Records of the Armed Forces Science Division
Abstract
The Armed Forces Science Division was created because the 1862 Morrill Act provided funding for institutions that provided military tactics as a prominent course of instruction. In 1881, a group of students organized into a drill team, and a formal company of 36 cadets organized at Colorado State University. The 1920s were a prominent decade for the Armed Forces Science Division; enrollment in ROTC increased drastically and in 1927, the first Ca-Dettes were introduced. In 1946, an Air Force ROTC unit was activated at Colorado State University. Military training was required of all freshman male college students until 1962, when the mandatory status of ROTC was dropped. The collection contains primarily armed services related publications and souvenir postcards. Some of the postcards were collected by Dan Schultz, a member of CSU's Battery A, which served in Europe during World War I.
Dates
- 1896-1961
- Majority of material found within 1914-1943
Creator
- Colorado State University. Armed Forces Science Division (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
Inventory Note
Note: Estimated pagination is preceded by an "e."
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Armed Forces Science Division
- Status
- Mini
- Author
- Prepared by Vanessa Baca
- Date
- Copyright 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the CSU Libraries Archives & Special Collections Repository
Fort Collins Colorado 80523-1019 USA
970-491-1844
library_dl_specialcollections@mail.colostate.edu