Title:

Columbia University V-12 USNR units

Date:

1944

Location:

Box: 171. Folder: 120

Rights:

Courtesy of Joshua Lederberg.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

BBBAAI

NLM ID:

101584906X12232

Profiles Collection:

The Joshua Lederberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584906X12232

Annotation:

Author: Joshua Lederberg. Date Written: January 29, 2000. KW: The V-5, V-12 training units at Columbia University, assembled in South Field, between South Hall (Butler Library) and Low Library (taken from those steps looking southward.); Schneider, James G. 1987 The Navy V-12 Program. Boston: Hoghton-Miflin. 596 pp. is an excellent historical account of the overall program, and its significance in maintaining the continuity of institutions of learning through the exigencies of WW-2. -- not to mention that of lucky individuals, selected by competitive examination, for continued professional training in medicine, engineering and a few other specialties; I presumably was one of the mass of blue enlisted uniforms (bell-bottoms and all) on parade; jl 1/29/00

Story Section:

Biographical Information

Lederberg Grouping:

CA. Correspondence A.