Georgia Tech Army ROTC collection, 1921-1970.

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Georgia Tech Army ROTC collection, 1921-1970.

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The Army ROTC collection contains a variety of correspondence, reports, brochures and invitations and programs dating from the early 1920s to 1970. Highlights include correspondence regarding the 1928 Cake Race, information on various competitions of the Rifle Team, cadet regulations and guides from the late 1940s through the late 1960s, and a brochure on the Signal Corps and Motor Transport Camp held at Georgia Tech in 1922. Annual reports from 1921, 1938, and 1941 (see folder 3) provide details on the state of the program during these years.

0.2 linear feet (one half-size document case)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech

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