AHJ_ah300002 Inventory of the University of Wyoming War Activities Council records, 1915-1946 University of Wyoming War Activities Council records Processed by Emily Benson The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2005

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort November 2005 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary University of Wyoming War Activities Council University of Wyoming War Activities Council Records 1915-1946 300002 14.82 cubic ft. (33 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English The collection consists mainly of newsclippings organized into biographical file or by Wyoming county concerning the activities of individual soldiers and their families. The collection also contains information regarding the Civilian Pilot Training program organized by the Civil Aeronautics Authority, photographs and the impact of the war upon the University. History of the University of Wyoming War Activities Council

The War Activities Council was formed in 1942 at the University of Wyoming in response to World War II. The council kept records of individuals across the state who were involved in the war. The purpose of the council was to recognize and record the efforts of the men and women from Wyoming serving in each of the four branches of the armed forces. The council also collected a small amount of materials relating to Wyoming and the University’s experience in World War I.

 Scope and Content

The War Activities Council records contain a wide range of information. The main sources are biographical files and newspaper clippings organized by county concerning the activities of individual soldiers and their families.

Information about the Civilian Pilot Training program organized by the Civil Aeronautics Authority can also be found. Many photographs are also contained within the collection.

 Organization of the Collection

The collection has been organized into alphabetical order concerning various areas of World War I and II.

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

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There are no other known archival collections created by the University of Wyoming War Activities Council at the date of processing.

The University of Wyoming War Activities Council records were donated to the University of Wyoming Archives from 1980-1984. The original collection was received in good condition and useful order.

The collection was processed by Emily Benson in August 2000. Original newspaper clippings were photocopied onto acid-free paper.

