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The military science and tactics photograph collection, 1917-1920

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah Agricultural College.
Title
The military science and tactics photograph collection
Dates
1917-1920 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 oversize box, (1.5 linear ft.)
Collection Number
UUS_P0137
Summary
The bulk of these 37 oversized photographs depict cadets of the Military Science and Tactics Department of the Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) during review and drill, 1918. At that time, the two year military course was compulsory for all physically able male students as a prerequisite of graduation. Included are photographs of Governor Simon Bamberger reviewing the cadets, and of the cadets wearing surgical masks due to the influenza epidemic of that year; also, there are some prints depicting students in mechanic arts and home economics.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Content Description

The bulk of these 37 oversized photographs depict cadets of the Military Science and Tactics Department of the Agricultural College of Utah during review and drill, 1918. At that time, the two year military course was compulsory for all physically able male students as a prerequisite of graduation. Included are photographs of Governor Simon Bamberger reviewing the cadets, and of the cadets wearing surgical masks due to the influenza epidemic of that year; also, there are some prints depicting students in mechanic arts and home economics.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the The military science and tactics photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

The Military Science and Tactics photograph collection, 1917-1920. (P0137). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arrangement: Topical.

Acquisition Information

Aquisition information is unknown

Processing Note

Register completed by Peter F. Schmid, February 1998, and revised by Daniel Davis, December 2007.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Description: 1:01: Utah Governor Simon Bamberger and officers stand ready to review cadets. Some wear surgical masks due to the influenza epidemic
    Dates: 1918
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:02: Looking west, raising of the flag on the Quad, Old Main in background
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:03: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:04: Looking north, Utah Governor Simon Bamberger and other officials reviewing cadets. Animal Science Building and Geology Building (under construction) appear in the background. People wear surgical masks due to the influenza epidemic. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: 1918
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:05: Looking north, probably from the top of the Irrigation and Drainage Building (later Ray B. West Building) at cadets (including band members) on the Quad forming the letters "UAC,". Animal Science Building and tennis court in the background. Though officially named the Agricultural College of Utah, the school was often referred to as the Utah Agricultural College
    Dates: 1917
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:06: Looking north, probably from the top of the Irrigation and Drainage Building (later Ray B. West Building) at cadets in formation on the Quad. Animal Science Building, barn, greenhouses, and tennis court in the background
    Dates: Winter 1917
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:07: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:08: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library in winter, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:09: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library in winter, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:10: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library in winter, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:11: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library in winter, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:12: Probably a press conference. Photograph includes President E.G. Peterson and Trustee Fritz Champ
    Dates: 1935 - 1945
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:13: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library in winter, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:14: Board of Trustees, including Susa Young Gates and William S. McCornick
    Dates: 1907
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:15: Unidentified parade scene includes Consolidated Wagon & Machine Co. and Commercial and Savings Bank. Possibly not in Cache Valley
    Dates: 1920-1929
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:16: Machinist at work on a milling machine, probably in the Mechanic Arts Building
    Dates: 1920-1929
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:17: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:18: Looking east, cadets with rifles posed near site of the present Merrill Library, mouth of Logan Canyon in background. Photograph by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:19: Men welding in the Mechanic Arts Building
    Dates: 1920-1929
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:20-21: Men at work in the Mechanic Arts Building
    Dates: 1920-1929
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:22-26: Cadets doing exercises on the Quad including hand-to-hand combat with bayonets. Photographs by Loveland Photo, Logan, Utah
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:27: Group photo of Cadets (including cooks) at ease in quarters
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:28-29: Women cooking and washing dishes, probably home economic students
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:30: Unidentified class group in factory setting
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:31: View of Chapel and bell-tower at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:32: Men with a scale model of a home and grounds
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:33: Geology building under construction
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:34: Cadets loading a truck with food
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:35: Men posed with truck outside of automobile garage
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:36: Cadets at a banquet
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: 1:37: Cadets and chefs with roasted chickens and turkeys
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1

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Subject Terms

  • College students--Utah--Logan--Photographs.
  • Military cadets--Utah--Logan--Photographs.
  • World War, 1914-1918--Utah--Logan--Photographs.

Corporate Names

  • Utah State University--History--Photographs.
  • Utah State University--Students--Photographs.
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