Records of the College for War Training, 1940-1945 [manuscript].

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Records of the College for War Training, 1940-1945 [manuscript].

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Correspondence and other files relating to the establishment and administration of the College for War Training. These records reflect the university's role in the creation of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC), the V-12 and V-5 naval programs, the Army Specialized Training Program, the Carolina Volunteer Training Corps, and the University of North Carolina Flying School. However, they contain nothing about the U.S. Navy's Pre-flight School at Chapel Hill.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...

University of North Carolina (1793-1962). College for War Training.

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The College for War Training was established in 1942 to coordinate the university's involvement in World War II. It served as liaison with the branches of the military that set up units on campus, advised on curriculum and programs, and handled personnel matters related to the war. It was also the office responsible for implementing the GI bill. The College was phased out after the war. From the description of Records of the College for War Training, 1940-1945 [manuscript]. WorldCat ...