ROTC/Military Training

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA-005

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

created: 1902 - 1980
Other: Date acquired: 05/17/1979

Conditions Governing Access

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

Biographical or Historical Information

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.

Note written by

Full Extent

10.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

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