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Wesleyan University Remembers World War ll

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-115

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a complete copy of the final publication, administrative documentation on the project, and all alumni responses received by University Relations that were edited for publication. This latter group of documents includes correspondence and additional information, including some lengthy unpublished alumni memoirs, that will be of interest to anyone researching the experiences of Wesleyan alumni during World War II, the activity of writing about warfare, and memoir-writing in general.

Dates

  • Creation: 2002

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

For a Reunion 2002 event that involved all alumni from the war years, Wesleyan’s University Relations office initiated a project to collect information about the war experiences of surviving alumni. Coordinated by George Morrill ’42 and John Maynard ’45, a questionairre was sent to all alumni identified as participants in the war. The resulting document: Wesleyan Remembers World War II was created and distributed.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box and 1 half hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Wesleyan Remembers World War II alumni project publication and materials.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged in the order it was received.

Title
Wesleyan University Remembers World War ll, 2002
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Erica Ciallela
Date
June 11, 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
Olin Library
252 Church Street
Middletown CT 06459 USA
860-685-3864