Utah State University ROTC photograph collection, 1951-1994.

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Utah State University ROTC photograph collection, 1951-1994.

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1,971 photographic images of the Utah State University ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) during the years 1951-1994. Included are photos of various awards, commissioning, holiday ceremonies, graduations, field training, rappelling exercises, Ranger Challenges, camps, rafting and ski trips, the Color Guard, homecoming parades and games, and football and softball games. Part of the scrapbook content includes the Pershing Rifles and Pershing Rifles' princesses, USU Sponsor Corps, comics and notes from Hell Week and other challenges. Also included in the collection are sets of negatives corresponding with photographs in separate folders, as well as newspaper articles describing events within the ROTC. Among the collection are images of Lyle Hillyard, Stanford Cazier, and LaVell Edwards.

6 linear feet (7 boxes)

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7084922

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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