Drexel University. Office of the President
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Hollis Godfrey administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-002
Overview
Hollis Godfrey (1987-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, where he also taught. While living in Boston he was an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston. He came to Drexel in 1913 and was the President until 1921. This collection contains correspondence, speeches, and research done on Godfrey in 1959. There is also a functionalization chart on the...
Dates:
1913-1961; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1922
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
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office, Matheson and the Institute faced many challenges, including financial difficulties, decreasing enrollments, outdated facilities, and a generally dissatisfied university community.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
Richard D. Breslin administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-010
Overview
This collection consists chiefly of subject files on administrative, academic, and financial topics compiled during the term of Drexel president Richard D. Breslin. The collection also contains material relating to his inauguration as president, his personal files, speeches, and the implementation of his Strategic Plan. The bulk of the collection covers 1988-1994, the time span Dr. Breslin was in office, but there are many earlier files dating from William S. Gaither's term as president...
Dates:
1966-1996
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- Correspondence 3
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Alumni and alumnae 3
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Curricula 3
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Faculty 3
- Education, Higher -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 3
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- History 2
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Sports 2
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Administration 2
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- African Americans -- Education (Higher) 2
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Alumni and alumnae 2
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Faculty 2
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- History 2
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Planning 2
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Students 2
- Education, Higher -- Administration 2
- Home economics -- Study and teaching 2
- Manuscripts (document genre) 2
- Publications 2
- School budgets 2
- Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Administration 2
- Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Curricula 2
- Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 20th Century 2
- Women -- Education (Higher) 2
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Pennsylvania -- Education and the War 2
- AIDS (Disease) 1
- Accreditation (Education) 1
- Advisory boards 1
- Annual reports 1
- Awards 1
- Boathouses 1
- Breslin, Richard -- Inauguration 1
- College attendance 1
- College presidents -- Inauguration 1
- College trustees 1
- Commencement ceremonies -- United States. 1
- Community and college -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Deans (Education) 1
- Degrees, Academic 1
- Draft 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Administration 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Curriculum. 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Planning 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Students 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Accreditation 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Anniversaries, etc. 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Buildings 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Business and education 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Commencements 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Curricula 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Development 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Diamond Jubilee 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Extracurricular Activities 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Inauguration 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Public Relations 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Sports 1
- Drexel Institute of Technology -- Student Housing 1
- Drexel University -- Faculty 1
- Drexel University -- History 1
- Educational fund raising 1
- Endowment Reports 1
- Ethics 1
- Fulbright scholarships 1
- Labor -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Legislation 1
- Marketing 1
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools 1
- Minorities 1
- Minutes 1
- Multiculturalism 1
- Museums 1
- Office of the President 1
- Organization 1
- Parties 1
- Photographs 1
- Reports 1
- Research 1
- Scholarships 1
- Speeches 1
- Strategic planning 1
- Students -- Social life and customs 1
- Students, Foreign 1
- Subversive activities 1
- Universities and colleges -- Finance 1
- Universities and colleges -- Honors courses 1
- Universities and colleges -- Treasurer 1
- Veterans -- Education -- United States 1
- War and education 1
- Women's studies 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pennsylvania -- Education and the War 1 ∧ less
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