Army Specialized Training Program Materials

Collection

Identifier: MC 1764

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Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of correspondences, pictures, and photocopies of pictures and newspaper clippings.

Dates

1944-1995

Creator

Army Specialized Training Program (U. S.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Historical Sketch

The Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) was a program the military enacted during World War II from 1943-1944. The purpose of the program was to provide the army with soldiers and junior officers with highly advanced technical skills. Individuals who tested high enough were allowed to participate in the program at various universities around the country. During a three month period, they would take twenty-five credit hours. The goal was to finish four years worth of college in eighteen months. Due to a shortage of troops for the war, the program was cancelled.

Jim Langford was a part of the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He attended from June 1943 to March 1944, after which the program was disbanded. Stationed in the 99th Infantry, Langford later was sent overseas and fought in a number of skirmishes including the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he retired to Springdale, Arkansas with his wife Marie Culwell.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Army Specialized Training Program Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on April 13, 1994 by Jim Langford of Springdale, Arkansas.