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Sallye Stewart Bom, Student, West Virginia University Reserve Officers' Training Corps Uniform and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5127

Overview

Memorabilia acquired by West Virginia University (WVU) student Sallye Bom (formerly Sallye Stewart) during the 1940s. Includes Sallye Bom's WVU Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) woman's cap and cape dating from 1948 in navy blue and gold. Also includes photograph of Sallye Bom, 1944 WVU football handbook, and 1944 WVU football schedule. (Robert Bom was a member of the Mountaineers football team in 1944.) There are WVU football programs for 1944 (6 issues and 1 duplicate), 1945 (7 issues), 1946 (1 issue), 1947 (3 issues and 1 duplicate), and 1948 (1 issue). There are also 2 issues of "Illustrated Football Annual" (1945, 1947) and 1 issue of "Street and Smith's 1945 Football Pictorial Year Book."

Dates

  • Creation: 1944-1948

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (Summary: 2 ft. 6 in. (1 flat storage box))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Separated Materials

WVU football programs were separated to the pamphlets collection. "Illustrated Football Annual" and "Street and Smith's 1945 Football Pictorial Year Book" were separated to rare books.

Title
Sallye Stewart Bom, Student, West Virginia University Reserve Officers' Training Corps Uniform and Other Material, 1944-1948
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536