Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

University of Virginia World War II Records, Accession #RG-2/1/3.061, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These records pertaining to the participation of the University of Virginia in World War II consist of several collections, formerly with manuscript accession numbers, including the following:

2153 Gift of Joseph L. Vaughan, School of Engineering, UVA, on April 13, 1945.

2185 Gift of James Hart, Colonnade Club, UVA, on May 22, 1945.

2192 Gift of Captain Moomaw, Headquarters, 3317th Service Unit, UVA, on June 22,1945.

2193 Gift of Dr. Harvey E. Jordan, University Hospital, UVA, on June 22, 1945.

2293 Gift of Joseph L. Vaughan, School of Engineering, UVA, on May 14, 1946.

2302 Gift of President's Office, University of Virginia, on May 21, 1946.

2333 U.S. Navy to UVA President's Office, then archival transfer on June 19, 1946.

2366 Gift of Isabella Burnet, Charlottesville, on August 20, 1945.

2368 Gift of Joseph L. Vaughan, School of Engineering, UVA, on August 20, 1945.

2497 Gift of Professor William A. Kepner, Biology, UVA, on September 6, 1946.

7619 Archival transfer on July 12, 1964.

7619-a Anonymous gift on August 29, 1964.

8957 Archival transfer on August 15, 1968.

8980 Anonymous gift on August 29, 1968.

9072 Archival transfer on December 27, 1968.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of the records of the University of Virginia and its participation in World War II, 1938-1946, 1951, and undated, ca. 1,650 items (7 Hollinger boxes, 3 linear feet), chiefly correspondence; applications, course outlines, instructor's notes, student papers, course work, examinations and grades; financial material, such as invoices; photographs; and historical material and speeches about World War II.

Correspondence in the collection include: cards and letters to Professor Joseph L. Vaughan from former students in the University of Virginia Engineering School and other alumni in the services; correspondence from Lewis Goldstein to William Kepner; correspondence of the 8th Evacuation Hospital Unit; and correspondence of B.F.D. Runk and Tom Brown.

Materials concerned with the history of University involvement in World War II, include the papers of the University of Virginia Committee on the Preservation of Material on World War II, 1941-1946; Address cards for Medical Alumni in Service; a history of the 3317th Army Specialized Training Unit; the remarks of James Hart on V-E Day; and Lamont Pugh's speech to the Medical Alumni, "And So It Rolls. "

Arrangement

This collection consists of three series. Series I: Army Air Force Pre-Meteorological Program (Boxes 1-5). Series II: General and Navy Files (Boxes 5-7). Series III: World War II History Commission (Box 7)