Guide to the Darrell J. Inabnit Papers
Finding aid prepared by Christopher Rockwell
California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
University Library
2000 State University Drive
Sacramento, CA, 95819-6039
916-278-6144
scua@csus.edu
June 2010
Title: Darrell J. Inabnit papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2003/38
Contributing Institution:
California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear feet
(1 record carton)
Date (inclusive): 1938-1993
Scope and Contents note
Collection consists of memory books, biographical information, and personal papers of Darrell Inabnit, administrative vice
president emeritus of Sacramento State College.
Most interestingly, the memory books consist of letters, postcards, and photographs collected by Darrell while he served in
World War II.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research.
Other Finding Aids note
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Accruals note
No additions are expected.
Appraisal note
There is no current criteria for records retention.
Processing Information note
Processed by Christopher Rockwell.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
There are no technical restraints to this collection.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library,
California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Preferred Citation note
[Identification of item], Darrell J. Inabnit papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library,
California State University, Sacramento.
Biographical/Historical note
Darrell J. Inabnit was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin on October 28, 1916, the oldest child of Henry Elmo Inabnit and Josephine
Marie Krajecki. He attended local public elementary and secondary schools and, by 1937, he was a student at the University
of Minnesota. He graduated with a B.A. in Medical Bacteriology in 1939. Several years later, he would continue graduate work
at the Universities of Colorado and Illinois to focus on Education, Psychology, and School Administration.
In 1939, he served active duty with the Coast Artillery Corps. He joined the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942. He eventually became
a pilot and staff bombardier, where he served combat in the European Theater. In 1944, during a campaign in Italy, his plane
was shot down by an enemy aircraft. He was later evacuated to Germany where he lived as a Prisoner of War in one of its
stalag camps. He was freed in 1945, and received the Purple Heart shortly after. He retired in 1946 with the rank of Major.
In the years that followed, Inabnit taught high school biology and chemistry in Boulder, Colorado. From 1951-1953, he became
an instructor at the University of Illinois where he taught psychology and education. He returned to the U.S. Armed Forces
Institute in Madison, Wisconsin in 1954 where he became deputy. By 1958, Inabnit took over as director. In 1961, he served
as dean of admissions and records at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
In 1966, Inabnit became the administrative vice president of Sacramento State College. He served in that position until retiring
in 1977, where he received the title "Vice President for Administration Emeritus".
Darrel J. Inabnit died of a stroke on October 18, 1996.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Inabnit, Darrell J.
American National Red Cross.
Prisoners of war--1940-1950.
World War II
World War II propaganda
Series 1: Biographical,
n.d.
Series 2: U.S. Army,
1938-1993
Box 1, Folder 2
U.S. Army Orders and Papers
1938-1941
Box 1, Folder 3
U.S. Army Orders and Papers
1942
Box 1, Folder 4
U.S. Army Orders and Papers
1943-1944
Box 1, Folder 5
U.S. Army Orders and Papers
1945
Box 1, Folder 6
U.S. Army Orders and Papers
1946-1952
Box 1, Folder 7
U.S. Army Orders and Papers
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 8
Veteran's Affairs Papers
1977-1993
Series 3: Education,
1946-1954
Box 1, Folder 9
University of Colorado Graduate School
1946
Box 1, Folder 10
University of Illinois Graduate School
1948-1949
Box 1, Folder 11
University of Illinois Graduate School
1950-1952
Box 1, Folder 12
University of Illinois Graduate School
1952
Box 1, Folder 13
University of Illinois Graduate School
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 14
University of Illinois Graduate School
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 15
University of Illinois Graduate School
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 16
University of Illinois Graduate School - PhD Thesis
1954
Series 4: Professional,
1966-1967
Box 1, Folder 17
A Committee Report on an In-Depth Study of the Division of Health, Physical Education Recreation and the Department of Athletics
at Sacramento State College
November 13, 1969
Box 1, Folder 18
Employment - Sacramento State
1966-1977
Series 5: Scrapbooks,
n.d.
Box 2, Item 1
Scrapbook 1 - Lieutenant Darrell J. Inabnit CAC
circa 1940s
Box 2, Item 2
Scrapbook 2 - Captain Darrell J. Inabnit AAF
circa 1940s
Box 2, Item 3
Scrapbook 3 - Prisoner of War Number 2246
1944-1945
