The Veterans' Club and Veterans' Council concerned themselves with veterans rights and even petitioned Congress for an investigation into local bureau of veterans affairs in late 1945 and early 1946 when numerous UH students did not receive their disbursements. In 1956, due to deteriorating conditions, the last trailer was removed as the Veterans' Village yielded to the expanding campus. The Veterans' Village Records contain material dealing with the organization of the Veterans' Council, the UH Veterans' Club, newsletters as well as announcements, petitions, and press releases. Items date from 1945 to 1956 with most of the material dating from the late 1940s and early 1950s. The original arrangement has been kept intact where possible, however some minor rearrangement was necessary to facilitate research.
Material is arranged chronologically within each series.
When possible, folder headings used by the originators have been adhered to in arranging and describing the records. For additional information on veterans affairs at the University of Houston, researchers should consult the UH Veterans' Office Records. There is one folder in this series containing two constitutions for the Veterans' Club of the University of Houston. The first version is marked as a copy of the October 1945 document, while the second is a revised copy from September 1955. Each constitution also lists by-laws for the organization.