Naval V-12 Program Records
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Scope and Contents
The records of the V-12 Program at Northwestern University consist of Regulation and Organization manuals, lists of faculty and their teaching loads, administrative correspondence, clippings, and various class lists and course descriptions. The bulk of the series consists of Cost of Instructional Services for Navy V-12 Program forms. They document the costs incurred by Northwestern for classes that were part of the V-12 program. The War Department reimbursed the University for all expenses relating to V-12 instruction.
Four folders of bulletins, memoranda, and orders were added to Box 1 as folders 4 through 4d in the Summer 2006.
Dates
- 1943-1946
Creator
- Navy V-12 Program (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.
Extent
4.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Naval V-12 Program was established by the War Department on university campuses during World War II to provide the Navy with a continuous supply of officers. Northwestern University's V-12 unit was formed in July, 1943. The records of the V-12 program consist of Regulation and Organization manuals, lists of faculty and their teaching loads, administrative correspondence, clippings, and various class lists and course descriptions.
Arrangement
The records of the V-12 program are organized into: bulletins, orders and memoranda; Cost of Instructional Services for Navy V-12 Program (arranged alphabetically by academic department and professor); clippings; regulation and organization manuals; administrative correspondence.
Method of Acquisition
The Naval V-12 Program records were removed from the University Archive general files as Accession # 82-15 on January 1, 1982
Processing Information
Debby Wright, January 1982.
- Title
- Guide to the Naval V-12 Program Records
- Author
- Debby Wright
- Date
- 01/01/1982
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu