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Drexel University -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Office of Community Affairs records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UR-10-004
Scope and content note This collection consists primarily of subject files related to neighborhood redevelopment organizations, community groups, and institutions with which the Office of Community Affairs was involved. Also included are files on the various projects and activities sponsored or supported by Drexel through the Office of Community Affairs, administrative files collected from other Drexel offices and departments, and subject files related to prominent West Philadelphia community leaders such as...
Dates: 1973-1992

Office of Development records

 Collection
Identifier: UR-03-018
Overview

This collection contains records of the fundraising activities of the Drexel Institute and Drexel University from 1953-1982. The collection includes records from the Three Quarter Century Fund, the Peaks of Progress Campaign, external and internal studies and reports, as well as the correspondence of presidents James Creese and William Hagerty.

Dates: 1924, 1953-1982

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

Pennoni Honors College records

 Collection
Identifier: UR-04-024
Overview

This collection consists primarily of photographs, publications and promotional materials, and news articles relating to the Pennoni Honors College. The largest series consists of the dean's files (1993-2007), including newspapers, newsletters, invitations, and memos. Other series include Honors Program/College committee meetings (1991-2005), Mentor's Group (1988-1991), and Phi Kappa Phi.

Dates: 1985-2008; Majority of material found within 1996 - 2008

Planning, Design and Construction photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PC-00-013
Overview

This collection consists of color photographs, negatives, and slides that primarily document campus construction projects at Drexel University.

Dates: 1965-2002

Research Day collection

 Collection
Identifier: UR-06-012
Scope and Contents note

This collection consists primarily of Research Day program booklets since 1999. The booklets contain lists of faculty and students presenting at Research Day as well as abstracts of the posters on display.

Dates: 1999-2006, 2010

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

Richard W. Schneider records

 Collection
Identifier: UR-03-002
Overview Richard Schneider was a senior administrator at Drexel from 1985 to 1992. A retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard Reserves, he graduated from the Coast Guard Academy and served eight years of active duty before returning to the academy as an assistant professor and assistant dean of academics. He later earned a master's degree from Wesleyan University and a doctorate in public policy from the University of Delaware and worked as an executive officer at the College of Marine...
Dates: 1973-1993

Trustees' Committee on Name alumni survey cards

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: UR-09-003
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of postcards containing the responses received from the alumni and faculty surveyed regarding the name change. Each card contains an alumnus's name and address and their preference of name.

Dates: 1934

War Courses for Women collection

 Collection
Identifier: UR-04-012
Scope and content note

This collection consists of promotional brochures advertising wartime courses for women in dietetics and commerce, as well as posters outlining the courses of study, requirements, and curricula.

Dates: 1916-1918