RECORD

Iowa State College. Department of Naval Science

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0204.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State College. Department of Naval Science
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
1947
End date:
1950
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe resources by or about the academic department active at Iowa State college from 1947-1950. It was formed in 1947 when the Department of Naval Science and Tactics changed its name. In 1950, it merged with the Department of Military Science and Tactics to form the Department of Military Science, Naval Science, and Air Science and Tactics.
History:
Term added to ISULV, 2026-04-23. Based on the sources cited, Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Parent term:
Naval Science
Component of merger:
Iowa State College. Department of Military Science and Tactics
Predecessor:
Iowa State College. Department of Naval Science and Tactics
Product of merger:
Iowa State College. Department of Military Science, Naval Science, and Air Science and Tactics
Source:
Iowa State University Department of Naval Science records finding aid, viewed on 2026-04-16 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w95z1w
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/