Syracuse University ROTC Collection, 1926-2012

Summary

Creator:
Syracuse University.
Abstract:
Materials related to and produced by the Air Force and Army ROTC programs at Syracuse University
Extent:
13.35 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Syracuse University ROTC Collection,

Background

Scope and content:

The Syracuse University ROTC Collection spans from 1926 to 2012 and contains mostly photographs, publications, and scrapbooks related to ROTC at Syracuse University. The scrapbooks contain clippings and photographs about the programs during the years 1957 to 2004. The Syracuse University Army ROTC Alumni Hall of Fame files hold photographs and biographical information of those honored in this program.

Biographical / historical:

The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Syracuse University was established in 1919 following the dissolution of the Student Army Training Corps after World War I. ROTC prepares college students to serve as officers in the United States armed forces once they complete their education. At Syracuse University, students can choose to complete either Army ROTC or Air Force ROTC. Flight training on campus began during World War II with one the largest Army Air Forces College Training Program in the country at the time. In 1946, ahead of the establishment of the Air Force as an independent branch of the military, Detachment 535 at Syracuse University became one of the first Air ROTC units established by then Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The following year the program became the Air Force ROTC, or AFROTC. Syracuse University has one of the longest running ROTC programs in the country.

Acquisition information:
Transfer from an unidentified campus office in 2005; transfer from the Air Force ROTC program in 2016; transfer from ROTC Office in 2023.
Processing information:

Some of this collection was pulled from a larger collection, the Syracuse University World Wars and the Military Collection, which was broken up into smaller collections. Materials related to ROTC were rehoused in folders and boxes.

Arrangement:

Folders are arranged alphabetically.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Some boxes are housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus. There are no access restrictions on the rest of the collection.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Syracuse University ROTC Collection,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu