University of Alabama Army ROTC scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3925
Scope and Contents
This collection contains twenty-eight scrapbooks created by The University of Alabama Army ROTC program from 1953-1982. The number of photographs in each scrapbook ranges from three to 610. In addition to holding photographs of cadets, sponsors, and professors, the scrapbooks document activities such as commissioning ceremonies, training excursions, and balls. The amount of captions and descriptive information varies within each scrapbook. The collection also contains loose photographs, most of which are unidentified.
The Scope and Contents Note of each scrapbook includes a general description, list of cadre names (if known), list of significant persons identified in the scrapbook, and a list of sponsors or Kaydettes (if known).
The Scope and Contents Note of each scrapbook includes a general description, list of cadre names (if known), list of significant persons identified in the scrapbook, and a list of sponsors or Kaydettes (if known).
Dates
- 1953-1982
Conditions Governing Access
none
Biographical / Historical
The Army ROTC program traces its history to September 1860 when the military department was first organized at The University of Alabama.
Extent
30 Linear Feet (28 scrapbooks)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains twenty-eight scrapbooks created by The University of Alabama Army ROTC program from 1953-1982. The number of photographs in each scrapbook ranges from three to 610. In addition to holding photographs of cadets, sponsors, and professors, the scrapbooks document activities such as commissioning ceremonies, training excursions, and balls.
Arrangement
Scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of battalion commander LTC Ken Kemmerly, 2013
Processing Information
Processed by Kiiva Williams and April Burnett, 2013
- Basic training (Military education)
- Bryant, Mary Harmon
- Bryant, Paul W.
- Ford, Gerald R.
- Military cadets
- Military cadets
- Military education
- Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl
- Patterson, John
- Rose, Frank Anthony
- University of Alabama
- University of Alabama. Army ROTC
- Wallace, George C. (George Corley)
- Wallace, Lurleen
- War and Military
Source
- University of Alabama. Army ROTC (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the University of Alabama Army ROTC scrapbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository