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Subseries 6B: World War II, is comprised of correspondence and interoffice memoranda concerning the University Committee on National Defense, the Army Specialized Training Program, and the Navy Training School. In addition, announcements and memoranda from the War Department–Office of the Adjutant General, the National Defense Research Committee, and the University may be found within this subseries. Discussions and a bibliography relating to the establishment of post-war education programs are also included. Parts of this subseries are restricted until 2025.
Series 6: The War Years, 1913-1949
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At an unknown point in time, the records of the secretary were reviewed and subsequently divided by topic. As a result, this spans the tenures of McAlpin, Collins, and Leitch and documents activity on the Princeton campus during World War I and II. This series is divided into two subseries.
This sub-subseries is comprised largely of topical internal and external correspondence and internal memoranda generated while Collins served as Secretary. The folders are arranged alphabetically by the name of an individual, committee, organization, or topic.
Subseries 7B: Varnum Lansing Collins, is comprised of internal memoranda, reports and recommendations, committee notes, and internal and external correspondence with organizations, committees, and individuals. The folders are arranged alphabetically by the name of an individual, committee, organization, or topic. Included in this subseries are Collins's scratch minutes of the Faculty: six bound volumes of meeting notes written in pencil from September 1902 until June 1918.
This sub-subseries consists of twenty chronologically arranged appointment books begun seven years into Leitch's term as secretary and kept until he retired.
This sub-subseries is comprised largely of topical internal and external correspondence and internal memoranda generated throughout Leitch's term as secretary to University Presidents John G. Hibben (from 1928 until 1932) and Harold W. Dodds (1933-1935). The folders are arranged alphabetically by the name of an individual, committee, organization, or topic.