.A1 C5

Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Army Air Force Inventories, 1944-1945Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Army Air Force Training Contracts, 1943-1944Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Army Air Force Payroll, 1943-1944Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1943-1944Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Financial Information, 1943-1944Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Billings for Training Contracts, 1943-1944Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Various Operating Expenses for Training Programs, 1943-1945Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Ordnance Inventory, 1902Add to your cart.
Folder 2: ROTC/Military Training at UND - History, 1919-1934Add to your cart.
Includes justification for construction of a campus armory in 1934.
Folder 3: The Status of Military Training in American Universities by Merritt M. Chambers, Grand Forks, 1927Add to your cart.
Folder 4: ROTC - Assorted Materials, 1932-1934Add to your cart.
Folder 5: ROTC - Correspondence, 1940-1952Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Air Force ROTC - Application and Agreement, 1951-1952Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Air Force ROTC - Flag Emblem, 1952Add to your cart.
Folder 8: ROTC - Link Trainer, 1957-1962Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Air Force ROTC - Little Colonel and Military Ball Queen candidates, ca. 1975Add to your cart.
Includes a photograph of Sue Steckler, 1975 queen candidate, and a photograph of a Little Colonel candidate (possibly Elaine Ramsey or Kim Dwight)
Folder 10: Air Force ROTC - Certificate for Achievement in Ground Safety, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 11: ROTC Proclamations by Governor Link, 1977-1978Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Air Force ROTC - History and Status Report, 1977-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Lists of Commissioned Cadets, 1948-1980Add to your cart.
Oversize Box 1: Scrapbooks and Financial SummariesAdd to your cart.

World War II Training Programs - Financial Summaries, 1943-1945 (one folder)

Scrapbook 1: ROTC, 1950-1960

Scrapbook 10: Army ROTC, 1976-1977

Scrapbook 11: Army ROTC, undated

Oversize Box 2: Scrapbooks 2-5 and 7 (Army ROTC)Add to your cart.

Scrapbook 2: 1960-1966

Scrapbook 3: Princess Platoon, 1963

Scrapbook 4: 1965-1969

Scrapbook 5: 1967-1969

Scrapbook 7: 1973-1974

Oversize Box 3: Scrapbooks 6 and 8-9 (Army ROTC)Add to your cart.

Scrapbook 6: 1972-1973

Scrapbook 8: 1974-1975

Scrapbook 9: 1975-1976

Oversize Box 4: Scrapbooks 12-17 (Air Force ROTC 615th Wing)Add to your cart.

Scrapbook 12: Tan cover, 1961-1963

Scrapbook 13: Yellow cover, 1963-1964 School Year (title page description)

Scrapbook 14: 1964 and 1971 (Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight)

Scrapbook 15: Plaid cover, 1968 (title page description)

Scrapbook 16: Blue cover, 1968-1969 (title page description)

Scrapbook 17: Off-white cover, Angel Flight 1970-1971 (title page description)

Oversize Box 5: Scrapbooks 18-19 (Air Force ROTC 615th Wing)Add to your cart.

Scrapbook 18: 1972-1973 and 1973-1974 (title page description)

Scrapbook 19: Blue cover, Angel Flight, 1973-1974