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[Technical instructor with engine components and diagram]

Description: Photograph of a technical instructor at the UT School of Military Aeronautics stands between two engine components and uses a wooden pointer to explain pieces of the engine from a chalkboard diagram. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and the Council of National Defense established military schools for aviators at six college campuses around the country. The Schools of Military Aeronautics (SMAs) were to provide basic technical instruction for beginning pilots before they moved on to flight tra… more
Date: 1918
Creator: Ellison Photo Company
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Letter from Robert E. Vinson to College Presidents of Student Army Training Corps District 10, September 13, 1918]

Description: Letter from UT President Robert E. Vinson, serving as regional director of Student Army Training Corps District 10, to the district college presidents listing five pertinent regulations for admitting students to the SATC program.
Date: September 13, 1918
Creator: Vinson, Robert Ernest
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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