As engineering played a major role in the education of cadets, this building remained an important facet of the PMC campus. It was demolished in the 1960s to prepare for the building of dormitories and the School of Engineering was moved to...
Ford Plant Closes, 1961. Opened in 1927, the plant’s assembly line switches to building tanks during World War II. Lee Iacocca, later CEO of Chrysler, gets his start in the auto business working at the Chester plant.
Building of Interstate 95 in Chester, Early 1960s. In 1956, President Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act, declaring an interstate highway system crucial to a strong national defense. Stretching from Maine to Florida, I-95 contributes, as...
Chester Civil Rights ""Sit Down"" Protest. Stanley Branche and the militant Chester Committee for Freedom Now begin nearly a year of demonstrations in 1963, largely focusing on school desegregation. This image shows a March 1964...
Chester Committee for Freedom Now Protesting, Spring 1964. The Chester Committee for Freedom Now demands better jobs and rent control for the city. Photograph by Jack T. Franklin. Courtesy of the African American Museum in Philadelphia
National Civil Rights Leaders Gather, Spring 1964. Mr. Garrison, Malcolm X, Gloria Richardson, Woody Woodlyn, and Dick Gregory meet to discuss the campaign to desegregate the schools in Chester. Malcolm X is assassinated less than a year later....
Eisenhower Visits Campus, 1963. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first PMC Honorary 1st Captain. John Lance Geoghegan presents General Eisenhower with a plaque and the sabre that is symbolic of the rank.
Greater Chester Movement (GCM) Founded, 1964. Governor Scranton and Chester business and civic leaders form the GCM, with PMC President Clarence Moll as chair, to address Chester’s underlying economic problems. The GCM becomes the Federal...
Barry Goldwater . Often referred to as “Mr. Conservative,” Goldwater is the PMC Commencement speaker in 1964, the year he becomes the Republican Party’s nominee for President.
Name Changes to PMC Colleges, Fall 1966. PMC Colleges’ new structure includes Pennsylvania Military College and its civilian counterpart, Penn Morton College.
Name Changes to PMC Colleges, Fall 1966. PMC Colleges’ new structure includes Pennsylvania Military College and its civilian counterpart, Penn Morton College.
Nursing Begins at PMC Colleges, Fall 1966. Twelve women enroll in Penn Morton College under a joint program with the Crozer Foundation College of Nursing. Nursing becomes a popular undergraduate program on campus, allowing students to earn an RN...
