Guide to the Civil Pilot Training Program Records, 1939-1942

John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title:	Civil Pilot Training Program records
Date range:	1939-1942
Creator:	Brown University.
Extent:	2.25 Linear feet
Abstract:	The Civil Pilot Training Program records date from 1939 through 1942 and comprise the records of Brown University's and the Civil Aeronautics Administration's joint program to train undergraduate students as pilots during the Second World War. The records contain rosters, applications, examinations, medical and academic records, insurance information, correspondence and official documents.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF.1H.1

Scope & content

The Civil Pilot Training Program records are arranged in nine series and contain the records from the Brown University/Civil Aeronautics Administration program to provide flight training to undergraduate students while they pursue their regular academic study. The records date from 1939 through 1941.

Series I, Brown Civil Pilot Training Program, contains an overview of the program at Brown, as well as at other institutions. The series also includes a comprehensive list of student participants and training coordinators.

Series II through IX contain records from each session of the program, arranged chronologically from 1939 through the summer of 1942. These files include admission applications (for both accepted and non-accepted applicants), medical and insurance records, examinations and grades, government correspondence and regulations, along with various official documents.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Civilian Pilot Training Program. (U.S.)
• United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Subject Topics

• Education
• Flight training
• Medical records

Document Types

• Applications
• Correspondence

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

This collection is organized in nine series:

• I. Brown Civil Pilot Training Program
• II. 1939-40
• III. 1940 Summer
• IV. 1940 Fall
• V. 1941 Spring
• VI. 1941 Summer
• VII. 1941 Fall
• VIII. 1942 Spring
• IX. 1942 Summer

Administrative history

Established in the fall of 1939 by arrangement with the Civil Aeronautics Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the program, which permitted undergraduates to receive flying instruction and pursue related academic courses, was originally a civilian program, but later required applicants to state their intention of applying Army or Navy flight training when needed.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Civil Pilot Training Program Records, OF-1H-1, Brown University Archives.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , Special Collections Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013 January 28
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission

Additional Information

Inventory

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