University Archives Photograph Collection, Military Training and Service Photographs 1896-1992

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University Archives Photograph Collection, Military Training and Service Photographs 1896-1992

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Photographs related to military training and education at North Carolina State University and the military service of people associated with N.C. State University. Established as a land-grant state college, North Carolina State University was required by law to include military training and education in its curriculum. N.C. State University's Department of Military Science and Tactics was introduced in 1894 under the direction of United States Navy Lieutenant Richard Henderson. Following World War I, the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps became the accepted method through which N.C. State, like other land-grant institutions, provided military training and education.

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North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6636354

North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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Lee, William C., 1895-1948.

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Gibson, Samuel A., 1891-

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