Butler University Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes information generated by the students and Butler staff participating in the Air Force ROTC program. There is a special emphasis on Angel Flight, an honorary organization of college women who promote the interests of the Air Force and Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps). The collection includes a pledge manual, photographs, and ephemera. While the bulk of the textual materials come from the 1980s, the photographs document Butler Air Force ROTC events from the 1940s to the 1980s. Many photographs have writing on the back, identifying the people and/or events.
Dates
- Creation: 1949 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) involves college and university-based programs for the training of commissioned officers in the United States Armed Forces. Angel Flight and the Air Force ROTC are programs specifically affiliated with the United States Air Force.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes information generated by the students and Butler staff participating in the Air Force ROTC program. There is a special emphasis on Angel Flight (also known as Frank E. Borman Angel Flight), an honorary organization of college women who promote the interests of the Air Force and Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps). The collection includes a pledge manual, photographs, and ephemera.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Butler University Libraries does not have donation information available for this collection (Accession Number 2023.007).
Subject
- United States. Air Force ROTC (Organization)
- Butler University -- Air Force ROTC (Organization)
- Butler University -- Angel Flight (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Butler University Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) Papers
- Author
- By Gayle O’Hara, May 2023
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Butler University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
4600 Sunset Avenue
Irwin Library 345
Indianapolis Indiana 46208 United States
specialcollections@butler.edu