World War II

ma62 Amherst College War Materials Collection Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by . Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

2009 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Peter A. Nelson. 2009-02-26 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Amherst College Amherst College War Materials Collection 1826-2006 4 records storage boxes (4 linear ft.) English Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Amherst, MA

An artificial collection consisting mainly of publications, ephemera and correspondence related to Amherst College's involvement in various United States wars, including the Civil War, Mexican War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, Korean War and the Vietnam War. Scope and Contents of the Collection

The War Materials Collection records the involvement of Amherst College, its students, staff and alumni in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and post-World War II conflicts such as the Korean and Vietnam wars. Documents include letters, bulletins, pamphlets, newspaper clippings and lists of alumni who served in the wars.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into seven series:

General Civil War World War I World War II Post-World War II Korean War Vietnam War

There is no restriction on access to the War Materials Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in War Materials Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

Processed in 1999. Reprocesed 2006.

Search Terms Korean War, 1950-1953 - Education and the war. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Education and the war. World War, 1914-1918 - Education and the war. World War, 1939-1945 - Education and the war. United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Education and the war. Amherst College. Amherst College - History. Amherst College - Registers. Amherst College - Students. Amherst College - Biography. SERIES 1: GENERAL 1 1 Civil, Mexican, Spanish Wars: Memorial in Johnson Chapel 1861-1953 SERIES 2: CIVIL WAR 1 2 Amherst College and The Civil War 1861-1945 1 3 Published materials, newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to war 1830-1872 1 4 Correspondence from Francis A. Walker (AC 1860) to Julius H. Seelye; originals in Julius H. Seelye Papers 1861-1862 1 5 Newspaper clippings and sermons relating to the war. Correspondence from Elizabeth Seelye to brother, Julius Seelye; original in Julius H. Seelye Papers 1829 -1967 1 6 Record of soldiers and officers in the military service 1861-1865 1 7 Record of the Services of Graduates and Non-Graduates of Amherst College in the Union Army or Navy During the War of the Rebellion 1905 1 8 Roll of the Graduates and Undergraduates of Amherst College Who Served in the Army or Navy of the United States, During the War of the Rebellion 1871 1 9 Roll of the Graduates and Undergraduates of Amherst College Who Served in the Army or Navy of the United States, During the War of the Rebellion 1871

Seelye, Julius H. See: Correspondence from Francis A. Walker (AC 1860)

Walker, Francis A. (AC 1860) See: Correspondence from Francis A. Walker (AC 1860)

SERIES 3: WORLD WAR I 1 11 American University Union - Publications and announcements 1917-1926 1 12 American University Union - Annual Reports, Correspondence 1917-1926 1 13 American University Union - Paris Quarters 1917-1926 1 14 Amherst College Alumni Council 1916-1918 1 15 Amherst College Alumni Council - Committee on Military Training 1916-1918 1 16 Amherst College Alumni Council 1916-1918 1 17 Amherst Ambulance Unit and other C. W. Eastman notes 1917-1919 1 18 Correspondence re: Amherst Flag at the University of Louvain 1929 1 19 Amherst in the War 1918 1 20 Amherst in the War 1918 1 21 Amherst in the War 1918 1 22 Amherst Memorial Volume prospectus 1926 1 23 "Amherst Men in the National Service," Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, Vol. 7, Bulletin No. 4 1918 Aug 1 24 "Amherst Men in the National Service," Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, Vol. 7, Bulletin No. 4 1918 Aug 1 25 Amherst men who received decorations n.d. 1 26 Casualties and proposed memorial tablet for Johnson Chapel 1921-1925 1 27 Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (France) 1938-1942; 1975 1 28 Amherst men in air service n.d. 1 29 Correct war abbreviations 1918 1 30 Correspondence and published photographs 1917 1 31 Fraternity war record lists 1914-1918 1 32 Fraternity war record lists 1917-1919 1 33 War Secretaries 1917 1 34 General 1915-1922; 1942 2 1 In Memoriam 1919 2 2 Minutes of meeting of President Meiklejohn with representatives of Fraternity Corporations of Amherst College re: the War 1918 2 3 Newspaper clippings 1917-1918 2 4 Notice of course in military training 1917 Mar 30 2 5 "Review of the Year and Amherst Alumni in the National Service," Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, August 1917 1917 2 6 Service on Armistice Day 1921 2 7 Students' Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) 1918-1919 2 8 Students' Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) 1918-1919 2 9 Students' Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) 1918-1919 2 10 Students' Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) 1918-1919 2 11 Students' Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) 1918-1919 2 12 War Record, Class of 1878 n.d. 2 13 Cross-References SERIES 4: WORLD WAR II 2 14 General Folder: Misc. writings and ephemera relating to the period 1939, 1940 2 15 American Field Service, Ambulance 1941

America's Eleventh Hour by Karl Loewenstein and Lawrence B. Packard See: General Folder

