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Title: Fort Ord historical images
Dates: Circa 1915-2002
Collection number: Consult library
Creator:
Anderson, David L., 1946-
Creator:
Fort Ord Museum and Archive
Creator:
Levinson, Steven
Creator:
Sun, Dennis
Collection Size:
200 items including photographs, postcards, and printed ephemera
Online items available
Repository:
California State University Monterey Bay
Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Abstract: CSU Monterey Bay's Fort Ord historical images collection consists of photographs, postcards, and documents on the history
of Fort Ord during the 20th century. A joint project of the CSUMB Library and the Fort Ord Museum and Archive, the collection
focuses on the role of Fort Ord as a training facility, beginning in World War I and continuing until the 1990s. Digitized
images include photographs, postcards and documents of soldiers in training and the base environment. One set of images, by
photographer Dennis Sun, depicts the variety of murals that once covered the buildings of Fort Ord during the period from
1950 to 2000.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Physical collection is currently unavailable for access.
Property rights reside with California State University Monterey Bay, Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library and Fort
Ord Museum and Archive. Copyright over the materials is generally retained by the creators of the records and their heirs.
For permissions to reproduce or to publish the materials, please contact the Library.
Fort Ord historical images. California State University Monterey Bay, Tanimura and Antle Family Memorial Library, Seaside,
CA 93955-8001.
Materials in the collections were acquired by CSU Monterey Bay faculty and staff, 1995-present.
Biography / Administrative History
California State University Monterey Bay was founded in 1994 on the site of the former Fort Ord, which served as a training
facility for many thousands of U.S. soldiers during the 20th century. The Fort Ord Museum and Archive (FOMA) is a project
organized by CSU Monterey Bay faculty with the intent to document, preserve, and educate others about the history of Fort
Ord. David Anderson, author and military historian, and Steven Levinson, instructor of video and media production, have contributed
personal collections to the archival project. Dennis Sun of the CSUMB Library staff, is a photographer who has captured images
of the murals painted by soldiers on and inside Fort Ord buildings, many of which are no longer extant.
Scope and Content of Collection
CSU Monterey Bay's Fort Ord historical images collection consists of photographs, postcards, and documents on the history
of Fort Ord during the 20th century. A joint project of the CSUMB Library and the Fort Ord Museum and Archive, the collection
focuses on the role of Fort Ord as a training facility, beginning in World War I and continuing until the 1990s. Digitized
images include photographs, postcards and documents of soldiers in training and the base environment. One set of images, by
photographer Dennis Sun, depicts the variety of murals that once covered the buildings of Fort Ord during the period from
1950 to 2000.
Format is primarily black-and-white photographs and postcards from the early 20th century, and color photographs, postcards
and brochures from the later 20th century. Many aspects of military training are depicted, from map-reading to weaponry,
from foxhole to mess hall. The images of interior and exterior murals include insignia of military units, artistic representation
of local scenes and soldiers, and a set of cartoons depicting the lighter side of military life.
These materials were assembled and digitized as part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project, supported
by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA),
administered in California by the State Librarian.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Fort Ord (Calif.) -- History.
Soldiers -- Training of -- California -- Fort Ord
Military bases -- California -- Monterey County -- History
Military training camps -- California -- Fort Ord