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College of Engineering War Production Training Files, 1940-1944

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah State University Agricultural College. College of Engineering. Office of the Dean.
Title
College of Engineering War Production Training Files
Dates
1940-1944 (inclusive)
Quantity
14 boxes, (7 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_14.4/1:17a
Summary
Correspondence, reports, proposals, and equipment inventories regarding defense training during World War II at Utah State University (Utah State Agricultural College). Includes material from the Army Specialized Training Program; Engineering, Science, Management, War Training Program; and other defense training programs operating under the Utah State Board for Vocational Education.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Historical Note

The War Production Training records were created during the tenure of George Dewey Clyde ( See also, MS 176, Papers of George D. Clyde) who served as Dean of the School of Engineering from 1938 to 1945. Clyde became a member of the Utah State Agricultural College (USAC) faculty in 1923.

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Content Description

This collection deals almost totally with the training of military personnel on campus. Between 1940 and 1944, the college became a hub of activity for War Production Training. Some of this was undertaken prior to the outbreak of WW II, and some afterwards. Some of the training occurred under programs offered by the federal government and War Department, while others received funding from the state. Programs represented here include the National Youth Administration (NYA); Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP); Engineering, Science, Management War Training Program (ESMWTP); and the National Defense Training Program, and War Production Training Program, both operated by the Utah State Board of Vocational Education, with federal funds.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the College of Engineering War Production Training Files must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

College of Engineering War Production Training Files (USU_14.4/1:17a). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection organized into 7 subseries:

  • Federal and State Programs
  • Federal and State Agencies
  • Correspondence with Equipment and Supply Companies
  • Equipment Expenditures and Forms
  • Course Approvals
  • Correspondence with State and Federal Officials
  • Miscellaneous

Acquisition Information

The papers came from the College of Engineering in wooden file cabinets and sat undisturbed for nearly 30 years on the bottom floor of the Special Collections stack area.

Processing Note

These papers were processed between October 2000 and February 2001.

Related Materials

Papers of George D. Clyde (Mss. 176)

Utah State Agricultural College. College of Engineering. Office of the Dean. Dean's files (RG 14.4/1:17)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Military education--Utah--Logan.
  • USU--Faculty and staff.
  • USU--History (Engineering)
  • USU--History, 1939-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--War work--Schools--Utah--Logan.

Corporate Names

  • Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
  • United States. Office of Education. Engineering, Science, and Management War Training Program.
  • Utah State Board for Vocational Education
  • Utah State University. College of Engineering--History.

Finding aid created by Special Collections & Archives,
2008

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