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Arthur Duncan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-4153

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a copy of the first issue of The Open Post, volume 1, number 1, April 24, 1943, the news organ of the 57th College Training Detachment of the Army Air Corps, based on the University of Alabama campus during World War II. Also included is a souvenir folder of the University in 1943.

Dates

  • 1943

Creator

Biographical / Historical

In 1940 the U. S. War Department authorized the establishment of Air Corps centers for the initial training of recruits; the first of which was established in Missouri in the summer of 1940. Since most enlistees moved into some sort of specialized technical training, the centers were placed under the jurisdiction of the Air Corps Technical Training Command. The Army Air Forces Training Command was made inactive on July 1, 1946.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Overview

A copy of the first issue of The Open Post (v. 1, no. 1), the news organ of the 57th College Training Detachment of the Army Air Corps, based on the University of Alabama campus during World War II. Also included is a souvenir folder of the University in 1943.

Provenance

gift of Larry Duncan, 2015

General

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Processed by

Martha Bace, 2015

Creator

Source

Title
Guide to the Arthur Duncan Papers
Status
Completed
Date
October 2015
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

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513