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Records of the Armed Forces Science Division

 Collection
Identifier: UAFS

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

  • Creation: 1896-1961
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1914-1943

Creator

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

Contact:
Fort Collins Colorado 80523-1019 USA
970-491-1844