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Wesleyan University Navy V-5 and V-12 Training Units collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-125

Scope and Contents

The first series, V-5 Training Unit, includes information on the syllabi, curricula, and exams used in the program. It also includes regulations, directives, and newspaper and magazine articles about the program. There is a single photograph of some of the cadets during wintertime. The second series, V-12 Training Unit, includes letters, clippings, handbooks, and course-related materials. It also features a variety of photographs of the students and staff of the V-12 Training Unit. The third series, Publications, includes materials related to the curriculum in the V-5 and V-12 programs. These are general publications about flight and weather, most of which were used by John Spaeth, a V-5 instructor and professor of classics.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-1944

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

Wesleyan University hosted both V-5 and V-12 Naval Training Units on its campus during World War II. The V-5 Unit was also called the Navy Flight Preparatory School, and stayed at Wesleyan from January 1943 until August 1944. Coursework focused on aerology and naval science. The V-12 Unit, also known as the Navy College Training Program, began in July 1943 and included coursework more akin to Wesleyan's traditional liberal arts curriculum. The program continued until the end of World War II in August 1945.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Wesleyan University hosted both V-5 and V-12 Naval Training Units on its campus during World War II. The Navy V-5 and V-12 Training Units collection features information about both naval training units, including information about their curricula, as well as publications used in the courses.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from John Spaeth and others prior to 1985.

Related Materials

Henry Curtis Herge papers, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University

Title
Wesleyan University Navy V-5 and V-12 Training Units collection, 1941-1944
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Valerie Gillispie, August 2006 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, August 2006
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Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
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