Themes in Drexel History
Recommended collections in the Drexel University Archives
Prepared for HIST298 History of Philadelphia, Professor Scott Knowles, Spring 2009
AJ Drexel and the founding of the Institute | Architecture | Co-operative education | Drexel’s neighborhood, Mantua/Powelton | Local economy | Medical, scientific and technical research | Performing Arts | Student demographics | Women’s education
AJ Drexel and the founding of the Institute
- Drexel family collection, 1826-1991
- James MacAlister papers, 1889-1941
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, dedication ceremonies
- James MacAlister papers, 1889-1941
- “Of particular interest in the collection are letters to Booker T. Washington and Andrew Carnegie and correspondence with James Wilson and Wilson Brothers & Company, the architectural firm that designed Drexel’s first two buildings.”
- Buildings and campus photographs, 1891-2001
- “Some additional photographs of campus locations and buildings are filed with campus plans, newspaper clippings, and other materials about the development of Drexel’s buildings and campus in UR 10.3, the Buildings and campus reference collection.”
- Planning, Design and Construction photographs, 1965-2002
- Drexel buildings timeline, 1891-2007
- UR 1.2 Hollis Godfrey Administrative Papers (Series II)
- UR 1.3 Kenneth G. Matheson Administrative Papers
- UR 1.5 Office of the President Papers
- UR 1.7 James Creese Administrative Papers (Series I, sub-series A, H, I, K)
Drexel’s Neighborhood, Mantua, Powelton
- Office of Community Affairs records, 1973-1992
- The Triangle (newspaper) (2004-2009 available on the Triangle website, earlier issues are in the Archives)
- W. W. Hagerty administration records, 1944-1987
Medical, scientific and technical research
- Drexel University College of Medicine Archives and Special Collections
- Assistant to the President patent records, 1966-1982
- Long-range planning records, 1984-1987
- Faculty authors collection, 1920-2005
- Drexel University Bulletin, 1924-1957, 1977-1981 (Periodicals collection)
- Dance Ensemble performance recordings and programs, 2004-2008
- Programs and invitations collection, 1892-1965 (bulk 1892-1915)
- Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment Electronic Records, 1998-2005
- Student record books, 1892-1916
- Office of the Registrar records, 1941-1978
- Drexel University College of Medicine Archives and Special Collections
- Nesbitt College of Design Arts records, 1894-1993
- Early photographs of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, 1885-1931
- Kenneth G. Matheson Administrative Papers
- Parke R. Kolbe Administrative Papers (Series II)
- Office of the President Papers (Series IV, V, and VIII)
- James Creese Administrative Papers (Series I, subseries A, C, I, K)