ROTC/Military Training

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Collection Overview

Title: ROTC/Military Training

ID: UA005

Extent: 10.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 05/17/1979

Subjects: Military History - World War II (WW2), University of North Dakota - Military, University of North Dakota - ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps)

Languages: English

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.

Collection Historical Note

Military training on campus was required for male students in the early years of UND. Regular military instruction began about 1890 as part of the department of military science. This was discontinued in 1904. During World War I, the Student Army Training Corps was created. It was short-lived, having only been active for about three months. On April 15, 1919, the Army ROTC unit was instituted at UND as a result of the National Defense Act of 1916. An Air Force ROTC unit was created after World War II.

Subject/Index Terms

Military History - World War II (WW2)
University of North Dakota - Military
University of North Dakota - ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps)

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

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

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Oversize Box 1: Scrapbooks and Financial Summaries],
[Oversize Box 2: Scrapbooks 2-5 and 7 (Army ROTC)],
[Oversize Box 3: Scrapbooks 6 and 8-9 (Army ROTC)],
[Oversize Box 4: Scrapbooks 12-17 (Air Force ROTC 615th Wing)],
[Oversize Box 5: Scrapbooks 18-19 (Air Force ROTC 615th Wing)],
[All]

Box 2

Folder 1: Ordnance Inventory, 1902
Folder 2: ROTC/Military Training at UND - History, 1919-1934: 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, 1927
Folder 4: ROTC - Assorted Materials, 1932-1934
Folder 5: ROTC - Correspondence, 1940-1952
Folder 6: Air Force ROTC - Application and Agreement, 1951-1952
Folder 7: Air Force ROTC - Flag Emblem, 1952
Folder 8: ROTC - Link Trainer, 1957-1962
Folder 9: Air Force ROTC - Little Colonel and Military Ball Queen candidates, ca. 1975: 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, 1975
Folder 11: ROTC Proclamations by Governor Link, 1977-1978
Folder 12: Air Force ROTC - History and Status Report, 1977-1979
Folder 13: Lists of Commissioned Cadets, 1948-1980

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