ROTC Records
Scope and Contents note
This collection documents the ROTC program at Carnegie Mellon University, especially the first thirty years following its introduction on campus in 1919. A majority of the collection consists of annual reports, but also included are brochures, manuals, and handbooks.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1922-1949
- Creation: 1922-1988
Restrictions
None
Biographical/Historical note
With the introduction of the National Defense Act of 1916, the modern day Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) was created in order to develop well educated and well qualified reserve officers who will be available to serve in the active army. In 1919, the ROTC program was established at Carnegie Tech and was operated by the Department of Military Science and Tactics. Upon its founding ROTC was headed by John C.W. Brooks of the United States Army until 1922. The organization originally operated four units: Engineers, Signal Corps, Field Artillery and Motor Transport. In order to better fit the University curriculum; Field Artillery and Motor Transport were eliminated from the program.
Today three branches of ROTC still exist at Carnegie Mellon. Army ROTC, Naval ROTC, established in 1926, and Air Force ROTC, established in 1981.
Extent
0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Overview
This collection documents the ROTC program at Carnegie Mellon University, especially the first thirty years following its introduction on campus in 1919.
- Title
- ROTC Records, 1922-1988
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- 0000.40
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jennifer Needham, Information Assistant
- Date
- August 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Carnegie Mellon University Archives Repository