Papers of the college presidents : Ralph Waldo Swetman. 1930-1946.

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Papers of the college presidents : Ralph Waldo Swetman. 1930-1946.

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The collection consists of administrative records and reports, correspondence, notes and miscellaneous materials on local and college history. The most significant items are the correspondence from college students serving in the armed forces during World War II and records focusing on the War Relocation Center at Fort Ontario.

1 box : 27 x 32 x 7 cm.2 boxes : 27 x 32 x 13 cm.

SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7348588

SUNY Oswego, Penfield Library

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Swetman, Ralph Waldo, 1886-1957

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Ralph Waldo Swetman was the fourth president of the Oswego State Normal School (Oswego, New York) serving from 1933 to 1947. Dr. Swetman's administration covered a turbulent and difficult era in the college's history. Dr. Swetman's administration dealt with the effects of the Great Depression and the Second World War which caused severe economic problems and philosophical shifts within the institutional structure of the college. He is best remembered for adding specialized classes and increasing...

United States. War Relocation Authority

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From 1942 to 1946, Edward H. Spicer, Anthropology professor at the University of Arizona, was Head of the Community Analysis Section of the War Relocation Authority, in Washington, D.C. From the description of United States War Relocation Authority collection, 1942-1947. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29305373 Biography / Administrative History On February 19, 1942 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order ...