World War I Students' Army Training Corps (SATC) and Training Camps Records

Containers:

Box SF047

Creator:

Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858-1927

Extent:

.5 cubic feet

Scope and content:

Records of VMI's participation in a government programs to to provide military training during World War I. The material consists of correspondence, rosters, and financial records documenting operation of summer intensive training camps held at VMI during 1917 and 1918; and of the SATC program. File also includes information about British officer detailed to VMI, 1918.

Language:

English

Biographical / historical:

The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps units was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917. VMI participated in this program. The Students' Army Training Corps utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and and provide technical and vocational training during World War I. Dissolution of the Corps began with the armistice on November 11, 1918.

In addition, VMI held summer intensive military training camps at VMI during the summers of 1917 and 1918. There were three such camps; two in 1917 and one in 1918.

Subjects:

United States. Army—Students' Army Training Corps
Virginia Military Institute—History—World War, 1914-1918
Military training camps
World War, 1914-1918

Names:

Nichols, E. W. (Edward West), 1858-1927

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