PC 16, E. Lee Goldsborough photographs of Tidewater Granary fire, 1956, 47 items
The collection contains forty-seven photographs of the aftermath of the Tidewater Granary elevator explosion in March, 1956. The photographs show firemen working, damaged buildings, rubble, and several surrounding buildings still intact. One of the four surrounding buildings affected by the blast was Drexel’s Student Union Building, which was holding classes for the Evening College at the time of the grain elevator explosion. 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 >>>
UR 4.8 Graduate School of Library Science Placement Office alumni cards, 1895-1973, 3 cubic feet
Drexel’s Graduate School of Library Science (later the College of Information Science and Technology) was founded as the Library and Reading Room during the Drexel Institute’s first year of operation in 1892. It was closed by President Hollis Godfrey in 1914 and reopened as the School of Library Science in 1922. This collection consists of two alphabetical sets of index cards containing information about graduates of the library school from the 1890s to the early 1970s. Each card contains an alumnus’s address, initial job placement, and subsequent jobs held. The cards are arranged in two alphabetical sets: one from 1895 to 1914, and the other from 1924 to 1973.
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 5.8 Kenneth Garson collection, 1979-2008, 1 cubic foot
This collection is largely composed of information relating to the LibQUAL+ program. Material relating to this topic includes conference booklets, survey results, brown bag presentation notes, and program comments. There is also some content specific to the Drexel University libraries, including student satisfaction surveys, closing hour exit studies for the years 1985-1988, and the 2006 and 2008 library budgets. A mini-cd, a few flyers, brochures, and informational booklets are included; most of these materials deal with the IRT department. Some Drexel-related ephemera are also included with the collection.
This collection is unprocessed; 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 10.5 Office of Government Relations records, 1981-1996, 5.33 cubic feet
In 1970, the Office of Community Affairs took on responsibility for government affairs efforts and became the Office of Government and Community Affairs. Government affairs staff lobbied in Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pa., with the goal of increasing government funding for research, securing state aid, and generally raising the profile of the university locally, nationally, and internationally. In 1985, government affairs functions were moved to the Office of University Relations. This collection consists of subject files compiled by government relations staff from 1981 to 1996. It contains files on particular legislators documenting lobbying activities, on individual bills and laws, and on state and federal aid, as well as reports on and proposals for public funding for higher education.
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. Consult the university archives policy on access to records for further information.
UR 1.9 William S. Gaither administration records, 1981-1987, 10 cubic feet
Drexel’s ninth president, William Samuel Gaither (b. 1932), received a Ph.D. in civil engineering and in 1970 became dean of the College of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware. He served as president of Drexel for three years before resigning in October of 1987, after being accused of sexual harassment in April and receiving a vote of no confidence from the faculty in June. The Gaither papers chiefly consist of a set of subject files on organizations, university offices and departments, special projects, and administrative topics. The collection also contains a record of Dr. Gaither’s outgoing correspondence from June 1984 to December 1986 and a box of certificates presented to him at his inauguration.
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.
UR 1.2 Hollis Godfrey administration records, 1914-1922, 0.33 cubic feet
Hollis Godfrey (1887-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. During his tenure at Drexel, he reorganized the institute’s independent departments into three schools, discontinued a number of programs, and standardized the schools’ curricula into systematized two- to four-year programs of study leading to formal degrees. Dr. Godfrey left Drexel in 1921 to establish and direct the Council of Management Education. He later became president of the Engineering Economics Foundation. This collection consists of records from Dr. Godfrey’s term as president of Drexel, including his publications and manuscripts, speeches, and correspondence. The majority of the records are dated 1914-1922, except for a small number of newspaper clippings from later in Dr. Godfrey’s career.
MC 11 Hollis Godfrey papers, 1920-1936, 0.54 cubic feet
Hollis Godfrey (1987-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, and he later taught at MIT and served as an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston. He was interested in scientific management, management in education, and the role of engineering education in national defense. Dr. Godfrey left Drexel in 1921 to establish and direct the Council of Management Education, and he later became president of the Engineering Economics Foundation. This collection contains correspondence, including a series of letters between Godfrey and the poet Vachel Lindsay; Dr. Godfrey’s publications, manuscripts, and speeches; administrative records from the Engineering Economics Foundation; and publications collected by Dr. Godfrey, including some pamphlets and periodicals dealing with economics, national security, and the Jewish “threat.”
