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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James Creese, 1950-1963

 Series
Identifier: Series VII
Scope and content note

Series 7: Creese, James, 7 folders, is a small series primarily containing items which were collected during his presidency and not items directly from him. There are personnel matters, including the hiring of Kenneth G. Matheson, Junior at Drexel and other administrative issues.

Dates: 1950-1963

James Creese administration records

 Collection — Box: OV13, oversize: unknown container
Identifier: UR-01-007
Overview James Creese served as the president of the Drexel Institute from 1945 to 1963. His tenure began with a tremendous influx of students in the post-WWII years and continued to oversee tremendous growth of the Institute, both in the physical expansion of its campus and in the development of its academic programs, especially in engineering and cooperative education. Such extensive development required major capital investments, for which two major fundraising campaigns were undertaken during...
Dates: 1941-1967

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Subject
College presidents -- Inauguration 1
Degrees, Academic 1
Draft 1
Drexel Institute of Technology -- Accreditation 1
Drexel Institute of Technology -- Administration 1