Drexel University -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Drexel University deeds of trust, charter, and by-laws
Collection
Identifier: UR-02-004
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of booklets containing copies of the charter, bylaws, deeds of trust, and other related documents such as extracts from the wills of Anthony J. Drexel. Early booklets also include the names of board members and lists of committees. Also included with the collection are a small set of legal documents pertaining to the 1943 transfer of the securities granted by Anthony Drexel to the institute's endowment fund, and an oversize handwritten exemplar of the 1891 deed of...
Dates:
1891-1977
Office of the President records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-011
Abstract
Four presidents of Drexel University are represented in the collection: James Creese (1896-1966, president 1945-1963), William Walsh Hagerty (1916-1986, president 1963-1984), William Samuel Gaither (b. 1932, president 1984-1987), and Richard Breslin (b. 1937 or 1938, president 1988-1994). This collection consists of subject files, reports, and other materials compiled by the staff of the Office of the President between 1950 and 1989, overlapping the terms of several presidents....
Dates:
1950-1989
Richard D. Breslin administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-010
Overview
This collection consists chiefly of subject files on administrative, academic, and financial topics compiled during the term of Drexel president Richard D. Breslin. The collection also contains material relating to his inauguration as president, his personal files, speeches, and the implementation of his Strategic Plan. The bulk of the collection covers 1988-1994, the time span Dr. Breslin was in office, but there are many earlier files dating from William S. Gaither's term as president...
Dates:
1966-1996