Drexel University. Office of the President
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kenneth G. Matheson administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-003
Overview
This collection contains the files of Kenneth G. Matheson, president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1922 to 1931. As he took office, Matheson and the Institute faced many challenges, including financial difficulties, decreasing enrollments, outdated facilities, and a generally dissatisfied university community. The files contain correspondence with faculty, parents and students which documents the numerous, positive changes Matheson helped to initiate during his...
Dates:
1921-1932
Office of the President records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-005
Overview
This collection consists of subject files created by the Office of the President during the tenures of the first six presidents of the Drexel Institute: James MacAlister (1840-1913, president 1891-1913), Hollis Godfrey (1874-1936, president 1914-1921), Kenneth Matheson (1864-1931, president 1921-1932), Parke R. Kolbe (1881-1942, president 1932-1942), George P. Rea (1894-1978, president 1942-1944), and James Creese (1896-1966, president 1945-1963), as well as during the interim presidency of...
Dates:
1891-1965; Majority of material found within 1913 - 1954
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- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Planning 1
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- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Administration 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- African Americans -- Education (Higher) 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Alumni and alumnae 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Faculty 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- History 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Planning 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Students 1
- Education, Higher -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Home economics -- Study and teaching 1
- Manuscripts (document genre) 1
- Minutes 1
- Photographs 1
- Publications 1
- Reports 1
- School budgets 1
- Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Administration 1
- Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Curricula 1
- Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 20th Century 1
- Women -- Education (Higher) 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Pennsylvania -- Education and the War 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
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