United States Naval Training School records, 1940-1970, bulk
1942-1944
A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Nolan Eller
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
United States. Naval Training School
(Indiana University)
TitleUnited States Naval Training School
records, 1940-1970, bulk
1942-1944
Collection No.
C101
Extent
8.8 cubic feet (10 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
On July 15, 1942 Indiana University
welcomed 200 Navy yeomen to campus to participate in the Naval Training School. In
October of 1942 WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) arrived on
campus for navy storekeepers training. By May 1944 the Naval Training School had
trained 5008 Navy yeomen and storekeepers. The school would be closed one month
later. This collection consists of manuals, syllabi, student information, naval
school publications, administrative materials, and the correspondences of the
education director of the Navy training school Elvin S. Eyster and Robert T. Ittner,
assistant to President Herman B Wells.
Access Restrictions
Student Transcripts and Letters of Recommendations, and Personal Information are
restricted.
Administrative History
The Naval Reserve Officers Training Program at Indiana University can be said to have
had its beginnings fourteen students enrolled as midshipmen in the N.R.O.T.C. at
Northwestern University, stimulating interest at Indiana University in developing a
naval training program of its own. IU’s first step was to start a Naval V-1 training
program which admitted freshmen and sophomores and gave them two years’ deferment
while they studied with the possibility of passing a comprehensive examination at
the end and transferring to the more advanced V-7 program. In July 1942, IU welcomed
200 yeomen to the campus for four months of training. North Hall was transformed
into a "ship" to accommodate them; students who had been living in the hall were
moved to houses along "Sorority Alley" (now the location for Ballantine and Jordan
Halls). The two-student rooms became "cabins" housing six yeomen apiece, and a sick
bay was established. The university campus became a "ship," and Bloomington was the
"Shore." While the Navy retained military control over the trainees, courses in
Naval business and clerical methods were taught by IU faculty and held in the
Business School where 35 classrooms were pre-empted for the program with enrollment
expected to reach as many as 1,200 yeomen. Classes were practical and covered a wide
range of subjects, such as disbursement, provisions, general storekeeping, clothing
and small stores, aviation, typewriting, and English.
In June 1942 Indiana University was converted into a training facility for Coast
Guard SPARS, with WAVES in the Navy Women’s Reserves arriving soon after. In
addition to the male recruits there would be 1,200 female SPARS and WAVES. They took
over the rest of the Men’s Residence Center (now the Collins Living-Learning
Center), displacing even more students to the houses along Sorority Alley. The women
were given more room than the men with only four assigned per room and, in addition
to their coursework, were required to devote one hour a day to physical exercise.
During "Liberty," the SPARS and WAVES could take advantage of university events such
as concerts, plays, and lectures. They also had access to the Union and many other
university facilities. Section and battalion parties, picnics, sings and meetings
were also held during liberty time.
By May 1944 the university had trained nearly 5,000 yeomen and storekeepers of both
sexes for the Navy and Marine Corps. A month later the naval program was officially
closed.
[History taken largely from Thomas D. Clark, Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer,
vols. I-III, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1973.]
Arrangement
Collection is organized into six series: Course materials, Evaluations, Faculty
materials, Publications, Correspondence, and Student transcripts and personal
information
Scope and Content Note
The United States Naval Training School records span the period from 1942-1948 and
are arranged into six series: Course materials, Evaluations, Faculty materials,
Publications, Correspondence, and Student transcripts and personal information.
Course materials is the largest series of the collection consisting of 92 folders and
spanning six boxes. The series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the courses
taught at the naval training school. These includes: Aviation, Clothing and Small
Stores, English and Correspondence, General Store Keeping, Navy Disbursing, Naval
Organization, Payment and Navy Personnel, Provisions, Store keepers Labs, Ship
Store, Short hand, Supply training, Spelling and English, Typing. Materials in this
series span the period from 1940-1944.
The Evaluations series consists of 12 folders of examinations for the courses taught
at the naval training school and the naval training schools own internal review of
the school. Materials in this series span the period from 1942-1944.
The Naval Training School Instructors’ materials series consists of 20 folders of
records used by the staff of the naval training school. This includes staff
publications, class schedules, payroll information, and other administrative
information including graduation diplomas and materials that would be utilized by
the staff. Materials in this series span the period from 1942-1944.
The Publications series consists of 12 folders of publications utilized at the United
States Naval Training School and spans the period from 1940-1946. These publications
include manuals issued by the United States Navy, promotional materials produced by
the school itself including brochures and graduation programs, newspaper articles
and clippings and student publications including "The Yeomen", "The Quill", "Two
Years at Sea Indiana University Naval Training School", and "News and Views Through
the Porthole of the U.S.N.T.S. Indiana University." This series also includes "The
TRADIV Letter" from December 1942-January 1944. Also included in this series is the
manuscript for United States Naval Training School (Storekeeper) published in
1944.
The Correspondence series is comprised of 3 folders of the correspondences of both
Elvin S. Eyster, the Education Director of the Naval Training School, and Robert T.
Ittner, assistant to the President of Indiana University. Materials in this series
span the period from 1942-1948. Also included in this series is a correspondence
sent out from the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation to the commandants of all naval
districts.
