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World War I at Southwestern University
Description
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In 1918, during World War I, the United States War Department created the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) program to help fill positions in the military with trained men. Implemented at hundreds of universities across the nation, the SATC combined both practical and lecture-based military instruction with the general college curriculum. The intended goal was to create a viable population of educated and trained young men who would then join the U.S. military and fight in the war. Southwestern University was one of the colleges with an SATC chapter, which was only active during the fall semester of 1918; Germany’s formal surrender in November rendered its purpose moot. However, as the World War I collection shows, the SATC was a highly valued part of campus life during its existence. <br /><br />The collection of World War I materials from Special Collections prominently features documentation related to the SATC, which is highlighted here on our site. This collection gives us a clear idea of the amount of effort it took to establish, organize, and run this federal military recruitment program. Among these items are correspondence between individuals and institutions, grade reports, photographs of SATC students, curriculum outlines, and pamphlets. Although military instruction was the impetus for the creation of the program, academics were meant to be the central component of the SATC, as shown by the many education-related pamphlets, notices, and letters. The amount of highly detailed correspondence between various agencies, including Southwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Naval Reserve, and the War Department, is tangible evidence of the value placed on this program by its founding institutions. <br /><br />You can also find these items on the University of North Texas's <a title="Portal to Texas History" href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/">Portal to Texas History</a>.
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World War I Collection, Special Collections, Smith Library Center, Southwestern University.
Date
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1918
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Letter recommending textbooks for War Issues Course, dated Nov. 2, 1918
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<p>Student Army Training Corps (SATC) - World War, 1914-1918 - Southwestern University - Austin, TX</p>
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This is a two-page typed letter on white paper. The first page has a typed letterhead 'War Department Committee on Education and Special Training 10th District-Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana' and is dated 'University Station, Austin, Texas, November 2, 1918.' It is from R. P. Brooks, District Director, War Issues Course' and to 'The War Issues Instructors, Tenth District, Students Army Training Corps'. In the body of the letter, Brooks recommends a list of European history textbooks for use in the War Issues course. The second page of the typed letter continues to recommend reading materials for the War Issues course. The final section states that 'as most of the men in the SATC units are without experience in college work, the Committee hopes that each instructor will leave no stone unturned to present the subject matter of this course in the simplest possible terms'. It is signed 'R. P. Brooks' then 'District Director, War Issues Course.'
Austin, TX
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R. P. Brooks
Source
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<p><a href="http://southwestern.edu/infoservices/departments/specialcollections/">Southwestern University Special Collections</a></p>
<p>Small Collections: Box 7, Folder 5</p>
<p>Copyright Notice: Available for research use; permission needed for publication.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1918
1918
academics
Brooks
Committee on Education and Special Training
European History 1862-1914
maps
Southwestern University
Student Army Training Corps (SATC)
textbooks
The University of Texas at Austin
Vinson
War Department
War Issues Course
World War I
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Title
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World War I at Southwestern University
Description
An account of the resource
In 1918, during World War I, the United States War Department created the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) program to help fill positions in the military with trained men. Implemented at hundreds of universities across the nation, the SATC combined both practical and lecture-based military instruction with the general college curriculum. The intended goal was to create a viable population of educated and trained young men who would then join the U.S. military and fight in the war. Southwestern University was one of the colleges with an SATC chapter, which was only active during the fall semester of 1918; Germany’s formal surrender in November rendered its purpose moot. However, as the World War I collection shows, the SATC was a highly valued part of campus life during its existence. <br /><br />The collection of World War I materials from Special Collections prominently features documentation related to the SATC, which is highlighted here on our site. This collection gives us a clear idea of the amount of effort it took to establish, organize, and run this federal military recruitment program. Among these items are correspondence between individuals and institutions, grade reports, photographs of SATC students, curriculum outlines, and pamphlets. Although military instruction was the impetus for the creation of the program, academics were meant to be the central component of the SATC, as shown by the many education-related pamphlets, notices, and letters. The amount of highly detailed correspondence between various agencies, including Southwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Naval Reserve, and the War Department, is tangible evidence of the value placed on this program by its founding institutions. <br /><br />You can also find these items on the University of North Texas's <a title="Portal to Texas History" href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/">Portal to Texas History</a>.