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, University of Wyoming War Activities Council Records, 1915-1946, Collection Number 300002, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms University of Wyoming--History. World War, 1914-1918--Wyoming. World War, 1939-1945--Wyoming. Laramie (Wyo.)--History. Wyoming--History--1889-1918. Wyoming--History--1919-1945. Wyoming--History--1946-1999. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Colleges and Universities Politics, Government, and Law Military Wyoming Container List 1940-1951, undated Series I. World War II Records 1 1 Abbreviations 1941-1946 1 2 Addresses Aeronautics: 1 3 General 1 4 Curtis Wright 1943-1944 1 5 Agronomy Department 1945 1 6 American Association for State and Local History-The War Historian, 1945-1947 American Council on Education: 1 7 Bulletin 1 8 College Women 1943 1 9 College Women and the War 1942-1944 1 10-11 General 1943-1946 1 12-13 Miscellaneous 1940-1944 1 14-15 War Service Opportunities for College and University Students 1942-1943 1 16 Veterans 1 17-18 Armed Forces – Navy 1942-1943 Armed Services: 2 1 Men and Women In 1942-1945 2 2 Recruitment 2 3 Training Programs 1941-1942 2 4 Women in the Service 1944 Army: 2 5 Map Service 1945 2 6-7 Special Orders 1943 Specialized Training Program: 2 8 Curriculum 2 9 Foreign Area and Language Studies 2 10-12 General 3 1 Instructional Materials 3 2 Instructors 3 3 3 Blake, Bruce Durwood 3 4 Branding Iron 1943 3 5 Casualty/Prisoner List 3 6 Christmas Cards 1945 Civilian Pilot Training Program: 3 7 Blueprints 1942 Elementary: 3 8-11 43 C-D 1942-1943 3 12-13 43 E-J 1943 4 1-4 43 E-J 1943 4 5-8 44 A-L 1943-1944 5 1-8 44 A-L 1943-1944 5 9 Army-Navy 1942 6 1 Navy 1942 Intermediate: 6 2-3 43 I-J 1943 6 4-17 44 A-N 1943-1944 6 18 List 1940-1944 Secondary: 7 1 43 E 1943 7 2 Army-Navy 1942-1943 College Phase: 7 3-9 Primary Course 1940-1941 7 10-13 Secondary Course 1940-1942 8 1-4 Secondary Course 1940-1942 8 5 War Training Service 1942 Clippings: 8 6 Agriculture 1942-1943 Alumni: 8 7 Group Cards 1-88 1941-1946 8 8 Miscellaneous 8 9 Other Universities 1943 8 10 American Indians 1942-1943 Army: 8 11 Camps 1943 8 12 Day 1941-1942 8 13 Engineers 1943 8 14 Athletics 1942-1945 8 15 Aviation 1943-1945 8 16 Awards Biographical-File: 8 17 A 1942-1946 8 18 Ba-Bea 1942-1946 8 19 Bea-Bev 9 1 Bi-Br 9 2 Bu-Chi 1942-1946 9 3 Cb-Cy 9 4 Chorzelski, Horjelsky Michel 1943-1946 9 5 Chr-Cline 1942-1946 9 6 Clinger, Dallas 9 7 Da-De 1942-1946 9 8 Di-Ed 1942-1946 9 9 Eggensperger, Kermit A. 1942-1946 10 1 Ei-Ez 1940-1946 10 2 Faculty in Service A-Z 1941-1946 10 3 F-Fisher, Delbert 1942-1946 10 4 Fisher, Dwight A. “Bud” 1943-1946 10 5 Fisher, Max-Fz 1942-1947 10 6 Ga-Goodrich 1942-1946 10 7 Goodykoontz, Edward T. 1942-1945 10 8 Gooldy-Gr 1942-1947 10 9 Gu-Hamm 1942-1947 10 10 Hammond-Hartman 1942-1946 10 11 Hartman, Elmer 1942-1946 10 12 Hartman, Grover-Hartung 1942-1946 10 13 Hartwell, Norris E. 1942-1946 10 14 Hartzell-Hinckley 1942-1946 10 15 Hitchcock, Clinton Arthur “Kink” 1942-1946 10 16 Hitchcock, Edwin N.-Irwin, Charles D. 1942-1946 11 1 Irwin, Constant L. “Pete” 1942-1946 11 2 Irwin, D.-Iw 1945 11 3 J 1942-1946 11 4 K-Kizzire, L. 1941-1946 11 5 Kizzire, William Lee 11 6 Klahn, Dale C. “Klondike,” 11 7 Klahn, W.-Lam 1941-1946 11 8 Land, Emory Scott Admiral 1937-1945 11 9 Lande-Matth 1942-1946 11 10 Mattick, Stephen 1943-1946 11 11 Mau-Mc 1942-1946 11 12 Me-Miles 1941-1946 11 13 Miller-My 1941-1946 12 1 N 1942-1946 12 2 O 1942-1946 12 3 P-Per 1942-1946 12 4 Peters-Q 1942-1946 12 5 Ra-Richards 12 6 Richardson-Rockney 12 7 Roe-Sackman 12 8 Sailors-Schmehl 12 9 Schmidt-Shaffner 12 10 Servicemen 1942-1946 13 1 Shanor-Siegel 13 2 Sikora-Smith 13 3 Smyser-Stebner 13 4 Steffen-Stouffer 13 5 Stout-Symons 13 6 Taggart-Thomson 13 7 Thornock-Tysor 13 8 Ulrich-Walker 13 9 Walkinshaw-Welch 13 10 Wenger-Williams 13 11 Willis-Yedinak 13 12 Yemington-Z 14 1 Blackouts 1942-1943 14 2 Business and Industry 1942-1947 14 3 Casper Army Air Field 1942-1946 14 4 Casualties 1943-1946 14 5 Civil Air Patrol 1942-1945 14 6-7 Civilian Defense 1942 14 8 Contract Scandal 1940s Counties: 14 9-13 Albany 15 1-2 Big Horn 15 3 Campbell 15 4-5 Carbon 15 6-9 Fremont 16 1-3 Hot Springs 16 4-9 Laramie 17 1-2 More than one county 17 3-9 Natrona 17 10-11 Niobrara 18 1-2 Park 18 3-4 Platte 18 5-6 Sheridan 18 7 Sublette 18 8-9 Sweetwater 19 1-3 Sweetwater 19 4 Teton 19 5-7 Vinta 19 8-9 Washakie 19 10 Weston Drives: 20 1-2 Bond/War Fund Loan Community Chest 1942-1945 20 3 Relief 1942-1943 20 4 Salvage 1942 20 5 Enlistments 1942-1946 20 6 Entertainment 1942-1945 20 7 Faculty in Service – Miscellaneous 1942-1943 20 8 Front Pages 1941-1945 20 9 Glider School 1943 20 10 Honor Rolls/ Memorials 1942-1946 20 11 Index 1941-1946 20 12 Japanese-Americans 20 13 Junior Service Organizations 1937-1942 20 14-20 Miscellaneous 1942-1946 21 1-2 Miscellaneous 1942-1946 21 3 Navy Day 1942 21 4-5 Nurses 1942-1946 21 6 