Reserve Officers' Training Corps records
Scope and Content
The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) records span from 1936 to 1997 and document the activities of ROTC at Ohio University (OU). The records include correspondence on the establishment of and protest again ROTC, signed petitions, reports from the Department of Military Science and Tactics, correspondence from the Navy Department, records on the Army Special Training Program, Veterans Administration contracts, regulations for the Army Specialized Training Program, research on the history of the Scabbard and Blade society at OU, a 1936 issue of The Dress Parade newspaper publication, and a flag used by ROTC.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1997
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Extent
3 cubic feet (5 Hollinger boxes, 1 flat box)
Abstract
The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) records span from 1936 to 1997 and document the activities of ROTC at Ohio University
Statement of Arrangement
The collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Ohio University. Army ROTC. (Organization)
- United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ohio University Archives
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
