War, Impact on College, 1942 - 1951

File

Identifier: E:089 (transferred; see below)

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Allentown Seminary, Allentown Military and Collegiate Institute, Allentown Preparatory School, bicentennial/centennial celebrations, coeducation, The Muhlenberg Five, EVI, honorary degrees conferred, Middle Atlantic States evaluation, college seal and mace, S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps), strategic plans, and much more.

Includes newspaper clippings, booklets, programs, catalogs, marketing brochures, calendars, fliers, legal documents, photos, sermons, and surveys.

Dates

1942 - 1951

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Letters from PA Dept. of Public Instruction re: courses in physics and math under defense training program at MC; drive to conserve scrap metal; college purchased $21,000 of Seventh War Loan Bonds (7/45) and $85,000 of victory Loan Bonds (12/45); Copy of proposal for Vocational Rehabilitation Training 7/6/1944-10/28/1944 from Veterans' Administration; Examples of Selective Service System deferment request made by Levering Tyson because college is providing courses for Navy V-12 men and Koch is teaching one of these basic courses; appointed instructor in Social Studies 7/1/46-6/30/47; 1954 Sherwood Mercer letter to Pvt. William Morey noting he will receive credit for course work at college prior to withdrawing due to draft; Tyson letter to Wagner re: where to put permanent place for war record which is now in lobby of Chapel - 1947; 1951 listing of Muhlenberg men in each branch of military;Edwin Bastian, wounded in World War ll, is first returning veteran as a civilian rehabilitation student on the campus; April 1944 (Philadelphia Evening Bulletin; Tyson's letter of controversy re: government is paying his tuition; Rudolph J. Erickson-appointed to teach Navy courses 7/26/45; Post-war Expansion Program details needs: physical education program and building, teacher training leading to master in education, add to several academic depts.; Tyson letter to residents of Allentown community 1946; 1/8/42 - Accelerated Program to meet educational demands of war period, college will make it possible to complete course work in less than four years; 1943 Tyson letter to faculty re: adjustments needed for post-war impact; report of committee on post-war educational planning - 1943