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Record Group: 24 C Record Sub-Group: 5 Records Title: UMC; Committees; Special Committees; National Defense Committees Dates: 1940-1942 Volume: 1 and 1/3 cubic feet, 1.67 linear feet Scope and Content Note (A77-14) This Record Sub-Group contains documents relating to UMC's Committee on Civilian Defense and the Committee on University and National Defense as well as establishment of other committees (student and faculty) concerned with the World War II national defense effort. Included in the Sub-Group are correspondence, reports, publications (brochures and booklets), news clippings, press releases, and committee minutes. Topics include student status under Selective Service, student recruitment activities, curriculum adjustments, nation-wide defense efforts by educational institutions, development of the Missouri Training and Information Centers, propaganda, morale, and federal and state government agencies concerned with local and national defense. Series Descriptions: This Record Sub-Group is not divided into series. Note to Researcher: For additional information on topics within this Record Sub-Group, see Record Group 0 C, Sub-Group 1. Note to Archivist: Collection number was changed from C:0/19/1 to C:24/4/1 in 12/2002. Inventory Box 1 FF 1 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Government, Administration, Supervision and Procurement, 11/1940 FF 2 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Administrative Officers, 11/1940 FF 3 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Military Science Department, 11/1940 FF 4 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Arts and Science, Education, Athletics, and Journalism, 11/1940 FF 5 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Home Economics and Medicine, 11/1940 FF 6 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Engineering, 11/1940 FF 7 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Extension and Field Research, 11/1940 FF 8 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Geology, Geography, Math, Physics, Economics, Chemistry, and Astronomy, 11/1940 FF 9 - "Committee on the University and National Defense" Personnel Information Blanks (Forms): Agriculture and Veterinary Science, 11/1940 FF 10 - Committee on the University and National Defense: correspondence, questionnaire forms, guides, publications, memoranda, letters, announcements, and bulletins, 06/1940-05/1942 FF 11 - Replies from Universities across the United States to National Defense Letter, 11-12/1940--01-10/1941 FF 12 - Commerce, Education, and Health in National Defense, 09-11/1940--07/1941 FF 13 - Publicity Manual for Navy V-1 Publicity Committee, ca. 1940 FF 14 - University of Missouri in War Time Bulletin, 01/31/1942-06/09/1942 FF 15 - National Defense Reports from other Universities, 06/1940-05/1942 FF 16 - Reports about the War Effort contributions of the University, 01-08/1942 FF 17 - Army Air Day Publicity, 04-05/1942 FF 18 - National Defense Committees' Activities at other Universities, 11/1940 FF 19 - United States Office of Education and Related Committees, 08-12/1940--01-12/1941 FF 20 - Committee on the University and National Defense Forms, Reports, and Correspondence, 10-12/1940--03-11/1941 FF 21 - Miscellaneous Correspondence, Brochures, Pamphlets, and Proposal, 08-12/1941--01-04/1942 Box 2 FF 1 - Key Centers of Information and Training, 02-04/1942 FF 2 - Civilian Defense and Morale, 04-12/1941--01-04/1942 FF 3 - University Committee on Defense Correspondence and Organizational Materials, 10-12/1941--01-04/1942 FF 4 - National Defense Training Courses and Studies, 01-12/1941--01/1942 FF 5 - Reports and Statements from the National Defense Subcommittees and University Departments, 11/1940-01/1941 FF 6 - Booklets, Brochures, and Newspapers on National Defense Activity, 01-06/1942 Restrictions Note: The Archives of the University of Missouri-Columbia is required by law and Board of Curator's policy to restrict access to some files and information. Student records are held as confidential under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and by University policy. Faculty promotion and tenure records and Academic Personnel files are restricted for 75 years, or the lifetime of the individual. All grievance, disciplinary, and medical records are treated as confidential files. Consultations with legal counsel, both in-house and external, are protected by the attorney/client privilege and will not be released. Search our Holdings