Fort Custer (Mich.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Howard C. Rather papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.442
Scope and Contents
The Howard C. Rather papers consists of Rather's correspondence and diaries documenting his experiences as an Army officer during World War I. Covering the time period of January 1918 to May 1919, the collection includes descriptions of the people Rather dealt with every day, and the conditions he lived in, both in the States and in France. His letters home describe his training at Camp Custer, Michigan; Camp Jackson, South Carolina; Camp Merritt, New Jersey; and Saumur Artillery School,...
Dates:
1918 - 1919
Theodore Foster papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.228
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook contains images of campus buildings, class rivalry postcards and poster, and class ballots. There are also photographs and programs from Camp Custer, an ROTC camp. Materials relating to the Eunomian Literary Society include a newsletter, programs, a circa 1934 reunion photograph. There is also a photograph of the Scabbard and Blade Swing Out Convocation from November 11, 1925. Materials relating to football include homecoming programs from 1922 and 1923, a stadium dedication...
Dates:
1915 - 1947; Majority of material found within 1922 - 1926