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World War I Collection, Special Collections, Smith Library Center, Southwestern University.
Date
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1918
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Title
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Letter regarding voluntary continuance of War Issues Course, dated Dec. 12, 1918
Subject
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<p>Student Army Training Corps (SATC) - World War, 1914-1918 - Southwestern University - Austin, TX</p>
Description
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This is a typed letter with a typed letterhead of 'War Department Committee on Education and Special Training, 10th District - Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma' and is dated 'University Station, Austin, Texas Dec. 12, 1918'. It is from 'R.P. Brooks, District Director War Issues Course, Tenth District' and is to 'Instructors in the War Issues Course'. The body of the letter addresses the end of governmental supervision of courses in universities that had SATC units (due to the end of the SATC as a result of World War I ending). The War Issues course is available to be continued on a voluntary basis for those institutions that are interested.
Austin, TX
Creator
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R. P. Brooks
Source
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<p><a href="http://southwestern.edu/infoservices/departments/specialcollections/">Southwestern University Special Collections</a></p>
<p>Small Collections: Box 7, Folder 5</p>
<p>Copyright Notice: Available for research use; permission needed for publication.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1918
1918
American Historical Association
Brooks
Committee on Education and Special Training
Southwestern University
Student Army Training Corps (SATC)
The University of Texas at Austin
War Department
War Issues Course
World War I
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Dublin Core
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Title
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World War I at Southwestern University
Description
An account of the resource
In 1918, during World War I, the United States War Department created the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) program to help fill positions in the military with trained men. Implemented at hundreds of universities across the nation, the SATC combined both practical and lecture-based military instruction with the general college curriculum. The intended goal was to create a viable population of educated and trained young men who would then join the U.S. military and fight in the war. Southwestern University was one of the colleges with an SATC chapter, which was only active during the fall semester of 1918; Germany’s formal surrender in November rendered its purpose moot. However, as the World War I collection shows, the SATC was a highly valued part of campus life during its existence. <br /><br />The collection of World War I materials from Special Collections prominently features documentation related to the SATC, which is highlighted here on our site. This collection gives us a clear idea of the amount of effort it took to establish, organize, and run this federal military recruitment program. Among these items are correspondence between individuals and institutions, grade reports, photographs of SATC students, curriculum outlines, and pamphlets. Although military instruction was the impetus for the creation of the program, academics were meant to be the central component of the SATC, as shown by the many education-related pamphlets, notices, and letters. The amount of highly detailed correspondence between various agencies, including Southwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Naval Reserve, and the War Department, is tangible evidence of the value placed on this program by its founding institutions. <br /><br />You can also find these items on the University of North Texas's <a title="Portal to Texas History" href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/">Portal to Texas History</a>.
Source
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World War I Collection, Special Collections, Smith Library Center, Southwestern University.
Date
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1918
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Letter requesting information from War Issues Course instructors, dated Nov. 11, 1918
Subject
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<p>Student Army Training Corps (SATC) - World War, 1914-1918 - Southwestern University - Austin, TX</p>
Description
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Typed letter on War Department letterhead from the Committee on Education and Special Training to instructors of the War Issues Course. The letter is from R.P. Brooks, District Director of the War Issues Course, to 'Professors in charge of War Issues Course.’ The letter concerns efforts the District Director is making to visit institutions where the War Issues Course is being taught, in order to write a report for the Director of the War Issues Course. The letter includes a questionnaire that professors are asked to complete, to provide data for the report.
Austin, TX
Creator
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R. P. Brooks; District Director; War Issues Course
Source
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<p><a href="http://southwestern.edu/infoservices/departments/specialcollections/">Southwestern University Special Collections</a></p>
<p>Small Collections: Box 7, Folder 5</p>
<p>Copyright Notice: Available for research use; permission needed for publication.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1918
1918
Brooks
circulars
Committee on Education and Special Training
maps
Southwestern University
Student Army Training Corps (SATC)
The University of Texas at Austin
War Department
War Issues Course
World War I