Office of the Registrar records, 1941-1945
Description of the Collection
Records of three World War II era academic programs offered at Illinois Institute of Technology in connection with military operations. The programs, as identified on the cover of the book are: War Training, also named Engineering, Science and Management Defense Training (ESMWT), Pre-Radar, and U. S. Signal Corps. The collection includes course outlines and descriptions, enrollment reports with course listings, U. S. Army Radio Technicians and Mechanics Code School, sample of certificate awarded, and Communications Engineering Department.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1945
Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology. Office of the Registrar (Organization)
Language of Materials
Records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Available for Research
Biographical Note
The 1941 Engineering Defense Training program was ten weeks of intensive, full-time, tuition-free technical training for positions in Airplane Engine Production and Allied Industries authorized by the U. S. Office of Education. The program was authorized under the First Supplemental Functions Appropriations Act, 1941.
Full Extent
1 Item : Bound pages with paper cover. Most of the pages are typed mimeographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Formerly 2002.039
Processor
Catherine Bruck, University Archivist 9/26/2002
Subject
- United States. Army. Signal Corps (Organization)
- United States. Engineering, Science, and Management War Training (Organization)
Topical
Part of the Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections Repository