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Rea, George P.

 Person

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Drexel University Museum records

 Collection
Identifier: UR-11-001
Overview This collection contains records that document various activities, developments, exhibits, and programs of the Drexel University Museum and its collections from 1797 until 2000. The bulk of records date from the 1930s to the 1980s. Materials in the collection include correspondence, research notes, catalogues, inventories, reports, clippings, newsletters, bulletins, news releases, photographs, grant applications, budgets, policies, pamphlets, plans, receipts, insurance policies and forms,...
Dates: 1797-2000; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1988

Edsel Ford Foundation, 1943

 File — Box: 19, Folder: 2
Identifier: Sub-series E
Scope and contents note

Newspaper clippings, correspondence.

Dates: 1943

General Correspondence, 1891-1958, bulk: 1920 - 1945

 Series
Identifier: Series VIII
Scope and content note Series 8: General Correspondence, 65 foldersThis series includes folders which were from the Office of the President generally without reference to a specific President and those folders which included the papers of multiple Presidents of Drexel. A large section of this series is those folders which were marked “miscellaneous”. These often included a page or two on a specific topic and this had been combined with a few other unrelated items. This series varies greatly but...
Dates: 1891-1958; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1945

George P. Rea, 1941-1945

 Series
Identifier: Series V
Scope and content note Series 5: George Peters, Rea, 13 folders,The Rea Series is another small series due to the limited time that Rea was President at Drexel. There is a radio address by him, correspondence, interviews, meeting minutes, and academic programs at Drexel. The academic programs include the war effort and its affect on Drexel, such as an acceleration of curricula for the School of Engineering specifically for defense industries. There were also reduced entrance requirements for high...
Dates: 1941-1945

Gifts to Drexel Institute , 1933-1943

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series VIII

Miscellaneous records, 1934-1944 , 1934-1944

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 14
Identifier: Series VIII
Scope and contents note correspondence, lists of correspondents, including Patents (1935) ; Penn Mutual (1934) ; Pennington, Roberta K. (1936) ; Pennsylvania Railroad property (1937) ; Pfeiffer, Mrs. Henry (1943) ; Philadelphia Electric Company (1941) ; Philadelphia Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association ; Open house, 1934 ; Open house, 1944 ; Musical activities (1943) ; Linton, M. Albert ; Klauser, James H. ; Jarvis Music collection ; Jackson, Dugald C. ; IBM ; Industrial scholarships ; Hubbel, Frederick B. ;...
Dates: 1934-1944

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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World War, 1939-1945 -- Pennsylvania -- Education and the War 3
Correspondence 2
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Administration 2
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Alumni and alumnae 2
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Faculty 2
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Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Students 2
Drexel Institute of Technology -- History 2
Drexel Institute of Technology -- Students 2
Photographs 2
Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Administration 2
Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 20th Century 2
World War, 1939-1945 2
Art museum curators 1
College art museums 1
College trustees 1
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Buildings 1
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Curricula 1
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- History 1
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Planning 1
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Public relations 1
Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Sports 1
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 -- Planning 1
Drexel Institute of Technology -- Public Relations 1
Drexel Institute of Technology -- Publicity 1
Education, Cooperative -- United States 1
Education, Higher -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
Educational fund raising 1
Home economics -- Study and teaching 1
Manuscripts (document genre) 1
Museums 1
School budgets 1
Universities and Colleges -- Pennsylvania -- Curricula 1
Women -- Education (Higher) 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Pennsylvania -- Education and the War 1
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