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World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Army Specialized Training Division, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 89
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, transcripts, photographs, instructional materials, and administrative files documenting the Army Specialized Training Division at Yale, particularly the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and the Civil Affairs Specialists Training School.

Dates: 1940-1963

Polly S. Buck photograph collection

 Collection
Call Number: RU 655
Abstract:

The collection is comprised of photographs used in We Minded the Store Yale Life and Letters During World War II (1975) by Polly S. Buck. The photographs depict student life in Branford College, Yale University, during the years 1944-1946, a large majority of which are of the Navy ROTC. The collection also includes photographs of individual students and clippings.

Dates: 1944-1946

Bureau of Military Information, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 816
Abstract:

The records consist of administrative files, memoranda, reserve program information, correspondence, letters of recommendation, and student files documenting the operations of the Yale Bureau of Military Information.

Dates: circa 1942-1947

Navy V-12 program, Yale University, records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 586
Abstract:

The records consist of student files, memoranda, correspondence, and rosters documenting the Navy V-12 Unit at Yale. Included is correspondence between the Navy and Yale University documenting the establishment of the Navy V-12 program at Yale.

Dates: 1943-1949

Paul Wilkinson photograph collection documenting Yale during World War II

 Collection
Call Number: RU 704
Abstract:

The materials consist of photographs of Paul Wilkinson documenting the Yale campus during World War II. Included are photographs of facilities used by the armed services billeted on campus.

Dates: 1944

Yale University military and wartime activities photographs

 Collection
Call Number: RU 750
Abstract:

The materials consist of photographs of Army and Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC and NROTC), Signal Corps, Yale Batteries, and Civil Affairs Training program activities at Yale during World War I and World War II. Includes images of drilling instruction, exercises, and artillery practice. There are a few photographs of Yale students during the Spanish-American War.

Dates: 1898-1946