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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Illinois Tech Engineering and Alumnus collection, 1941-1949

 Collection
Identifier: 004.08.04
Description of the Collection Issues of the Illinois Tech Engineer and Alumnus from 1941-1949, incomplete run. Contains the following issues: October 1945 (Vol. 11, No. 1) Contents: "Mexican- American Conference" by Paul D. Hermann; "Institute of Gas Technology: Annual Report" "Fire Protection Engineering" by Kent H. Parker; "Grease: New Industrial Applications" by John R. LeVally; "Small Business: Can It Have Research?" by Dr. Francis E. Godwin; "The Endless Frontier" by Dr. John D....
Dates: 1941-1949

Office of the Registrar records, 1941-1945

 Collection
Identifier: 026.03.13
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...
Dates: 1941-1945

Raymond Roberts papers, 1944-1997

 Collection
Identifier: 038.01.32
Abstract

The transport ship Leopoldville was sunk by torpedoes in the English Channel on Christmas Eve, 1944, killing 800 American soldiers, among them an IIT alumnus John C. DeKlyen. This collection includes a photo of DeKlyen and a book about the Leopoldville.

Dates: 1944-1997

Signal Corps Training Program and Pre-Radar course records, 1942-1943

 Collection
Identifier: 011.01.02
Description of the Collection Materials related to the Signal Corps Training Program and Pre-Radar course at Illinois Institute of Technology during WW II. Includes information on staff, classes offered, enrollment statistics; samples of certificates awarded (by the Engineering, Science, and Management War Training Course (ESMWT): Advanced Electronics and Ultra High Frequency Techniques; Radio Measurements and Electronics; by the War Department, U. S. Army: Radio Operators; Radio Technician); course outlines;...
Dates: 1942-1943

War training and preparedness collection, 1940-1952

 Collection
Identifier: 011.01.01
Description of the Collection

Materials related to IIT's participation in the Engineering, Science and Management War Training (ESMWT) program and IIT's own war training courses. Also represented are the University of Chicago's war training program materials. The collection also includes a Report of Technology Center Civil Defense Committee, a disaster plan created by IIT circa 1951.

Dates: 1940-1951; Majority of material found within 1940-1944

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