2 16 Amherst College, Accelerated Programs 1942-1943 2 17 Amherst College, changes in the Admission procedures 1942, n.d. 2 18 Amherst Alumni Council News 1942-1944 2 19 "The Amherst College Aviation Training Station," by Warren K. Green; blank certificates 1944 2 20 Amherst College, "A Bulletin for Servicemen" 1945 2 21 Amherst College, "A Bulletin for Servicemen" 1945 2 22 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1942 2 23 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1942 2 24 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1942-1943 2 25 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1926, 1940-1943 2 26 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1926, 1940-1949 2 27 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1937, 1942, 1944 2 28 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1942-1943 2 29 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1942 2 30 Amherst College Emergency Committee Bulletins 1941-1943 2 31 Amherst College in Battle Dress 1944 2 32 Amherst College in Battle Dress 1944 2 33 Amherst College in Battle Dress 1944 2 34 Amherst College National Defense Bulletin No. 1, "Student Military Service" 1941 Nov 2 35 Amherst College National Defense Bulletin No. 1, "Student Military Service" 1941 Nov 3 1 Amherst, the post-war college 1945 3 2 Amherst College, Program of Commencement, Army Air Corps, 65th Training Detachment; with invitation 1944 Feb 3 3 Amherst College students enrolled in war programs 1943 Mar 3 3 4 Amherst College veterans' engagements 1949 3 5 Amherst College, "War Changes in the College Program and Rules for Admission" 1942 3 6 Amherst College War Ration Registration Instructions 1942 3 7 Amherst College and World War II 1943-1946 3 8 Army Specialized Training Program 1943-1944 3 9 Army Specialized Training Program SCSU#1190, "Language Lunacy," and photographs. 3 10 "The Blinker V-12," U. S. Navy V-12 Unit at Williamstown, Mass. 1944 3 11 Blood Donation appointment card 1943 3 12 Casualties reported by Alumni Office 1943-1970 3 13 Casualties reported by Alumni Office 1945-1946; 1971 3 14 Cease Fire message sent by Dudley Towne (photocopy) n.d. 3 15 Civil Aeronautics Administration, War Training Service (CAA-WTS), List of Cadets n.d. 3 16 Civilian Pilot Training Program Papers accession record 1980 3 17 Conscription article reprinted from the Oberlin Review of Sept. 18, 1940 1940 3 18 Correspondence from Stanley King to members of Amherst Classes of 1938-1942 1940 3 19 Correspondence from Stanley King "To Our Amherst Undergraduates in the Service" 1945 3 20 Correspondence from C. Scott Porter to various constituencies 1942-1946 3 21 Cryptography and Cryptanalysis course assignment 1942 3 22 Enlistment information bulletin 1942 3 23 German publications 1994 3 24 The Graduate Record Examination and Returning Service Personnel: A Descriptive Prospectus for Men and Women in the Armed Services Who Desire Advanced Collegiate and Graduate Study c. 1944 3 25 Lend-Lease 1940 3 26 "A Letter To A Man Who Is Thinking of Registering as a Conscientious Objector" by Ernest Hatch Wilkins 1940 Sep 17 3 27 Letters home (cross-references) 1940s 3 28 Newspaper clippings 1939-1941 and n.d. 3 29 Newspaper clippings 1942 3 30 Newspaper clippings re: farm labor, "commando" training, and air raid course 1942 3 31 Editorial to appear in the next issue of "Touchstone" 1942 3 32 Newspaper clippings 1943 3 33 Newspaper clippings 1944-1947 3 34 Newspaper clippings 1947-1948 3 35 Obstacle and military track courses at Amherst College 1942-1944 3 36 "Obtaining College Credit for Military Education," Amherst College c. 1945 3 37 "Planning Holocaust Center at Glen Cove Estate," New York Times 1993 Feb 14 3 38 C-Pre-Meteorological Program 1944 3 39 Pre-Meteorology, General 1943-1944 3 40 Pre-Meteorology, General 1943-1944 3 41 Pre-Meteorology, 1st Quarter 1943 3 42 Pre-Meteorology, 1st Quarter 1943 3 43 Pre-Meteorology, 2nd Term/3rd Term 1943 3 44 Pre-Meteorology, 2nd Term/3rd Term 1943 3 45 Pre-Meteorology, 4th Term 1943-1944 3 46 Pre-Meteorology, Course Materials (cross-references) 1943-1944 3 47 Pre-Meteorology, Student Orders 1944 3 48 Pre-Meteorology, Commencement Ball 1944 3 49 Pre-Meteorology Program, Alumni "Updates" ca. 1992-1994 3 50 Pre-Meteorology Program, Alumni "Updates" 1994-1999 3 51 Pre-Meteorology Program, Alumni "Updates" 2000- 3 52 Pre-Meteorology Program, 50th Reunion 1994

See Also: Harry J. Danos "C" Pre-Meteorological Program (AAFTTC) Collection.

