AHJ_ah543001 Inventory of the University of Wyoming. Department of Military Science records, 1892-1991 (Bulk 1892-1945) University of Wyoming. Department of Military Science records Processed by Katey Myers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2013; 2015

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort April 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary University of Wyoming. Department of Military Science University of Wyoming. Department of Military Science records 1892-1991 1892-1945 543001 3.56 cubic feet (7 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English This collection contains files relating to the Department of Military Science, including records for the early years of the Cadet Corps and ROTC, as well as files about the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and the Specialized Training Assignment and Reclassification Unit (STAR). History of the University of Wyoming Department of Military Science

Military training at the University of Wyoming began in 1891 after the Board of Trustees established the School of Military Science and Tactics. Military training was required of all able-bodied male students. The first commanding officer of the school was D.L. Howell. In 1916, Wyoming became one of the first seven institutions to have a Reserve Officers Training Corp (ROTC). During World War II, the university was host to the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and the Specialized Training Assignment and Reclassification Unit (STAR). In the 1960s, military training became optional. The first female cadet was admitted in 1973. The program offered college students the opportunity to graduate as officers and serve tours in the U.S. Army, National Guard, or the National Reserve. In 2001 it was named "Most Outstanding Unit in the Country" by the U.S. Army.

 Scope and Content

The Department of Military Science records contain information on the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and the Specialized Training Assignment and Reclassification Unit (STAR) at the University of Wyoming from 1942-1943. There is correspondence and other materials documenting the military training program's early operations from 1893-1907. Other materials include reports on the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (1941-1942), and general UW materials such as commencement programs and faculty meeting minutes.

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There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming Department of Military Science at the date of processing.

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Processing Information

This collection was processed by Katey Myers on November 2, 2015.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.) United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Military education -- United States. Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918. Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Education Colleges and Universities Politics, Government, and Law Military Wyoming Container List Series I. General Files 1892-1945, 1991

This series consists of miscellaneous alphabetical general files including reports, correspondence, and general UW materials such as commencement programs and class schedules.

 1 Commencement Programs (University of Wyoming) June 1936 - June 1945 1 Committee, Student Use of English November 1932 1 Correspondence - University President 1933-1942 1 Liberal Arts Faculty Meeting - Minutes and Notes March 29, 1936 1 Photographs - Lt. Col. F.R. Loyd undated 7 Photographs - Reserve Officers Association Lunch (Denver, Colorado) 1959 1 Reports - Executive Board of Deans April 15, 1941 - July 8, 1941 1 Reports - Executive Board of Deans August 4, 1941 - December 4, 1941 1 ROTC at UW History 1991 1 Schedule of Classes (University of Wyoming) Winter Term 1926 - Spring Quarter 1945 Series II. War Era Files 1918-1944

This series consists of files dealing with war service at the University of Wyoming as well as the two training programs implemented on campus during World War II: Army Specialized Trainging Program (ASTP) and the Specialized Training Assignment and Reclassification Unit (STAR). Arranged in three sub-series.

 Sub-series 1. Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) 1943-1944

Contains files relating to the implementation and workings of the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), including budgets, class syllabi, grade reports and order.

 1 Achievement Tests 1943-1944 1 Advisory Committee Conference August 6, 1943 1 Army Service Forces Manual 1943-1944 1 Book Requisitions 1943 1 Budget and Salaries undated 1 Budget and Salaries - Engineering undated 1 Budget and Salaries - English undated 1 Budget and Salaries - History and Geography undated 1 Budget and Salaries - Mathematics undated 1 Budget and Salaries - Physical Education undated 1 Budget and Salaries - Science undated 1 Class Syllabi undated 1 Contracts 1943 1 Course Offerings 1943-1944 1 Engineering Curriculum 1943 1 Engineers (Advanced) Contract #W-57-E-(S.C. VII) 155 Supporting Schedules (Amended) 1943 1 Engineers (Advanced) Trainees (150) Supporting Schedules July 1943 1 Engineers (Basic) #W-57-E-(S.C. VII) 156 Supporting Schedules (Amended) 1943 1 Exams and Exam Schedules 1943-1944 1 Foreign Area Language #W-57-E-(S.C. VII) 157 Supporting Schedules (Amended) undated 1 Foreign Area Language Study - Bibliographies undated 1 Grade Reports (Summer Term) July 12, 1943 - October 2, 1943 1 Grade Reports (Fall Term) October 11, 1943 - December 31, 1943 1 Grade Reports (Winter Term) January 10, 1944 - April 1, 1944 1 Orders 1943-1944 1 Questionnarie Information 1943-1944 1 Questionnaires for those planning to enter Military Service 1943-1944 2 ROTC Trainees/Supporting Schedules October 1943 2 Schedules Supporting Proposed Contract with the Army April 1943 2 Schedules Supporting Proposed Contract with the Army (Several Copies) March 27, 1943 2 Trainees' Personnel Forms 1943 2 War Training Programs 1943-1944 Sub-series 2. Specialized Training Assignment and Reclassification Unit (STAR) 1943

Contains files relating to the implementation and workings of the Specialized Training Assignment and Reclassification Unit (STAR), including contracts, instruction schedules, and orders.

 2 Contracts 1943 2 Instruction Schedules 1943 2 Orders 1943 2 Schedules Supporting a Contract for 500 STARS July 1943 2 Schedules Supporting a Contract for Foreign Area Language Trainees July 1943 Sub-series 3. War at the University of Wyoming 1918-1944

Contains files that deal with military training at the University of Wyoming as well as those who served and postwar planning.

 3 Compulsory Military Training 1938 3 Postwar Planning (Other Universities) 1944 3 Wartime University Informational Brochures 1941, 1943, 1944 3 World War I Service and Memorials 1918 Series III. Letterpress Copybooks 1892-1924

Contains copybooks with letters, morning reports, and orders for the Cadet Corp and ROTC.

4 Letterpress Copybook - Military May 15, 1893 - June 11, 1907 4 Order Book - Headquarters Cadet Corps University of Wyoming 1892-1910 4 Records undated 4 Report of the Secretary of War - "Engineers" Vol. II Part VI 1894 4 ROTC Infantry Unit - Journal of Military Instruction December 31, 1918 - Winter Term 1924 5 Index of Letters Sent 1905-1906 5 Letters Received 1902-1906 5 Letters Sent 1903-1906 6 Consolidated Morning Reports of Battalion of Cadets - Company B 1902-1903 6 Morning Reports 1897-1900 6 Morning Reports - Company A 1903-1904 6 Morning Reports - Company A 1905 6 Morning Reports - Company A 1906-1908 6 Morning Reports - Company B 1904-1905 6 Morning Reports - Company B 1905-1908 6 Morning Reports - Company B - 11th Regiment of Cadets 1903-1904 6 Morning Reports - Company A, G - 18th Regiment of Infantry 1899-1903 7 Consolidated Morning Reports 1904-1906 7 Consolidated Morning Reports 1905-1908 7 Morning Reports - Cadet Corps - University of Wyoming undated