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Students and visitors who go to the sixth floor of E.S. Bird Library can now get a glimpse of what life was like for veterans who enrolled at Syracuse University after World War II.
“Our Doors Opened Wide: Syracuse University and the GI Bill 1945-1950” — an exhibition of letters, films, photographs and memorabilia from veterans’ lives at SU — opened Thursday. The exhibition focuses on SU’s efforts to accommodate thousands of WWII veterans who enrolled at the university through the GI Bill.
Pieces on display at the exhibition include veterans’ handwritten requests for enrollment, vintage SU apparel and newspaper clippings from The Daily Orange. Photographs of temporary houses and classrooms next to SU landmarks such as Crouse College feature the lengths the university went to accommodate the influx of veterans.
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