University of Alabama Army ROTC Scrapbook, 1953-1958

University of Alabama Army ROTC Scrapbook, 1953-1958

The 1953-1958 scrapbook contains approximately 458 photographs and 249 clippings. Events and headlines included in this scrapbook are visits from GEN H. W. Johnson, GEN Garvin, MG T. C. Rogers; Pershing Rifles in parade; various parades on the Quad; Military Ball (1953-58); President’s Day; Crimson...

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Main Author: University of Alabama. Army ROTC
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama Libraries
Subjects:
Scrapbooks
Online Access:http://purl.lib.ua.edu/173404
format Electronic
collection University of Alabama Army ROTC Scrapbooks Collection
building University of Alabama Libraries
publisher University of Alabama Libraries
topic Scrapbooks
spellingShingle Scrapbooks
University of Alabama Army ROTC Scrapbook, 1953-1958
University of Alabama. Army ROTC
fulltopic Scrapbooks
University of Alabama. Army ROTC; Military cadets; Basic training (Military education); Balls (Parties); Women military cadets; Nurses; Parades; Glenn Miller Orchestra; Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944; Military supplies; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Cadets; Students; Military training; scrapbooks
description The 1953-1958 scrapbook contains approximately 458 photographs and 249 clippings. Events and headlines included in this scrapbook are visits from GEN H. W. Johnson, GEN Garvin, MG T. C. Rogers; Pershing Rifles in parade; various parades on the Quad; Military Ball (1953-58); President’s Day; Crimson White clipping from 1958 describes “successful Military Ball and great Glenn Miller Orchestra”; Governor’s Day; photos of cadets with initials and last names (1955-57); brief profiles of sponsors from The Birmingham News and The Crimson White; newspaper coverage of Rifle Team, some AF ROTC; clipping of Margaret Inez Bishop, nursing student and first Army nurse from Alabama accepted in Women’s Army Corps, Army Nurse Corps; clippings from The Capstone Cadet (1955); 11 Nov 1954 Veterans Day Parade; Bama Festival (1954-55), includes images of vintage Army communications equipment and display of ROTC recruitment posters; Rifle Team (1954-55), including images of weapons used at firing range; full newspaper page coverage of 1955 Governor’s Day (1954-55); Governor’s Day where Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Pelham J. Merrill (alumnus, Alabama Hall of Fame inductee), served as Governor Gordon Persons’ representative; and program from 1957 Military Ball featuring Tony Pastor.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.
spelling University of Alabama Army ROTC Scrapbook, 1953-1958Army ROTC, University of Alabama, 1953-1958University of Alabama. Army ROTCText; StillImage1953-1958engelectronic; image/jpeg; 173 p.The 1953-1958 scrapbook contains approximately 458 photographs and 249 clippings. Events and headlines included in this scrapbook are visits from GEN H. W. Johnson, GEN Garvin, MG T. C. Rogers; Pershing Rifles in parade; various parades on the Quad; Military Ball (1953-58); President’s Day; Crimson White clipping from 1958 describes “successful Military Ball and great Glenn Miller Orchestra”; Governor’s Day; photos of cadets with initials and last names (1955-57); brief profiles of sponsors from The Birmingham News and The Crimson White; newspaper coverage of Rifle Team, some AF ROTC; clipping of Margaret Inez Bishop, nursing student and first Army nurse from Alabama accepted in Women’s Army Corps, Army Nurse Corps; clippings from The Capstone Cadet (1955); 11 Nov 1954 Veterans Day Parade; Bama Festival (1954-55), includes images of vintage Army communications equipment and display of ROTC recruitment posters; Rifle Team (1954-55), including images of weapons used at firing range; full newspaper page coverage of 1955 Governor’s Day (1954-55); Governor’s Day where Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Pelham J. Merrill (alumnus, Alabama Hall of Fame inductee), served as Governor Gordon Persons’ representative; and program from 1957 Military Ball featuring Tony Pastor.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.University of Alabama. Army ROTC; Military cadets; Basic training (Military education); Balls (Parties); Women military cadets; Nurses; Parades; Glenn Miller Orchestra; Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944; Military supplies; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Cadets; Students; Military training; scrapbooksTuscaloosa (Ala.)The University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsUniversity of Alabama Army ROTC scrapbooksu0003_0003925_0000002http://purl.lib.ua.edu/173404https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/4098Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0003_0003925/id/808
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