MC 46 Jacqueline C. Mancall papers, 1974-2003, 6 cubic feet

The Jacqueline C. Mancall papers consist primarily of speeches, publications, conference materials, and grant records projects from the career of a Drexel information science professor.
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MC 9 Rosalind Schulman papers, 1974-1978, 1 cubic foot

Rosalind Schulman was a professor of economics in Drexel’s College of Business Administration from 1965 to 1979.  Before earning a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964, she spent twenty years as national research director for the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America.  read more >>>

MC 8 Bohdan T. Hnatiuk papers, 1963-1998, 2.33 cubic feet

Bohdan Taras Hnatiuk was a member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics from 1960 until 1995.  He was born in the Ukraine in 1915; earned his doctorate in engineering from the Technical University in Danzig, Germany, in 1945; and emigrated to the U.S. in 1949.  Before coming to Drexel he taught at the University of Notre Dame from 1951 to 1957 and at West Virginia University from 1957 to 1960.  read more >>>

MC 6 Belver Griffith papers, 1969-1986, 1 cubic foot

Belver Griffith was a professor at Drexel’s College of Information Studies from 1962 until his death in 1999.  He was widely known in the field of information studies for his work on scholarly communication in the sciences, bibliometrics, and citation analysis.  The Belver Griffith papers consist primarily of his correspondence with scholars studying scientific communication and information science, chiefly during the 1970s and 1980s.  read more >>>

MC 4 Howard Pyle collection, 1894-1940, .25 linear feet

Howard Pyle, noted American illustrator, was an art instructor who headed the Drexel Institute’s School of Illustration from 1894 to 1900.  This collection contains correspondence and pamphlets documenting Howard Pyle’s time as an instructor in the school of illustration at Drexel.  read more >>>

UR 4.2 Evening College records, 1948-1987, 29 cubic feet

The Evening School was one of the original departments established at the Drexel Institute during the first year of classes in 1892.  It offered purely technical, non-degree courses of study until 1950, when the Evening College earned accreditation to grant the B.S. degree.  The Evening College’s name was changed to University College in 1993, and it was briefly discontinued in 1993, when its programs were transferred to the College of Arts and Sciences.  The Evening College was re-established in 1997 as the College of Evening and Professional Studies.  The bulk of the collection comprises annual reports submitted to Drexel’s president by the dean of the Evening College, detailing the activities and accomplishments of each academic year from approximately 1950 to 1986.  The collection also contains a few other reports on topics such as student employment; a brief series of faculty meeting minutes from the 1930s and 1940s; lists of faculty and personnel directories; subject files; and faculty guides.

This collection is partially processed.  A preliminary inventory and partial folder list 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.  See the university archives’ policy on access to records for further information.

UR 6.8 Directories, 1956-2000, 1 cubic foot

Bound booklets containing contact information for students, faculty, and staff.

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

UR 8.1 Drexel Women’s Club records, 1927-1980, 5 cubic feet

The Drexel Women’s Club was founded in 1927 by the wife of Drexel’s president, Kenneth G. Matheson.  Membership was opened to female faculty and staff as well as the wives of faculty and administrators.  To fulfill its stated purpose of “promot[ing] good fellowship and to further the interests of the Institute in every way possible,” the Women’s Club began to offer student loans, scholarships, and awards.  In 1942, the club began to publish the Drexel News Letter, a publication sent to Drexel men serving in the armed forces during World War II, with news about happenings at Drexel and from its readers.  The Women’s Club has also sponsored card parties, plays, teas, and other benefit events such as fundraisers for its scholarship and loan funds.  Records in the collection include the club’s constitution, financial records, minutes, membership rosters, annual reports, subject files on events sponsored by the Women’s Club, newsletters, and a history of the club written in 1947.

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

UR 4.7 College of Engineering records, 1937-1979, 6.33 cubic feet

Three of the Drexel Institute’s original eleven departments taught programs that would eventually become part of Drexel’s early School of Engineering: the scientific department, the technical department, and the mechanic arts program.  In 1914, President Hollis Godfrey consolidated these departments into the School of Engineering, which was the first school at Drexel permitted to grant a four-year degree (in 1915), first to implement a cooperative education program (in 1919), and, later, first to extend the cooperative course from four years to five (in 1925).  In 1945, it became the College of Engineering.  The college offered its first graduate degrees in 1953.  It was briefly consolidated with the College of Science from 1964 to 1968, when it again became the College of Engineering.  The collection consists largely of annual reports submitted by the dean of the college to the president of Drexel, as well as manuscripts of annual reports.  It also includes the outgoing correspondence of college administrators and faculty members from 1967 to 1973, faculty and department head meeting minutes from 1937 to 1968, records on individual departments within the college, and other reports.

This collection is unprocessed.  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.  See the university archives’ policy on access to records for further information.

