World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Robert Disque, 1945
Series
Identifier: Series VI
Scope and content note
Series 6: Disque, 4 folders,This series is small because Disque was the interim President for approximately a year. There are interesting items in this series because he was President during the end of World War II. There was a memorial service to the students who had died in the war. This includes correspondence, a program and memoranda on the event. Grace Godfrey was the Dean of Women at Drexel for many years and she died during Disque’s tenure. There is a memorial to...
Dates:
1945