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War Service Bureau Records, 1940-1949: Finding Aid
AC014
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Princeton University. War Service Bureau.
- Title and dates:
- War Service Bureau Records, 1940-1949
- Abstract:
- The records of the War Service Bureau include a wide range of documentation for Princeton men who served in World War II. Materials include biographical, military and school-related information, as well as correspondence between the students and Princeton University staff, faculty and students, and subject files for the War Service Bureau office.
- Size:
- 34.65 linear feet (77 boxes)
- Call number:
- AC014
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Princeton University Archives.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
History of the War Service Bureau
The War Service Bureau was established early in 1943 as a means of maintaining contact with all Princeton undergraduate students, and some graduate students, during their war service. The Bureau was headed by Maurice Kelley and Minot C. Morgan, and had its headquarters at 305 Nassau Hall. Corresponding secretaries were established for each class. Secretaries were responsible for maintaining individual contact with students and making sure that each student received a copy of the Princeton Alumni Weekly and the War Service Bureau's monthly newsletter Tiger Tales. Secretaries also took care of the routine business matters of each class while so many students were away, and took over the publication of the Nassau Herald. The Bureau published the War Service Bureau Bulletins, a series of eleven pamphlets written to Princeton students serving in the military in order to address many of the concerns about the University while he was away and what would await him when he returned.
Description
Consists of the records of the Bureau. Included in the documentation are biographical, military, and school-related information; correspondence between students and University staff, faculty, and students; and subject files from the Bureau’s office. While there are only information cards for Class of 1943 members, there are individual folders for most men in the Classes of 1944 through 1949. There are also questionnaires (see restrictions) containing academic and personal information, and issues of TIGER TALES, the Bureau’s monthly newsletter.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
Access and Use
Access
Series III, Questionnaires are closed until the death of the individual and may be opened with proof of death. The entire series is closed until 2019.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the University Archivist. Copyright is held by the Trustees of Princeton University.
Processing and Other Information
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Techbooks and Cristela García-Spitz on October 20, 2006.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); War Service Bureau Records, Box and Folder Number; University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Princeton University. Class of 1943.
- Princeton University. Class of 1944.
- Princeton University. Class of 1945.
- Princeton University. Class of 1946.
- Princeton University. Class of 1947.
- Princeton University. Class of 1948.
- Princeton University. Class of 1949.
- Princeton University -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
- Princeton University -- Students -- 20th century.
- United States. Army -- Military life.
- Students and war -- 20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, American.
- Correspondence.
- Questionnaires.
- Newsletters.
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Contents List
Series 1: Records of Men
Series Description
Series 1: Records of Men consist of records of individual Princeton University students who served in the military from the Class of 1943 through the Class of 1949. There are single cards for each individual on which is noted biographical information, military rank, home address, service address, and other related information. There are also folders for individuals which include correspondence between Princeton University faculty and staff of the War Service Bureau office, as well as other materials relating to that student's class. For the Class of 1943 there are only cards, but for the Class of 1944 through 1949 there are individual folders for most men. The records are arranged chronologically by class, and alphabetically within each class. In general, the cards appear at the beginning of the chronological run.
Class of 1943 A-Z
Box 1 Class of 1943 I-S
Box 2 Class of 1943 T-Z
Box 3 Class of 1944 A-Z
Box 3 Barba-Brandlin, 1944
Box 4 Brennan-Clancy, 1944
Box 5 Clarke-Diamond, 1944
Box 6 Dithrich-Galbraith, 1944
Box 7 Gamble-Hayden, 1944
Box 8 Hayes-Johnson, 1944
Box 9 Jones-Lirio, 1944
Box 10 Longstreth-Metcalfe, 1944
