Haverford "Pre-Met"-itations
Scope and Contents
Contents include three volumes of the publication each consisting of five issues. The first issue was published on April 10, 1943. The final issue from February 12, 1944 appears to coincide with the departure of the men from Haverford. Issues of the "Pre-Met" included news about the program and those enrolled, sports reports, humor, drawings, and world news.
Dates
- Creation: 1943 - 1944
Creator
- Haverford College (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Historical note
"Pre-Met"-itations was published every few weeks by the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command (AAFTTC) Training Detachment #26, the Pre-Meteorological Unit. The men were part of an Air Corps unit training and taking classes at Haverford. Their presence was approved by a faculty vote in November, 1942. The Pre-Mets, as they referred to themselves, were among several military units based at Haverford during WWII. Others came from the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and included units specializing in language.
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Publication of the military Pre-Meteorological Unit stationed at Haverford during World War II.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Accruals
The following issues were integrated into this collection on October 22, 2021:
Vol. 1 No. 3, May 8, 1943
Vol. 1 No. 4, May 29, 1943
Vol. 1 No. 5, June 14, 1943 (full issue)
Vol. 2 No. 1, July 4, 1943
Vol. 2 No. 2, July 24, 1943
Vol. 2 No. 3, August 11, 1943
Vol. 3 No. 4, January 15, 1944
Processing Information
Processed by Lauryn White and Sarah Horowitz, completed November 2020; Accruals processed by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, October 2021.
- Title
- Haverford "Pre-Met"-itations
- Author
- Lauryn White and Sarah Horowitz
- Date
- November, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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