This collection consists of digital reproductions of "Snap Roll," a magazine published between June 30, 1943 and November 11, 1945. The magazine was distributed to soldiers at Minter Field during training from 1943 up until 1945. "Snap Roll" usually contained updates on the field weeks prior and situations of several platoons. The content was updated on a weekly basis and included information on events held by the United Service Organizations (USO) and other organizations, and movies, parades, and holidays for the soldiers. Digital reproductions of the magazine are available online at the CSUDH Digital Collections site.

Minter Air Field was constructed in 1941 as a flight training center under the Defense Landing Area Program. In 1943, several soldiers wanted to make a magazine publication to record the ongoing events at Minter, and this led to the creation of "Snap Roll". Minter Field was run by the United States Army from 1941-1949, when it was turned over and run by Kern County. In 1985, the Minter Field Airport District was formed and took over the ownership of the airfield.

337 Megabytes 73 pdf files

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

There are no access restrictions on this collection.