Tag Archives: world war II

The Stateside Soldiers Abroad and at the University of Illinois

By Anna Trammell | Published: March 2, 2016

This paper is part of the Student Researcher Series which showcases research students have conducted using resources in the Student Life and Culture Archives. If you’re a student who is interested in sharing your research on our blog, please contact us.  Rebecca Purcell is an undergraduate history student at the University of Illinois. This paper was written for […]

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World War II and University Housing

By Thomas Hendrickson | Published: December 9, 2015

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States launched itself into World War II and, like many universities and colleges throughout the States, the University of Illinois was fully engaged in mobilizing its resources for the war effort. New military-student programs began to be set up immediately. Before the end of the next semester […]

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The James Watson Snively Papers

By Caitlin Stamm | Published: March 13, 2015

The Student Life and Culture Archives recently processed the papers of James Watson Snively (RS 26/20/198), a University of Illinois student who served during World War II. James Watson Snively was born in 1924 in Rockford, Illinois. His parents, John Rowe Snively, Jr. (Phi Alpha Delta, Pre-Law 1921, Law 1923) and Mabel Ruth (née Holland) […]

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