Georgia Tech Naval ROTC Scrapbook and Photograph Collection, 1926-1980.

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Georgia Tech Naval ROTC Scrapbook and Photograph Collection, 1926-1980.

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This collection contains clippings and photographs that document the Naval ROTC unit at Georgia Tech from its beginnings in 1926 through the late 1970s. Documentation is particularly thorough for the 1920s through the 1950s.

4.5 linear feet (2 scrapbooks and approximately 500 photographs)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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SNAC Resource ID: 7345620

Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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