Marine Corps Institute (U.S.)
Biography
The Marine Corps Institute (MCI) was established in 1920 under Major General John A. Lejeune, Commandant of the Marine Corps, as a correspondence school offering Marines the opportunity to study vocational, academic, and military subjects through self-paced courses. It was headquartered in Washington, D.C., and operated under the Marine Corps Headquarters organization at the Marine Barracks. During World War II, the Institute continued to administer correspondence courses to Marines serving in the United States and overseas, including Marines in the Pacific Theater, with enrollment increasing substantially during the war. After the war it remained the Marine Corps’ principal correspondence and distance-learning program, and it was later reorganized within the Marine Corps’ training and education structure.
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William C. Capshaw Papers
The William C. Capshaw Papers document the military service of William Cody Capshaw, a Marine Corps veteran from Oklahoma. He survived the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36) and was wounded at the Battle of Eniwetok. Materials include correspondence, photographs, notebooks, news clippings, and military and Veterans’ Administration records.