MC 41 Mary S. Irick Drexel scrapbook, 1917-1956, 1 volume

This scrapbook contains news clippings describing Mary S. Irick Drexel’s work as the Chairman of the Bureau of Canteen Service of the Pennsylvania-Delaware Division of the American Red Cross during World War I. read more >>>

UR 3.15 Inventory of buildings, furnishings, and items, 1921-1922, 0.5 cubic feet

This collection consists of an inventory of buildings, furnishings and items in the Main building, East Hall (now Randell Hall), North 33rd Hall, and Powelton Hall.  The inventory was conducted between 1921-1922 and consists of 3×5 index cards arranged by floor/room number.  read more >>>

UR 4.10 College of Information Science and Technology records, 1892-2002, 16.33 cubic feet

Includes records of:

• College of Information Studies
• School of Library and Information Science
• Graduate School of Library Science
• School of Library Science
• Library School
• Library Department

What is now the College of Information Science and Technology (previously the Library and Reading Room, 1892-1914; School of Library Science, 1922-1954, Graduate School of Library Science, 1954-1978; School of Library and Information Science, 1978-1984; College of Information Studies, 1984-1995) was founded in 1892 when the Drexel Institute opened its doors.  This collection spans the entire history of the college, but the bulk of the material is administrative records (reports, faculty and staff meeting minutes, personnel files, grants, curriculum, etc.) dating mostly from the 1950s through the 1990s.  The collection also includes some student records; materials about specific deans, directors, and alumni; a series relating to the Rush Building; publications; publicity materials; photographs; and programs and memorabilia.  Some of the files contain letters by Guy Garrison, retired dean of the college, who was responsible for transferring the collection to the archives.

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UR 2.2 Investment Committee records, 1924-1996, 1.42 cubic feet

Includes records of:

• Finance Committee
• Endowment Fund Trustees

The Drexel Institute’s first finance committee was established in 1891 as a standing committee of the Board of Managers, which merged with the Board of Trustees in 1894.  It appears to have been dissolved or become less active in the early 1920s.  In 1924, when the Institute initiated its first endowment campaign, a group called the “endowment fund trustees” was established to oversee the money raised during the campaign.  The endowment fund trustees stopped meeting in 1943, and a new finance committee took over its oversight of the endowment interest and principal.  The finance committee was renamed the investment committee in 1987.  This collection consists chiefly of the minutes of these committees from 1924 to 1995. A small series of administrative files is also included.

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.