B+W panoramic group photo of U.S. Navy V-12 Unit, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, Nov. 1943.
Entry/Object ID
2012.018.0001
Description
Black-and-white panoramic group photo of United States Navy V-12 Unit, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J., November 1943.
Modern copy print, 8-1/2" high x 51-1/2" wide, made 2012. Photographer not indicated; titled in image at left. Reverse is blank. None of the men are individually identified. Large tiffs media archive.
View is east of the uniformed group assembled on the athletic field at the campus. They are seend standing or kneeling 4 to 6 deep. The V-12 unit was a World War II education program instituted in 1943 and the men seen here were the first members at Stevens. See notes for background about the V-12 program.
A full view of the print is shown with 11 overlapping detail images from left to right for ease in possible identification of individuals.
Stevens Castle is seen centered in the background with Walker Gymnasium at the right end. Other dormitories and houses are seen. At the left edge is a house on Ninth Street just at the exit to the campus.
Acquisition
Accession
2012.018
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1943
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
8-1/2 in
Width
52 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: selected text below as found 2012 at - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-12_Navy_College_Training_Program
When World War II began in the early 1940s, American colleges and universities suffered huge enrollment declines because men who would have normally gone to college were either drafted or volunteered for service. As a result, some colleges worried they would have to close their doors. After the V-12 Program was established on July 1, 1943, public and private colleges enrolled more than 100,000 men in the V-12 program which reversed the trend of declining college enrollment. The V-12 Program, offered by the federal government under the direction of the U.S. Navy, paid tuition to participating colleges and universities for college courses that were taught to qualified candidates. The list included naval enlisted personnel who were recommended by their commanding officers, U.S.Navy and Marine Corps ROTC members and high school seniors who passed a qualifying exam.
The primary purpose of the program was to "give prospective Naval officers the benefits of a college education in those areas most needed by the Navy." The Navy did not want to interrupt the "normal pattern of college life," but instead, the goal was for the participants to complete a degree in their field of study; while supplementing their course work with Navy classes, for which the colleges awarded regular academic credits.
Original or Copy: Copy
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-04-13
