Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Retired Officers Association, San Diego Chapter Records
- Dates:
- 1954-1994
- Creators:
- Retired Officers Association, San Diego Chapter
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet One record carton
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of item, folder title, box number, Retired Officers Association, San Diego Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Reired Officers Association, San Diego Chapter Records contains the organization's by-laws, charter, correspondence, certificates, meeting minutes, financial records, membership rosters, and bulletins. The collection consit of four series: Organizational Files, Directories, Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, and Newsletters. Each series is arranged in chronological order.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Retired Officers Association (ROA), formed in 1929, is the largest military officer association in the nation dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and preserving members' and their families' entitlements and benefits. The ROA's 385 local chapters are essentially autonomous and self-supporting units. Activities of the San Diego Chapter include periodic luncheons and dinners with featured speakers, recognition programs for local and Junior ROTC units, programs of interest to the local community, and assistance to members, their families, and survivors in times of need. Special interest task forces address issues of national and local interest to ROA members.
- Acquisition information:
- Retired Officers Association, San Diego Chapter
- Arrangement:
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I. Organizational Files, 1954-1992 II. Directories, 1965-1992 III. Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, 1961-1992 IV. Newsletters, 1964-1994
- Accruals:
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1998-003
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-05 14:41:09 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of item, folder title, box number, Retired Officers Association, San Diego Chapter Records, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Library and Information Access5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA 92182-8050, US
- Contact:
- (619) 594-6791