Papers, 1869-1929.

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Papers, 1869-1929.

Speeches given by Drinker as president of Lehigh University, president of American Forestry Association, and as a supporter of war preparedness and the Students' Army Training Corps movement during World War I; reminiscences; certificates; diplomas; honorary memberships; and financial records kept as a student at Lehigh University. Speech topics include the university, events in Bethlehem, Pa., including the influenza epidemic, education and its role in wartime, military preparedness and training, League of Nations, and conservation.

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American Forestry Association.

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Drinker, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1850-1937

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College president. From the description of Papers, 1869-1929. (Lehigh University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28416050 ...

Lehigh University.

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Founded in 1865, Lehigh is a research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is a coeducational, nondenominational, private university, home to more than 4,700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students. The university offers majors and programs in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. From the description of Lehigh University "Administr...

United States. Army. Students' Army Training Corps

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The establishment of Students' Army Training Corps units was authorized by the Selective Service Act of 1917. The Students' Army Training Corps utilized the facilities, equipment, and faculty of colleges and universities to select and train officer candidates and provide technical and vocational training during World War I. The unit at Oregon Agricutural College (OAC) formed in early 1918 and included officer trainees as well as draftees to be trained as toolmakers, foundrymen, machinists, auto ...

League of Nations

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