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Contact Us:
215-895-6706
archives@drexel.edu

The Drexel University Archives and Special Collections acquires, preserves and makes available records, manuscripts, visual materials, and publications related to the history of Drexel University.  The archives has material related to Drexel’s founders as well as Drexel students, faculty, academic departments, administrative offices, and campus organizations. The special collections house rare books, historical manuscripts, and other materials donated by the patrons of Drexel.

The university archives relies on the Drexel community to preserve its history and heritage.  If you have materials that you would like to see preserved by the archives, please visit the records transfer/donations page for more information.

The archives welcomes those from outside of the Drexel community to use our material.  For information about our policies visit the about us page.  The first time visitors page includes an introduction to archives and guides on using archival material.

Please direct all questions to the university archivist at archives@drexel.edu or 215-895-6706.


September's Spotlight

Research Day 2010

Research Day 2010 is Thursday, April 15.  Want to make your poster available to interested viewers after Research Day is done?  Consider adding it to iDEA, Drexel's electronic archives Contact us if you're interested in learning more or submitting your poster.  To see past posters, click here and go to the Research Day community for your school or college.

Drexel Archives Blog

8/19/10 - Save Drexel History (and clean out your office)
As the institutional memory of Drexel, the Archives collects, preserves and makes accessible the records of the University. You’ll sometimes find us here in Hagerty Library, but just as often we’re in MacAlister or Curtis or Main, listening to faculty and staff tell us about what they do and the records they create. After one [...] >>>

7/16/10 - July 22 processing workshop full; Archives closing at 2 p.m. today (July 16)
Researchers and processors be warned. Our July 22 workshop is now full. We’re now taking names for the waiting list. Folks on the waiting list will have first priority for the next workshop. Also, the University Archives will close at 2 p.m. today for a library event. See you on Monday! [...] >>>

7/1/10 - Your questions about archives answered – on video
Colin Saunders of the iSchool at Drexel produced these videos about archives and the archival profession for Professor Susan Davis’s class.  They are all quite brief so check them out! Question 1: Archives and Archivists: Perspectives, experience, and open discussion Question 2: What do you enjoy most about being in an archives or working with [...] >>>

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I find out more about the history of Drexel's medical school?

Check out the Drexel University College of Medicine Archives for more information about the College of Medicine, as well as earlier institutions like the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann Medical College.