Overview

This collection contains records of the fundraising activities of the Drexel Institute and Drexel University from 1953-1982. The collection includes records from the Three Quarter Century Fund, the Peaks of Progress Campaign, external and internal studies and reports, as well as the correspondence of presidents James Creese and William Hagerty.

Overview This collection documents some aspects of the growth and transformation of the departments which eventually evolved into Drexel University’s current Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA) over the course of the twentieth century. A large proportion of the collection consists of planning documents, publicity materials, and reports from major fundraising campaigns, especially in the 1950s through the 1970s. The reports and recommendations of public relations consultants Brakeley & Co.,...