Officers Candidate School 21 7 Pre-Introduction Training 1942 Prisoners of War: 21 8 Americans Held Overseas 21 9 Axis Soldiers Held in the United States 21 10 Rationing 21 11 Red Cross 1937-1945 21 12 Rest Camps 1943 21 13 Salvation Army 1942 21 14 Selective Service Draft 21 15 Service Clubs 1942-1945 21 16 Ships 1942-1945 University of Wyoming: 21 17 Curriculum 1942-1945 21 18 Miscellaneous 1942-1946 Programs: 21 19 Army Specialized Training Program 1943-1945 21 20 Cadet Nurses 1944 21 21 Civilian Aeronautic Administration 1942-1943 21 22 Enrollment 1945 21 23 General 1942-1945 21 24-25 Housing 1942-1946 21 26 Navy 1942-1943 21 27 Post War Planning 1943-1945 21 28 Reserve Training 1942-1944 21 29 Selection Training Assignment Reclassification Schools 21 30 Veterans 1943-1946 Victory: 21 31 Day 1945 21 32 Gardens 1942-1944 21 33 War Mothers/War Fathers 1942-1946 21 34 War Service Record 1942-1945 21 35 Women in the Service 1942-1946 22 1-5 Committees: 22 6-7 Information and Moral Subcommittee 1941-1946 22 8 Salvage 1942-1943 22 9 University Defense 1942 22 10 War Activities-Information and Morale War History: 22 11 Biographical Notices 22 12 Citations Correspondence: 22 13 Daley, Major B.C. 22 14 General 1942-1945 23 1 Inquiries 1942-1946 23 2-3 Letters of Condolence 1944-1946 23 4 Marsh, B.R. 1944 23 5 O’Mahoney, J.C. 1944-1946 23 6 Presidents 1942-1944 23 7 Gold Star Lists 1941-1946 Memorial: 23 8 Memorandums 23 9 Plaques 1946 23 10 Memory Monday 1943-1945 War History: 23 11-12 Minutes 1942-1948 23 13-14 Miscellaneous 1942-1944 23 15 Organizations 1942-1945 23 16 Records 24 1 Red Cross Prisoners of War Bulletin 24 2 Reports 1942-1944 24 3 Summary Report of UW in WWII 1946 24 4 War Department Bureau of Public Relations Correspondence: 24 5 Red Cross 1944-1945 24 6 Service Men 1942-1944 24 7 Cultural Resources 1941-1942 24 8 Gamma Sighs 24 9 Intercollegiate Bureau Press Releases 1942 24 10 Joe Yardbird, 1943 33Maps1945 33Maps - Pacific Front1944-1945 24 11-12 Memorial Memorandums 1945-1946 24 13-14 Miscellaneous 1940s Newsletters: 24 15 Higher Education and National Defense, 1941-1944 25 1 Higher Education and National Defense, 1941-1944 25 2 Oakes’ Squad, 1943-1945 25 3 Phi Delta, 1944 25 4 Nurses 1942-1943 25 5 Nutrition 25 6 Office of the President Faculty in Service 1943 25 7 Orders to Active Duty 1943 31 Personalized Identification cards 25 8 Photographs 1945 25 9 Postwar and Rehabilitation 25 10 Postwar Planning 25 11 Ration Books 1942-1943 25 12 Red Cross College Programs 1943 25 13 Reference Requests and Information 1942 Reports: 25 13-14 Daly, Major B.C. 1945-1946 25 15 University of Wyoming Post War Planning 1944 25 16 Women Defense Opportunities for … 1942 25 17 Women and National Defense 1941 25 18 Women War Training 1943 Reserve Corps: 25 19-20 Army/ Air Force 1942-1943 25 21 Coast Guard 1942 25 22 Marines 1940s 25 23 Rosetti, Louie Scrapbook: 25 24-25 General 1941-1944 26 1-5 General 1941-1944 26 6 WWII Materials from Major Daly’s Office 1941-1943 26 7-9 The Veteran, 1940s 26 10-12 Veteran’s 1946-1950 26 13 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Statistics: 26 14 Duplicates 1943-1945 27 1 Duplicates 1943-1945 27 2-4 General 1944 27 5 Summaries 1943-1945 27 6 Students in Active Service 27 7 Tests – Mechanical Aptitude 33Training - Physical Fitness and Education: 33High School Victory Corps1942 33Physical Fitness Education Curriculum 1942-1943 33Physical Training ManualJuly 1943 27 8 United Service Organization 1942-1943 33University War Service1939-1945 27 9-10 University of Wyoming-General Veterans: 27 10 GI Bill 1949-1951 28 1-2 GI Bill 1949-1951 28 3 Information Sheet 28 4 Regulations 28 5 Relations 28 6 Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps War Activities: 28 7 Assistance in Assignment 28 8 Blackouts 1942 28 9 Civil Service Junior Engineers 1942 28 10 Correspondence 28 11 Honor Roll 28 12 Institute of Women’s Professional Relations 1943 28 13 Interviews 1942-1943 28 14 Language School 28 15 Mathematics 28 16 Mountain Troops 28 17 National Defense 28 18 Office of Price Administration 28 19 Peace Conferences 28 20 Pre-flight 28 21 Pre-introduction Courses 28 22 RCA Engineering Cadets 1943 29 1-2 Recruitment Surveys 1942-1943 29 3 Red Cross 29 4 Secondary Skills 29 5 Signal Corps 1943 29 6 Student War Loans 29 7 Sub-committee on Information and Morale 1943 29 8 War Bonds and Stamps 1943 29 9 War Gardens 1942 29 10-11 War Manpower Commission 29 29 12 War Information Key Center 29 13-14 War Service Opportunities for Women 1942-1943 29 15 Women in Service 1943-1945 29 16 World Student Service 1945-1946 Series II. World War I Records 1915-1923 29 17-18 Correspondence 1915-1922 30 1 Clippings 1918-1919 32 Flag Goldstars: 30 2 Artifacts 30 3 Correspondence 30 4 Photographs 1917-1922 30 5 Memorial Monument List 1923 30 6 Pages of American Glory, 30 7 Photographs 1917-1920 33Soldiers' Letters - War Period1918 30 8 War Service 1917-1922