Thomas W. Harrell miscellaneous papers, 1939-1943.

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Thomas W. Harrell miscellaneous papers, 1939-1943.

Reports, memoranda, minutes of meetings, tests, manuals for tests, and a photograph, relating to the development and administration of an Army General Classification Test to help select American soldiers for officer training and specialty training during World War II, and especially to its application within the Army Air Forces. Includes a 1990 study by T. W. Harrell relating to the history of the testing program.

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