Army Specialized Training Program Records
This collection houses student records, correspondence, course descriptions, curricula, and other materials documenting the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Tennessee between 1943 and 1945. Each of the student records are entered on Form No. 831 and show the student's full name, army serial number, home address, date of birth, classes taken, and grades earned.
Dates
- 1943-1945 January 2
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses student records, correspondence, course descriptions, curricula, and other materials documenting the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Tennessee between 1943 and 1945. Each of the student records are entered on Form No. 831 and show the student's full name, army serial number, home address, date of birth, classes taken, and grades earned.
Biographical/Historical Note
The U.S. Army established the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) in December of 1942 in order to identify, educate, and train academically talented enlisted men as a specialized group of Army officers. It collaborated with major colleges and universities nationwide to provide selectees with a 4-year college education and a specialized Army technical training program in the space of one and a half years. The graduating officers were intended to serve in the war and to help restore civilian governments in Nazi-occupied Europe after the war ended. The Army dismantled the program in early 1944 in order to generate additional manpower for the impending Normandy invasion. As a result, the bulk of the ASTP's soldiers were assigned to infantry units and went on to fight in both the European and Pacific theaters.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single box.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository