University of Arizona Office of the President records
Air raid precautions at the University of Arizona campus memorandum sent from E.F. Carpenter to President Atkinson, circa 1940.
Collection area: University of Arizona
Collection dates: 1937-1947
Correspondence and financial papers relating to the administration and management of the university including areas such as building and grounds, military matters, student health, land acquisitions, enrollment statistics, student publications, fraternities and sororities, scholarships and awards, WPA Federal Works Agency proposed projects, and other issues. Also includes material concerning World War II including Naval Training School, 1941-1946, the selective service system, and internment of Japanese Americans. Correspondents include U.S. Senators Henry F. Ashurst and Carl Hayden, and U.S. Representative John R. Murdock, Governors R.C. Stanford, Robert T. Jones, and Sidney P. Osborn, and various members of the Board of Regents, faculty and students.
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