Student transcripts and personal information consists of 3 folders of student
personal information files including name, age, sex, religion, birthdate, address,
marital status, and naval service information. It also includes 6 folders of student
transcripts requests and letters of recommendation. The materials in this series
span the period from 1942-1970. The records in this series containing confidential,
personal information are restricted and closed.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Separated Material
Elvin S. Eyster Biography File,
A Study of the Membership of
Phi Delta Kappa
by Jules Harcourt, Course Slides
Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives
Photographs Database
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession numbers: 0395, 2001/042
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Preferred Citation
[Item], United States Naval Training School records, Collection C101, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
The majority of the collection was given to the archives on May 15, 2001 by
Marilyn Crawford as part of her husband’s papers, T. James Crawford.
Appraisal
For this collection we removed only items of duplication and items that were not
associated with the Naval Training School at IU. This collection was also
consolidated with a previous U.S. Naval Training school collection.
Processing InformationProcessed by Nolan A. Eller.
Completed in 2012.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Course materials,
1940-1944,
undated
Aviation Supply Accounting, 1943-1944
Introduction to Aviation Supply Accounting
Aviation Supply Accounting Manual
Syllabi for Aviation Supply Accounting
(2 folders)
Outlines for Aviation Supply Accounting
(2 folders)
Clothing and Small Stores, 1942-1944
Manual
Procedures for Practical Courses in Clothing and Small Stores
Various records
Most Used Words and Phrases
Student Workbook
English and Correspondence, 1942-1944
Syllabus
Navy Correspondence Manual
Navy Correspondence Course Materials
(3 folders)
Box 2
General Storekeeping, 1942-1944
Introduction to Navy Storekeeping
Instructional Manuals
(2 folders)
Handbook
Course Materials
(3 folders)
Ashore with Purchase Problem
Naval Disbursing, 1942-1944
Course Outlines
(8 folders)
Course Syllabus Manual
Course Teachers Manual
Narrative for course in Disbursing
(2 folders)
Box 3
Instructions for Naval Disbursing
(2 folders)
Course Materials
(2 folders)
Afloat Specimens
Naval Organization, 1942-1944
Syllabus
Weekly Assignments
Regulation Materials
Payment and Navy Personnel, 1942-1944
Payment Illustrated Handbook
Pay Roll Recapitulation
Navy Purchasing Information
Provisions, 1942-1944
Instructional Materials
(3 folders)
Accounting Manual
Box 4
Provisions, 1942-1944
Accounting Manuals
(4 folders)
Provisions Materials
(2 folders)
Provisions and Subsistence
(2 folders)
Provision ALNAV 226
Storekeepers Laboratory (SKYLAB), 1942-1944
SKYLAB Forward
Handbook
Ship Store, 1942-1944
C.M. Thornell Ship Stores Student Workbook
Shorthand, 1940
Shorthand Key to Congressional Record Phrases
Turse Shorthand Aptitude Test
Spelling and English, 1942
Supply Department Materials, undated
(3 folders)
Box 5
Typewriting, 1942-1944
Manual
Instructional Guide
Instruction materials
(2 folders)
Series:
Box 5
Evaluations, 1942-1944,
undated
Tests and Evaluations
Objective and Production Tests, undated
(4 folders)
Progress Tests and Examination Questions with Answers,
undated
Naval Training School Exam Scoring Keys, 1942-1944
(3 folders)
Course Final Exams and Tests, 1942-1944
(3 folders)
Box 6
Survey of Instructional Program, 1943
(3 folders)
Preliminary Report, 1943-1944
Series:
Box 6
Instructor Materials 1942-1944,
undated
Staff Regulations, 1942-1943
(2 folders)
Faculty Class Schedules, 1942-1944
(2 folders)
Training School Inventory and Supplies, 1944
Stock Ledgers
Supply Receipts
Faculty Salary Information
(2 folders)
Box 7
S and A Roll Forms
(2 folders)
United States Navy Orders and Memorandums, undated
Navy Yeomen Training, 1942
(2 folders)
Miscellaneous Training School Records, 1943-1944
(2 folders)
Graduation Information and Certificates, 1942-1944
Graduation Certificates
Graduation Programs
Commencement Dates
Series:
Box 7
Publications, 1940-1946,
undated
Business Education Literature Faculty Publications, 1942-1944
Arithmetic Achievement of Naval Trainees, undated
"Bureau of Supplies Accounts Manual", undated
Box 8
"Navy Department Regulations", 1941
"Navy Department General Orders", 1940
"Navy Filing Manual", 1941
"The TRADIV Letter", 1942-1944
Handbook for Students, undated
Training School Publications, 1942-1946
Student Publications, 1942
"News and View through the Porthole of the U.S.N.T", 1946
United States Naval Training School,
"Two Years at Sea", 1942-1944
Chapters 1-17, 1944
(3 folders)
Final Report, undated
Newspaper Clippings, 1942
Series:
Correspondence, 1942-1948
Eyster, Elvin S., 1942-1948
(2 folders)
Ittner, Robert T., 1943
Chief of the Bureau of Navigation letter
Series:
Box 9
Naval Training School student transcripts and personal information,
1945-1970,
undated
Some Records Restricted
Student Personal Information, undated
Copies of student personal information forms
Blank personal information forms
Filled out student personal information forms
(3 folders)
Restricted
Student Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation 1945-1970
All restricted
Recommendation and Transcript Requests C-D
Box 10
Recommendation and Transcript Requests E-G
Recommendation and Transcript Requests H-K
Recommendation and Transcript Requests L-M
Recommendation and Transcript Requests N-R
Recommendation and Transcript Requests S-Z
Naval School Roster of Student Names
(2 folders)