3 53 Pre-Meteorology, 55th Reunion 1999 3 54 Pre-Meteorology, 60th Reunion 2004 3 55 "C" Pre-Meteorology Program - Weather Station Dedication 2001 Nov 28 3 56 Pre-Meteorology, Ewald, Calvin 3 56a "Reminiscences of a Reluctant Warrior" by Robert Green (AC 1942) 1998 3 57 S. S. Amherst Victory 1945; 1949 3 58 S. S. City of Flint, Capt. J. A. Gainard, re: rescue after torpedoing of S. S. Athenia 1939 3 59 Student farm labor 1942 3 60 Summary of Amherst College military units c. 1946 3 61 War Swimming Tests 1942-1943

See also: Throckmorton, William R. (AC 1941), Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes: A Story of the Bravery and Heroism by the Young Men of Amherst College in the Second World War. See online library catalog.

See also: Throckmorton, William R. (AC 1941), They Also Served: Stories by Amherst College Men Who Served Their Country in WWII.See online library catalog.

3 62 The U. S. Military Academy Preparatory Program at Amherst College 1943-44, 1975-76 3 63 Bleiman, Junius "Giggee," "The Lay of the USMAP" c.1944 3 64 Bleiman, Junius "Giggee," "The Lay of the USMAP" c. 1944 3 65 U. S. Navy V-12 Program, 50th Anniversary Reunion Book 1993 3 66 Veterans at Amherst College 1945 3 67 Veterans' reunion 1946-1948 3 68 "Vision After Victory: A Service to Be Used When Fighting Ceases in Any Theatre of the War" n.d. 4 1 U.S. War Bond circulars 1942; 1944 4 2 War Department, Civilian Defense School 1942-1943 4 3 War Department, Civilian Defense School 1942-1943 4 4 War Department; Civilian Protection School 1942-1943 4 5 War Department; Civilian Protection School 1942-1943 4 6 War Department, Civilian Protection School 1942-1953 4 7 War letters to and from Amherst College 1940-1946 4 8 War letters to and from Amherst College 1940-1946

See also: Fraternities Collection (Box 40, Folder 9) for the "Phi Psi letter," 1944-1945, which includes war correspondence and news from current and former students.

4 9 War letters to and from Amherst College 1940-1946 4 10 War letters to and from Amherst College 1940-1946 4 11 War letters to and from Amherst College 1943-1944 4 12 War Service Committee 1942-1943 4 13 "War Service Directory," Amherst Alumni Council News 1943 Jul 4 14 "Why the British People Fight," by R. H. Tawney 1940 4 15 E. S. Wilson's overseas letters, "News Notes for Men Overseas" 1943-1945 4 16 Medal for Eminent Service Awarded to the Faculty of Amherst College 1946 4 17 "Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes" (Cross-reference) 1998 4 18 WWII Cross-references 2002

See also: "Amherst Class of 1946: Living Remembrances of World War II at their 60th Reunion in June 2006 with Introduction by Tom Brokaw, Newscaster and Author who Wrote 'The Greatest Generation'" in CD Collection.

SERIES 5: POST-WORLD WAR II 4 19 Admissions 1950-1951 4 20 Armed Forces Bulletin 1951 4 21 Army Air Force ROTC 1947; 1951

See also: Army Intelligence Unit at Amherst College, established 1947, in: Dean of the College Records - C. Scott Porter (Box 1, folder 7)

4 22 Army Air Force ROTC 1951; 1952 4 23 Army Air Force ROTC 1947; 1951-1955 4 24 "Can Our Colleges Survive U. M. T.?" by Fred Hechinger, The Reporter 1951 May 15 4 25 Department of Higher Education of the National Education Association of the U.S., Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Mobilization Policy 1950 Nov 27-28 4 26 The Graduate Record Examination 1944 4 27 Look Magazine, "Total Conscription Will Hurt America," by President Cole 1950-1951 4 28 Military status of faculty 1950 4 29 National Headquarters, Selective Service System 1948 4 30 Newspaper clippings relating to Post-WWII 1947-1961 4 31 Reserve Officer Candidate (ROC) Program 1952 4 32 ROTC 1947, 1951 4 33 Selective Service 1953 4 34 Selective Service information 1948, 1950 4 35 Trustees on USMC Reserve 1950 4 36 War Memorial address, by the Rev. John E. Soleau (AC 1946) 1996 4 37 War Memorial, articles re: dedication 1946 4 38 War Memorial compilation (WWI and WWII) n.d. 4 39 War Memorial: list of men killed in WWII, form letters sent to family about War Memorial and Biographical Record 1945-46, 1950 SERIES 6: KOREAN WAR 4 40 Wartime enrollment 1950-1951 4 41 Korean War Cross-References SERIES 7: VIETNAM WAR 4 42 Conscientious Objector pamphlets 1960s 4 43 ABC Scope Report 1967 June 10 4 44 Vietnam Moratorium Committee 1970 4 45 Dayton, Win (AC 1979), "Vietnam and the United States: Then and Now" 1999 May 28 4 46 Vietnam War Cross-References