Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Army Specialized Training Division (Yale University)
- Date:
- 1940-1963
- Abstract:
- The records consist of correspondence, transcripts, photographs, instructional materials, and administrative files documenting the Army Specialized Training Division at Yale, particularly the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and the Civil Affairs Specialists Training School.
- Extent:
- 21 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Scope and Content:
The records consist of correspondence, transcripts, photographs, instructional materials, and administrative files documenting the Army Specialized Training Division at Yale, particularly the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and the Civil Affairs Specialists Training School.
- Biographical / Historical:
The Army Training Schools, comprising the Civil Affairs Specialists Training School, the Military Intelligence Service Language School, and the Army Specialized Training Program, were established at Yale in 1943. The curricula was prescribed by the Army but administered by Yale.
- Arrangement:
The records are arranged by accession.
- Notes:
Forms part of Yale Record Group 42-A (YRG 42-A), Records of military training programs at Yale.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Military education -- United States
Military training camps -- United States
Soldiers -- Education, Non-military -- United States
Universities and colleges -- Administration
World War, 1939-1945 -- Education and the war
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Schools
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States - Names:
- Army Specialized Training Division (Yale University)
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
Yale University -- Administration
Yale University -- Students
Access
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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(203) 432-1735mssa.assist@yale.edu