Rutgers University Military History Collection,

Dates

1942-2001, bulk 1942-1946

Scope and Content Note

This collection includes materials dated from 1942 to 1995, although the bulk of the materials were created between 1942 and 1946. The collection includes two diaries (Dr. Calvin Moon, original; Mr. Chester Szarawarski, photocopy), one scrapbook (Dr. Harold Saks), one musical album (Mr. Barton H. Klion), a US Army-issue New Testament (Mr. Franklin Kneller), memoirs, correspondence, military and veteran's organizations publications, maps, military records, photographs, Rutgers memorabilia and clippings. These materials offer information on: Rutgers during World War II, aerial reconnaissance, submarine warfare in the Pacific Theater, the strategic bombing campaign in Europe, the Liberation of Paris in 1944, military life and activities in the Pacific and European Theaters, and veterans activities.

Extent

1.2 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 encapsulated volume, 1 carton)

Language of Materials

Undetermined .

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection is comprised of materials donated by the participants of the Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. These include diaries, a scrapbook, a musical album, a US Army-issue New Testament, memoirs, correspondence, military and veteran's organizations publications, maps, military records, photographs, Rutgers memorabilia and clippings.

Historical Note on the Rutgers University Military History Collection

On July 1, 1994, the Department of History at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, established the Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II with an initial gift of $100,000 from the Rutgers College Class of 1942. Under the direction of Professor G. Kurt Piehler (1994-1999) and Sandra Stewart Holyoak (1999-present), this project has recorded the personal experiences of over 500 men and women, primarily Rutgers University alumni, who served on the home front and overseas. In 2000, the project expanded its scope to include those who bore witness to the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. While recording oral histories remains the Archives primary goal, the administrators have also aimed to gather documentary materials from their subjects for deposit in Special Collections and University Archives at Alexander Library.

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged into 31 folders, housed in one manuscript box, one encapsulated volume and one carton of ephemera. The 31 folders were arranged by creator, when a clear determination could be made; all other materials were organized alphabetically and placed in the back of the manuscript box. The donors/creators of the items in the carton of ephemera are also unclear. Most of the accessions were arranged by format and chronologically. For the papers of Peter M. Sarraiocco, the creator's original filing system was recreated.

Related Material

The Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War is available online: Rutgers Oral History Archives

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Rutgers University Military History Collection, 1942-2001 (bulk 1942-1946). R-MC 074
Status: Edited Full Draft
Author: Shaun Illingworth
Date: May 2004
Language of description note: Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Rutgers University Archives Repository

https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/new-brunswick/visit-study/locations/special-collections-university-archives/divisions-collections/university-archives

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