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World War, 1914-1918 -- Pennsylvania -- Education and the War

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Hollis Godfrey, 1914-1926, bulk: 1914 - 1922

 Series
Identifier: Series II
Scope and content note

Series 2: Hollis Godfrey, 13 folders, consists of writings by Godfrey, including “The Academic Budget”, correspondence and administrative matters connected with the Office of the Presidency. World War I is represented in letters from Drexel students who were part of the S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps). There are also pamphlets and correspondence on the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Drexel from 1916.

Dates: 1914-1926; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1922

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

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

ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps), 1919

 File — Box 1: Series Series I; Series Series II, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series II
Scope and contents note

see S.A.T.C. and N.C.O. from Godfrey administration

Dates: 1919

SATC (Student Army Training Corps), 1918-1919

 File — Box 1: Series Series I; Series Series II, Folder: 11
Identifier: Series II

SATC (Student Army Training Corps): letters from members, 1918

 File — Box 1: Series Series I; Series Series II, Folder: 10
Identifier: Series II