UR 3.8 Office of Research Administration records, 1960-1990, 1.5 cubic feet

This collection consists of quarterly reports produced by the Office of Research Administration. The reports summarize external funding received in the form of grants, research support, or contracted services provided by the university. They also list individual grant applications by faculty members and academic departments. Also included with the collection is a manual for the Office of Research Administration and a grant application to the National Science Foundation requesting support for building its research program.

This collection is unprocessed.  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.  See the university archives’ policy on access to records for further information.

UR 3.15 Dean of the Faculty marketing and management survey records, 1955-1956, 0.33 cubic feet

In 1955, the Drexel Institute of Technology initiated a management survey with support from the Ford Foundation’s Fund for the Advancement of Education. The consulting firm of Alderson & Sessions was hired to conduct the survey. The study was carried out in two phases: a management phase, which examined Drexel’s organizational structure and managerial effectiveness, and a marketing phase, which looked at Drexel’s appeal to students and its relationship to other Philadelphia institutions. This collection consists of records compiled by dean of the faculty Harry L. Bowman, who served on the Survey Advisory Committee. It includes three of the four volumes comprising the full final report: detailed analyses from the marketing and management phases of the project and statistical data compiled for the marketing phase. (A copy of the fourth volume, an executive summary of the entire report, is available in the Nesbitt College of Design Arts records). It also includes a file of correspondence and meeting minutes compiled by Dean Bowman.

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

UR 3.7 Dean of the Faculty records, 1948-1966, 0.33 cubic feet

This collection consists chiefly of annual reports submitted by the dean of faculty to the president of the Drexel Institute of Technology: Harry L. Bowman (b. 1899, dean of faculty 1953-1961), LeRoy A. Brothers (1904-1985, interim dean of faculty 1961-1962), and Kenneth G. Matheson, Jr. (b. 1902, dean of faculty 1962-1967). read more >>>

UR 9.2 Lindback Award Nominating Committee records, 1963-1986, 1.5 cubic feet

The Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching is given annually to recognize faculty members for excellence in teaching.  Drexel began granting the Lindback Award in 1961.  This collection consists chiefly of nominee application files, 1980-1986.  It also includes a brief set of background files on the award, dated 1963-1969, and a list of recipients from 1961 to 1984.

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.  See the university archives’ policy on access to records for further information.

UR 10.2 Biographical reference collection, circa 1930-2005; bulk dates 1965-1990,  11 linear ft.

This collection consists of files on individual people affiliated with Drexel, chiefly as faculty, staff, or students.  Most files contain media clippings, press releases, or articles about the individual; résumés or curriculum vitae; and forms and questionnaires filled out by the individual listing personal information and work history.

Portions of the collection are restricted because they contain confidential personal information about individuals affiliated with the university.  Consult the university archives’ policy on access to records for further information.

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PC 2 Ellen (Rushmore) McKeon collection, 1897-1898, 22 items

Ellen (Rushmore) McKeon graduated from Drexel’s department of domestic science and arts in 1898.  This collection includes photographs of instructors, students, and classrooms in the department of domestic science and arts.  It also has photos taken at Wissahickon Creek and three pictures from the women’s basketball team.  Identified individuals in collection are: Albert P. Brubaker, Ellen Morris, Katherine J. Coolidge, Helen M. Spring, Anna Anthony, and Maude G. Hopkins.

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

UR 6.3 Faculty authors collection, 1920-2005, 22 cubic feet

This collection contains copies of published and unpublished articles, conference papers, grant applications, and lecture notes by Drexel University faculty members, before, during, and after their tenure at Drexel.  It also includes bibliographies of faculty writings from 1977 to 1990 compiled for an annual research conference.  Related background material, such as faculty résumés and curriculum vitae, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc., can be found in the biographical reference collection located in the reading room of the Drexel University Archives.

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PC 3 Early photographs of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, 1885-1931, 2.56 cubic feet

This collection consists of photographs of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1891 to 1936. It includes photographs of the exterior and interior of the Main Building, men’s and women’s athletic teams, and students from various academic departments.

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PC 4 People photographs, 1880-2000 , 8 cubic feet

This collection consists of a series of files containing photographs of individual people, primarily Drexel faculty, trustees, and staff, as well as some alumni. Photos date as early as 1880 and as late as 2000, but are chiefly from the 1980s and early 1990s; many are undated. The bulk of the photos are black-and-white or color prints, but files also contain a few negatives and contact sheets. Some photographs transferred from the Office of University Relations have captions or annotations associated with them, providing dates and additional information about the subject of the photograph.

Although the provenance of the photographs is not known, it is believed that most were originally transferred to the University Archives from the Office of University Relations. Archives staff have also occasionally added photos to this collection as they are found among unrelated records or accessioned.

Some additional photographs of people are filed with biographies, CVs, newspaper clippings, and other materials about the individual in UR 10.2, the Biographical Reference Collection.

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