http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives Historical photographs and other interesting documents from the Archives' collections, as well as information about the Archives Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wednesday afternoon a new exhibition went up in our display cases on the lower level of Hagerty Library and the Archives held an opening reception in honor of the new display. The exhibition titled: It’s (Not) Always On-Line: Reference Materials from the Rare Books Collection. Highlights reference books from the Rare ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=636 In the next few weeks, three of the Archives' largest unprocessed collections will have new finding aids* online.  Two iSchool graduate students, Laurie Rizzo and Eric Rosenzweig, are processing three of our collections: Evening College records, College of Engineering records, and Library records.  As mentioned in this space earlier this ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=613 Mark your calendars!  The University Archives will host an opening reception for the new exhibition, It's [Not] Always Online. Curated by Estelle Markel-Joyet, Archives intern and iSchool student, the exhibition focuses on reference books of the last 500 years.  The reception runs from 4-6 p.m. on the Lower Level of ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=610 Next time you're in Main, be sure to step up to the third floor to see the University Archives' newest exhibition,  Scholars who Served: a History of Drexel's Veterans. The exhibition runs for one week only, November 9-13, and features photographs, news clippings, brochures, and letters that illustrate Drexel's long ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=608 The University Archives will close at 2:00 today, Friday, October 23, due to an unfortunate combination of illness and staff training. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you next week!  Keep studying, students! [caption id="attachment_604" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Secretarial school, accounting class, no date"][/caption] http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=603 iSchool alumna Martha Cornog, MA, MS, and Timothy Perper, PhD, editors of Graphic Novels Beyond the Basics:  Insights and Issues for Libraries, will discuss graphic novels tonight at 5:00 at Hagerty Library.  The event is presented by SCALA,  Drexel University's Student Chapter of the ALA. http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=595 The University Archives will close at 3:45 today, Thursday, October 15, so that staff can attend a meeting. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you Friday! http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=593 The first National Coming Out Day was organized by the Human Rights Campaign on October 11, 1988. Philadelphia activists celebrated on October 22 with a day-long series of performances and workshops. Click the image below to read the Triangle's 1988 report on the event, and read about the history of National ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=585 Wonder why Google's homepage doodle featured a barcode today?  October 7 is the anniversary of the first patent for a barcode, awarded to Drexel alumni Bernard Silver '47 and Norman Joseph Woodland '47. See their patent for a Classifying Apparatus And Method on Google patents. For more information about N.J Woodland, see this ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=582 You have one hour left to enjoy the food, prizes and eResources at Hagerty Library's 1st ever eResources Fair until 2 p.m. today We're offering food, prizes, and giveaways as you learn more about the terrific resources Drexel Libraries provide. There are wonderful opportunities for knowledge and fun found online ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelarchives/?p=580