Minnesota Military Academy Collection

Collection

Identifier: SpC 3

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection includes the class yearbooks and graduation program brochures of the Minnesota Military Academy, as well as many field and technical manuals and Army regulations that were used at the academy. Some of these manuals date from 1945, prior to the academy’s creation into the 1980s, and cover a wide variety of subjects such as the care and maintenance of firearms and other equipment to the proper fitting of footwear and uniforms.

The collection is organized into 7 series based on record type.

Series 1: Class Yearbooks, 1968 - 1995
Series 2: Graduation Programs, 1957 - 1970
Series 3: Minnesota Military Academy Pamphlet, circa 1967
Series 4: List of First Cadets, 1956
Series 5: List of Courses, circa 1991
Series 6: Booklets, 1945 - 1982
Series 7: Photographs, 1957, undated

Dates

1945 - 1995

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

The Minnesota Military Academy was founded in 1956 by Major General Joseph E. Nelson, the Adjutant General of Minnesota from 1949 – 1960, to instruct and train qualified enlisted men and warrant officers who wanted a career as an officer in the Minnesota National Guard. Early class and training sessions were divided into three different phases and the course work covered in these sessions was meant to prepare the cadets for the practical experience of leading enlisted members of the military. The name of the Minnesota Military Academy was changed in the mid-2000s to the 175th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) but with the same goals of preparing enlisted men and warrant officers to become an officer.

Extent

1.80 Cubic Feet (4 archival box and 5 photographs)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Acquisitions Information

Donated by the Minnesota Military Academy in 1984 and 1986 (Accession No. 86.20.1)

Copyright Notice

These records contain Minnesota State government data and are subject to Minnesota Statue, Chapter 15.17, subd 3, allowing them to accessible to the public without any copyright restrictions.