Veterans
Scope and Content Note
The World War II Collection is housed in three archival boxes and five oversized folders. Six series have been designated for War Training, War Administration, Publications, Veterans, Faculty, and Miscellaneous. This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, charts, published items, travel materials, pamphlets, posters, meeting minutes, photos, government bills, telegrams and reports. The collection details the development of CIT's involvement with the Department of Defense, dating from 1939 and continuing in the post war years, both in terms of scientific training and in terms of collaboration with the military.
The depth of administrative and logistical correspondence relating to the ESMWT program and its corresponding administrative body, the Engineering War Manpower Commission, is a particular strongpoint, while substantial gaps exist in the material relating to the Navy training program and the ROTC, of which the latter mainly addresses details of deferment. Correspondence relating to veterans' affairs is particularly thorough relating to CIT's alumni relations and to the development of the GI Bill, but lacks detail on the use of the G.I. Bill on CIT campus.
The information for some series may seem to overlap; however, the series designations reflect the overall content of the material and address several facets of CIT's involvement in World War II.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1940-1946
- Creation: 1939-1995
Restrictions
None .
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Language
From the Collection: English
Overview
Series IV contains documents pertaining to CIT's associations with its veteran population and dates from 1943 to 1995 (bulk dates 1943 to 1948). Much of this documentation relates to the memorialization of CIT alumni who participated in World War II, including a program and a speech from the 1946 Memorial Service and the 1995 Homecoming remembrance of WWII veteran alumni, and a sub-series of correspondence between CIT's Office of the President and surviving veteran alumni or their families. Additionally, this series contains news clippings, publications, and reports pertaining to the G.I. Bill. Donated photos of CIT alum Col. James Hamilton Ferrick, a gift of William A. Bostick, and reports from the Veterans' Center complete this small collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository