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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
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.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
No additions are expected.
There is no current criteria for records retention.
Processed by Christopher Rockwell.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
There are no technical restraints to this collection.
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.
[Identification of item], Darrell J. Inabnit papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library,
California State University, Sacramento.
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