UR 1.8 W. W. Hagerty administration records, 1944-1987, 33 cubic feet

Drexel’s eighth president, William Walsh Hagerty (1916-1986), served from 1963 to 1984.  Trained as an engineer, Dr. Hagerty served as an adviser to NASA and a board member of the National Science Foundation and was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to the board of the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT).  The collection consists primarily of two sets of subject files: one that includes mostly papers that Dr. Hagerty inherited from the previous president, James Creese, and one created by Dr. Hagerty and his staff.  The collection also includes the outgoing correspondence of Dr. Hagerty and his staff, several of Dr. Hagerty’s speeches, and some reports submitted to Dr. Hagerty from leaders of the colleges and divisions of Drexel University.

This collection is partially processed.  A preliminary inventory is available in the archives; contact the archivist at archives@drexel.edu for more information.  Because the collection may contain confidential information, portions are currently restricted pending review by the archivist.