Box 11 Meth-Orr, 1944
Box 12 Osborne-Rives, 1944
Box 13 Roberts-Sinnickson, 1944
Box 14 Sisson-Tweedy, 1944
Box 15 Tytus-White, 1944
Box 16 Whittin-Zirk, 1944
Box 17 Abbotts-Ambraz, 1945
Box 18 Blakely-Campell, 1945
Box 19 Camby-Cunningham, 1945
Box 20 Dagg-Files, 1945
Box 21 Fischer-Haines, 1945
Box 22 Haley-Hughes, 1945
Box 23 Hull-Laidlaw, 1945
Box 24 Laine-McCormick, 1945
Box 25 McCoy-Morris, 1945
Box 26 Morrison-Peck, 1945
Box 27 Peers-Robinson, 1945
Box 28 Roche-Sinclair, 1945
Box 29 Skelly-Terry, 1945
Box 30 Tettelbach-Watkins, 1945
Box 31 Weaver-Zufall, 1945
Box 32 Aaron-Bantinaglio, 1946
Box 33 Bard-Blair, 1946
Box 34 Blumberg-Caruthers, 1946
Box 35 Casgrain-Darnton, 1946
Box 36 Davidson-Evershade, 1946
Box 37 Faily-Gery, 1946
Box 38 Getty-Hanford, 1946
Box 39 Hankin-Hobbs, 1946
Box 40 Hoblitzelle-Kelly, 1946
Box 41 Kemeny-Fefton, 1946
Box 42 Leib-Makla, 1946
Box 43 Maloney-Montgomery, 1946
Box 44 Moore-Olswang, 1946
Box 45 Pagon-Quiggle, 1946
Box 46 Railback-Sayre, 1946
Box 47 Schellenberger-Shreiner, 1946
Box 48 Sibert-Sword, 1946
Box 49 Taggart-Veit, 1946
Box 50 Wagner-Winpenny, 1946
Box 51 Witherspoon-Zorgniotti, 1946
Box 52 Abensur-Berlind, 1947
Box 52 Biddle-Cronin, 1947
Box 53 Cuniberti-Freund, 1947
Box 54 Fuleihan-Henderson, 1947
Box 55 Henry-Levy, 1947
Box 56 Lewis-Munn, 1947
Box 57 Newman-Sand, 1947
Box 58 Sarnoff-Twining, 1947
Box 59 Unstattd-Ziffer, 1947
Box 60 Class of 1947 A-Z
Box 61 Adler-Dwyer, 1948
Box 62 Dyckman-Killough, 1948
Box 63 Kinnell-Pogue, 1948
Box 64 Price-Welch, 1948
Box 65 Wells-Zimmerman, 1948
Box 66 Class of 1948 A-H
Box 67 Class of 1948 HO-SK
Box 68 Class of 1948 SM-Z
Box 69 Class of 1949 A-D
Box 70 Class of 1949 E-MA
Box 71 Class of 1949 ME-W
Box 72 Adams-Wright, 1949
Box 71 Deceased A-Z, 1945-
Box 72 Miscellaneous Students, 1950
Box 72 Series 2: Subject Files
Series Description
Series 2: Subject Files are arranged alphabetically by subject and consist of the office files of the War Service Bureau. A great deal of the material is routine, but included here are the class business files and corresponding secretary files, as well as issues of Tiger Tales, the newsletter published by the Bureau, and files on students who were deceased, prisoners of war, wounded, or missing in action.
A-General
Box 72 Abbreviations (Used by U.S. Army)
Box 72 Address List, 1943 May
Box 72 Agard, Frederick B., 1943 May
Box 72 Area and Language Program, 1943 April
Box 72 Area and Language Program, correspondence from men, 1943
Box 72 Armed Forces Institute, 1944
Box 72 Army Specialized Training Program, 1944-1945
Box 72 B-General
Box 73 Baker, Dudley [Mrs. Baker], 1943
Box 73 Book Offer, 1944-1945
Box 73 Bragg, Fort, 1944
Box 73 British Weekend Courses, 1945
Box 73 Budget, 1943-1944
Box 73 Bunn, B. Franklin, 1944-1945
Box 73 C-General
Box 73 Cartoons
Box 73 Civilian Students, 1944-1945
Box 73 Class of 1947–Business
Box 73 Cornell Unit
Box 73 Corresponding Secretaries, letter sent to, 1945 May
Box 73 D-General
Box 73 Demobilization, 1944
Box 73 Demobilization, Committee on, 1944
Box 73 Dodds, President Harold W., 1944-1945
Box 73 E-General
Box 73 English Department, 1943-1945
Box 73 F-General
Box 73 Finch, Jeremiah S., 1944
Box 73 G-General
Box 73 H-General
Box 73 Harris, Dorothy, 1943
Box 73 Heermance, Dean Radcliffe, 1943-1944
Box 73 I-General
Box 73 J-General
Box 73 K-General
Box 73 Kelly, Maurice, 1944-1945
Box 73 L-General
Box 72 Letters, Form
Box 72 Letters to servicemen
Box 72 M-General
Box 73 Maps
Box 73 Morgan, Minot C., 1943-1944
Box 73 Morrison, Molly, 1943-1944
Box 73 N-General
Box 73 Newsletter [ Tiger Tales]
Box 73 Comments on
Box 73 Publication, 1943-1946
Box 73 Christmas issue, 1943
Box 73 O-General
Box 73 Outing Club, 1943-1946
Box 73 P-General
Box 73 Palmer, Richard, 1944
Box 73 Pamphlets
Box 73 Personnel Index
Box 73 President's Letters, 1944-1945
Box 73 President's Report, 1943
Box 74 Princeton Program for Servicemen
Box 74 R-General
Box 74 Reports
Box 74 Dean of College to Trustees, 1943
Box 74 War Service Bureau, 1945
Box 74 Root, Robert K., 1945
Box 74 S-General
Box 74 Schools for Veterans, 1943
Box 74 Statistics
Box 74 Alumni Weekly and Tiger Tales
Box 74 Other
Box 74 T-General
Box 74 Thomas, R.B., 1945
Box 74 Trophy awards
Box 74 V-W-General
Box 74 War Service Certificates
Box 74 Withdrawls
Box 74 X-Y-Z-General
Box 74 General Files
Box 74 Class Files
Box 75 Series 3: Questionnaires, (1944-1949)
Series Description
Series 3: Questionnaires (1944-1949) are arranged chronologically by class, and alphabetically within each class. The questionnaires consisted of a series of questions and categories for academic and personal information. Because of the nature of this information this series is restricted until the year 2019. Files for deceased members of classes may be accessed with proof of death of the individual.
RESTRICTED
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