Military Education Committee Records, 1969-1972

Overview of the Collection

Title
Military Education Committee Records
Dates
1969-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximate 178 items, ( .5 linear feet), ( 1 containers)
Collection Number
Archives 163
Summary
Records include memoranda, minutes, correspondence and reports. The collection also contains a few reports and memoranda from the Educational Policies Committee's Project Committee which was examining accreditation of the ROTC program. There is also some correspondence regarding the Committee on Military Recruiting.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

The Collection is open for research use.

Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Military Education Committee was established in January, 1969 as the Officer Education Committee. Its name was changed in the fall of 1969. The committee was concerned primarily with improving the quality of the University's military education programs (Army and Air Force ROTC). It also provided a formal channel of communication between the various Officer Education Programs, the administration and other departments on campus. The last meeting of the committee was in May 1972.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the Military Education Committee date from 1969 to 1972. They are arranged chronologically in a single series. The records include memoranda, minutes, correspondence and reports. The collection also contains a few reports and memoranda from the Educational Policies Committee's Project Committee which was examaning accreditation of the ROTC program. There is also some correspondence regarding the Committee on Military Recruiting.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The records of the Military Education Committee were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries prior to 1970 (WSU 202).

Processing Note

The records were processed in August, 1984 by Ann Klavano.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence and Memoranda
96 items
1969-1972
1 2 Curriculum
33 items
1969-1971
1 3 Minutes of Meetings
29 items
1969-1971
1 4 Newspaper Clippings
14 items
1969-1970
1 5 Photographs of Educators' Visit to Ft. Lewis
7 items
1970
1 6 Program Justification and Controversy
14 items
1968-1970
1 7 Publications
6 items
1969-1970

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Military education--Research--Archival resources
  • Military education--Washington (State)--Pullman--Archival resources

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University. Military Education Committee--Archives (creator)
  • Washington State University. Military Education Committee--Records and correspondence

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • United States. Air Force ROTC--Archives (creator)
    • United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps--Archives (creator)
    • Washington State University. Committee on Military Recruiting. (creator)
    • Washington State University. Department of Military Science. (creator)
    • Washington State University. Educational Policies Committee. ROTC Accreditation Project. (creator)