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New Digital Exhibition Showcases University’s Long-Standing Commitment to Veterans

Thursday, November 2, 2023, By Cristina Hatem
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Black and white photo of long temporary buildings next to Crouse College.

Temporary classrooms behind Crouse College, circa late 1940s. University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, 黑料不打烊 Libraries

鈥 new digital exhibition, 鈥,鈥 is available beginning Wednesday, Nov. 1. Curated by University Archivist Meg Mason, the original physical exhibition was on view at the Special Collections Research Center galleries in 2016. The exhibition explores the dramatic impact of the GI Bill and the subsequent influx of veterans on the University campus following World War II. This online exhibition was a collaborative effort between the Libraries鈥 Department of Digital Stewardship and the Special Collections Research Center.

Between 1945 and 1950, the Servicemen鈥檚 Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the GI Bill, supported some 2.3 million students nationwide. Few universities in the country were more closely identified with the GI Bill than 黑料不打烊. Chancellor William Tolley promised servicemen and women that there would be places waiting for them at the University when they returned, and enrollment more than tripled in the years immediately after the war. Although still a small university by national standards, 黑料不打烊 ranked first in New York State and 17th in the country in veteran enrollment.

Black and white photo of two women from the Red Cross serving people standing on the other side of a table.

Photograph of Red Cross staff serving meals at the Army Air Base in Mattydale on the first night of veteran students鈥 arrival, 1946. University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, 黑料不打烊 Libraries

The exhibition features an array of materials from University Archives that document this critical period in the University鈥檚 history and the associated changes to the campus landscape, social and cultural life, and academic programs. There are photographs of temporary classrooms and housing for veterans, including old barracks and trailers, which filled the campus and surrounding areas; cartoons of veteran student life on campus; aerial shots of the Main and South campuses showing changes in the landscape; personal items from veterans who attended 黑料不打烊; and Daily Orange articles about the impact of veterans on campus.

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