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1943 to 1945

1943
This silent film (part 1) gives an overview of the engineering training, classes, and social life that ninety female students experienced at Iowa State College in preparation for employment during World War II at the Curtiss-Wright plant in St. Louis. Film was produced by Visual Instruction Service, Iowa State College (University). Original 16mm film was transferred to videodisc and later uploaded to YouTube.
This silent film (part 2) gives an overview of the engineering training, classes, and social life that ninety female students experienced at Iowa State College in preparation for employment during World War II at the Curtiss-Wright plant in St. Louis. Film was produced by Visual Instruction Service, Iowa State College (University). Original 16mm film was transferred to videodisc and later uploaded to YouTube.

1945
Contains a compilation of course descriptions, administrative memoranda, inter-institutional correspondence, graduation exercises, and news clippings related to the Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadette training at Iowa State College. Materials appear to be drawn from multiple programs and document types housed within a single folder, reflecting both curricular content and broader wartime training initiatives.
Contains exercises for Course B-4, Mechanics of Materials.
Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadette Training Program is volume 1 of the War Training Programs--World War II [Series A].