World War, 1914-1918 -- Manpower
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
At an English Officers Training School in Northern France, 1918 March 16-22
Typewritten transcribed letters from DU alumni Lieut. E. E. Odom to his wife, Olive, sent by Olive to Chancellor Buchtel in April 1918. Odom describes the experience of finishing officer training in France during World War I, especially the uncertainty of not knowing where he would be transferred. Odom details rumors that he heard about atrocities committed by German soldiers, and an attack by German soldiers on the trenches where he was stationed in Amiens.
Panorama of University of Denver Reserve Officer Training Corps May 1918, 1918
WWI Students on the campus firing range, with Science Hall and Carnegie Library in the background.
Students' Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.), University of Denver Records
During World War I, the University of Denver was designated as a unit of the Students' Army Training Corps. The records of the unit include enlistment information, physical examination records and demobilization records in addition to correspondence and general material on the Unit.
WWI Students on Campus Firing Range, 1917-1918
WWI Students on the campus firing range, with Science Hall and Carnegie Library in the background.