Finding aid for the California State Military Forces letters, photographs and portfolio 7023
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
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Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: California State Military Forces letters, photographs and portfolio
creator:
California. State Militia. 1st Aero Squadron
Identifier/Call Number: 7023
Physical Description:
1.29 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1942
Abstract: This small collection consists of a ceremonial book documenting the School of the Line and Staff of Camp Hopkins, October
Session 1942; letters to and orders for the officers of the 1st Aero Squadron of the California State Militia, headquartered
in Griffith Park, regarding a program for enlisting recruits, the operation of an air base at Manzanar, and promotion orders;
and photographs, presumably of members of the Squadron. The collections appears to have been assembled by Captain John F.
B. Carruthers, who served as chaplain at Camp Hopkins School of the Line and Staff. Camp Harry L. Hopkins, located in the
Santa Monica Mountains, was the training center for the California State Guard. The School of the Line and Staff was established
in September 1942.
Container: 1
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This small collection consists of a ceremonial book documenting the School of the Line and Staff of Camp Hopkins, October
Session 1942; letters to and orders for the officers of the 1st Aero Squadron of the California State Militia, headquartered
in Griffith Park, regarding a program for enlisting recruits, the operation of an air base at Manzanar, and promotion orders;
and photographs, presumably of members of the Squadron.
[Box/folder# or item name], California State Military Forces letters, photographs and portfolio, Collection no. 7023, Regional
History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Soldiers -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Photographs
Letters
Camp Hopkins (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archival resources
Carruthers, John F.B., Captain -- Archives
California. State Militia. 1st Aero Squadron -- Archives
California. State Militia. 1st Aero Squadron
"Line and Staff/Camp Hopkins/1942/October Session/School of the Line and Staff" 1942
This graduation portfolio celebrates the School of the Line and Staff, located at Camp Hopkins and operated by the California
State Guard. It contains a history of the School, which was founded to provide 30 days of training and study in military
tactics and related subjects for 24 commissioned officers of the line, detached from the 12 regiments of the California State
Guard; a roster of faculty; photographs of the student corps and faculty; and the names of the graduates. It is inscribed
on the front end paper to Polly Carruthers, daughter of Captain John F.B. Carruthers, and dated "Christmas/1942/Pasadena".
Letters 1942 July-August
List of names and addresses of non-commissioned officers, dated July 5, 1942. Includes typed and handwritten names; 5 carbon
copies of Special Orders, dated July 19, 1942, appointing officers to posts at the First Aero Squadron, California State Militia;
carbon copy of letter dated July 31, 1942 from Major William Dunn, California State Guard, to John Lubken, Inyo County Board
of Supervisors, regarding the Guard's request to maintain and operate an air base at Manzanar airport; 2 carbon copies of
a Special Order, dated August 2, 1942, for a promotion of a non-commisioned officer; and a typed letter from Staff Sargeant
Hosler to the Officers of the 1st Aero Squadron, California State Militia, regarding a program for enlisting recruits for
the Squadron.