Finding aid created by: Nicole Wright
Date: 2019
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| August 2021 | Two items added, stylistic changes (EMB) |
| July 2022 | One item added (HVA) |
Summary |
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| Creator: | Syracuse University. |
| Title: | Syracuse University World War I Collection |
| Dates: | 1915-1921 |
| Size: | 0.5 linear foot |
| Abstract: | Documentation of Syracuse University students and alumni who served in the First World War |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 |
During World War I, both Syracuse University students and alumni participated in the war effort. Some professors even encouraged students to leave school to fight in the war. Despite some enthusiasm for the war effort on campus, Chancellor James Day was at first hesitant to institute any formal military training on campus.
In the spring of 1918, the U.S. War Department established the Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) in an effort to meet the need for more trained soldiers. Syracuse University was one of over 500 colleges and universities to participate in this nationwide program, with over 1,200 male students taking part. In the summer and fall of 1918, the SATC dominated much of life on campus. Winchell Hall, Archbold Gymnasium, and fraternity and sorority houses were converted to barracks, and a mess hall was constructed. Members of the SATC participated in basic training and took classes such as auto mechanics, telegraphy, and carpentry as well as surveying, foreign languages, and government. The program ended in December of 1918 with the ending of World War I.
The Syracuse University World War I Collection spans from 1915 to 1921 and contains primarily records of military service for students and alumni. The records are forms filled out by either the veterans themselves or their families detailing their military service, their occupation before entering service, and other personal information. The collection also includes a small folder of materials related to the Student Army Training Corps, a book outlining the history of Syracuse University's Hospital Unit G, and two programs for post-war memorial services held on campus.
Access Restrictions:
There are no access restrictions.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
The University Archives holds clipping files as well as photographs in the Syracuse University Photograph Collection related to World War I, military activity on campus, and the Student Army Training Corps.
Names
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918.
Higher education.
Types of Material
Programs (documents)
Records (documents)
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Syracuse University World War I Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The student war service records were the gift of the Brannock Shoe Company in 1999. The materials appear to have originally been collected by Charles Brannock, Class of 1925. The memorial service programs were the gift of Richard Scibior in 2021.
Processing Information
A small part of the collection was pulled from a larger collection, Syracuse University World Wars and the Military Collection, which was broken up into smaller collections. Materials in this collection were rehoused in acid-free folders and an acid-free box.
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Collection
| Collection | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Memorial service programs 1920 June 13 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Student Army Training Corps 1915, 1921 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 31, A.E.F. 1919 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Veteran war service records 1918-1919 (4 folders) | ||||||||||