Drexel Institute of Technology -- Extracurricular Activities
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Drexelterians: Through the Years scrapbook
Collection — Box 1, Folder: unknown container
Identifier: UR-08-009
Scope and content note
This collection consists of a scrapbook of the Drexelterians, a non-sectarian, Christian student organization. It features officer listings, newspaper clippings from the Triangle newspaper, meeting announcements and event flyers, a calendar of activities, membership cards, booklets from associated Christian organizations, two photographs of unidentified members, and other related ephemera. The information included is from the years 1941-1950 and is spread evenly across these dates.
Dates:
1941-1950
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