Tag: Town & Gown Speaker Series

School of Military Aeronautics, 1917-18

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Written by Angela Jordan The last of four posts written for “WWI and Champaign County” of the Town & Gown Speaker Series, a collaboration between the Student Life & Culture Archives and the Champaign County Historical Archives. Research for this post contributed by Maggie Cornelius. Besides ROTC and SATC, the... Read More

Student Military Training and the Great War

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Written by Angela Jordan The third of four posts written for “WWI and Champaign County” of the Town & Gown Speaker Series, a collaboration between the Student Life & Culture Archives and the Champaign County Historical Archives. Research for this post contributed by Maggie Cornelius. America’s entry into World War... Read More

The Women Behind the Men Behind the Guns

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Written by Angela Jordan The second of four posts written for “WWI and Champaign County” of the Town & Gown Speaker Series, a collaboration between the Student Life & Culture Archives and the Champaign County Historical Archives. Research for this post contributed by Maggie Cornelius. The United States government asked... Read More

Illinois Ambulance Volunteers, 1917

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Written by Angela Jordan One of four posts written for “WWI and Champaign County” of the Town & Gown Speaker Series, a collaboration between the Student Life & Culture Archives and the Champaign County Historical Archives. Research for this post contributed by Maggie Cornelius. University of Illinois students found multiple ways... Read More