George W. Childs collection

1845-1967

MC 10, 1 cubic foot

George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, a noted philanthropist, and a longtime friend of Anthony J. Drexel.  He was influential in encouraging Drexel to establish a school for the education of men and women, and he served on the institute's board of trustees from the school's founding until his death.  The bulk of the collection consists of scrapbooks containing clippings published on the event of Childs's death and shortly after it.  The rest of the collection consists of publications about Childs, memorial addresses in his honor, and some correspondence, including a letter signed by President Grover Cleveland from 1891.  Most of the material is from the 1890s, but a few later articles and letters about Childs were found with the collection.

This collection is partially processed.  A preliminary inventory is available in the archives; contact the archivist at archives@drexel.edu for more information.