Veterans -- Education -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
W. W. Hagerty administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-008
Overview
This collection contains records from President William W. Hagerty's term as president of Drexel University, as well as some overlapping records before and after his tenure. Materials regarding President Hagerty's main initiatives such as computing, expansion of the campus and student enrollment, the creation of the PhD program and graduate school co-op program and relationships with many external organizations are included. Also included are correspondence, speeches and other documents...
Dates:
1934-1994
World War II collection
Collection
Identifier: UR-06-016
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of records pertaining to the contributions of Drexel faculty, staff, and students to the Second World War. It contains two copies of the book "The War Records," which lists alumni who served and died in World War II, and two programs for a 1945 memorial service in honor of deceased war veterans. Also included are copies of Drexel's Armed Forces Bulletin, which describes courses and educational benefits for veterans; a pamphlet on the Engineering, Science and...
Dates:
1930-1951
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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World War II collection