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Collaborative Exhibit, “truth* at Drexel,” Now on Display in the W. W. Hagerty Library

Submitted on April 1, 2024 - 12:13PM

Check out this new interactive exhibit from the Drexel Libraries and the National Liberty Museum.

Interview with Health Sciences Librarian Sarah Hughes

Submitted on January 30, 2024 - 2:32PM

Myleah Herbert, Drexel Libraries’ Marketing and Communications Assistant Co-op, sat down with Health Sciences Librarian Sarah Hughes to learn more about a new exhibit coming to Drexel.

Opening Reception & Film Screening: AIDS, Posters, and Stories of Public Health Exhibit

Submitted on January 30, 2024 - 2:02PM

Join us for a series of events in connection with the traveling exhibit AIDS, Posters, and Stories of Public Health, on display at Drexel February 12 - March 22.

"AIDS, Posters & Stories of Public Health” Exhibit Coming Soon to Drexel University

Submitted on January 17, 2024 - 4:02PM

The Drexel Libraries and the College of Nursing & Health Professions have announced a series of upcoming events, alongside a traveling exhibit set to open at Drexel University this February.

Drexel Students Curate an Exhibit on the History of Drexel’s Student Organizations

Submitted on November 17, 2023 - 4:27PM

The Drexel University Archives' latest exhibit, A Journey Through Time: Drexel Student Organizations Throughout the Years, is now on display in the W. W. Hagerty Library.

“Drexel Cartonera: Memorias al Cartón” Now on display in W. W. Hagerty Library

Submitted on March 15, 2022 - 10:54AM

The Drexel Libraries' new exhibit features original, hand-made cardboard books created by Drexel students for their Spanish 410 course. The exhibit is on display in the W. W. Hagerty Library through June 2022.

Drexel Libraries and Westphal College of Media Arts & Design to Co-Host Art Exhibition on Migration

Submitted on October 2, 2017 - 8:52AM

This fall, the Drexel University Libraries and Westphal College of Media Arts & Design are collaborating to bring the work of three artists to campus in an exhibit called Migration.

Dragons on the Gridiron: A History of Football at Drexel

Submitted on December 14, 2011 - 9:37AM

Drexel University Libraries invites you to two exciting events marking the opening of a new exhibition on the history of football at Drexel.

Wednesday, January 18th -- Coffee & Conversation Event, 4 - 6 PM Join alumni, faculty, students, administrators and friends for a conversation about the role of athletics in the University; past, present and future. Special Guests TBA. 4:00 - 5:00 PM, reception, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, conversation Coffee and Light refreshments will be provided.

Saturday, January 28th -- Homecoming Event, 11:30 - 1:30 PM Join the campus in celebrating Drexel's homecoming with this new exhibit from Archives and Special Collections. Featuring items selected by alumni of the football team, the exhibit will detail the history of the Drexel football. The event will feature special screenings of historic football films and remarks from football alumni. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please contact Jenny James Lee or 215-571-4095. Both events will be held in W. W. Hagerty Library at the corner of 33rd & Market Streets. A valid photo ID is required to enter the building.

Going National with Apple Computers: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - 11/10/11

Submitted on October 30, 2011 - 9:56PM

Thursday, November 10th from 6 - 8 PM Library Learning Terrace, 33rd & Race Streets Add to my calendar

In 1985, Steve Jobs visited Drexel to congratulate the University on its cutting edge decision to require all incoming students to have a personal computer. This project, the Microcomputer Project, changed learning at Drexel and inspired a culture of innovation. Join Drexel University Libraries for a special screening of the entertaining and informative documentary, Going National, produced by Dean of Pennoni Honors College, Dave Jones, Ph.D., which details the project and the cutting edge decision that Drexel took by choosing Macintosh computers. Following the film, a panel of special guests will speak about the film and the Microcomputer Project, as well as how technology can impact and influence learning.

Panelists: Dave Jones, Dean of Pennoni Honors College & Director of Going National Paula Cohen, Distinguished Professor of English Sheldon Master, member of Apple's first dedicated sales force, President/Owner at Haddonfield Micro Associates, Inc. John Gruber, Apple enthusiast, writer, blogger and Drexel alumnus

Moderator: Youngmoo Kim, Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Assistant Dean of Media Technologies

This event is in conjunction with Access Everywhere: Computing at Drexel, 1984 - Present, an exhibit mounted by the Drexel University Archives. The exhibit is on display at W. W. Hagerty Library from October 18, 2011 - December 10, 2011.

Archives Exhibit: Researching Diversity at Drexel

Submitted on August 10, 2011 - 3:28PM

Drexel University Archives presents a new exhibition, 'Researching Diversity at Drexel,' opening August 10, 2011. The exhibition contains documents from the University Archives and essays written by students in Professor Sharon Brubaker's English 103 classes that explore issues of race, gender and cultural diversity at Drexel. Drexel opened its doors in 1891 as a technical school dedicated to educating men and women students of all races, religions, and backgrounds. However, the history of diversity at Drexel, as at any institution, is complex. Were students of color welcome in Drexel's fraternity and sorority scene? How were international students treated? Which departments had women students and faculty when Drexel was founded, and how did the distribution of women change over time? These are some of the questions that this exhibition addresses.

Exhibit Opens: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Opening Reception: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 5 - 7 PM * Location: W. W. Hagerty Library, 33rd & Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA

* Opening reception, with coffee and conversation about researching and documenting diversity, will take place at Hagerty Library from 5 PM - 7 PM on August 17, 2011. This event is free and open to the public.

Archives Event: Dragon's Salute to Service

Submitted on July 25, 2011 - 12:43PM

'Dragon's Salute to Service' July 7 - August 1, 2011 Visit the James E. Marks Intercultural Center Exhibition Gallery this July for a special exhibit: 'Art & Artifacts.' This exhibit features 'Freedom's On Me,' the work of renowned multimedia illustrator and U.S. Army Corporal Poto Leifi, and 'A Snap Shot of Drexel's Veterans,' an archival history of veterans on campus. The exhibit will be on display throughout the month of July.

Sponsored by: The Office of Veteran Student Services and The Veteran's Task Force at Drexel, ARMY ROTC at Drexel, the Drexel University Archives and the Office of Equality and Diversity.

Presidential Party

Submitted on February 22, 2011 - 1:37PM

Raise a glass to the Drexel's presidents past at Hagerty Library, today from 4-6p.m. Drexel University Archives will be celebrating the opening of its most recent exhibit: 'Dear Mr. President: Letters to and from the Drexel Presidents.' Find the party and the exhibit this afternoon from 4-6p.m. near the stair well on Hagerty's first floor. The exhibit includes correspondence to and from students, parents, faculty, alumni and the public, and demonstrates the changing role of academic leaders since the founding of the Drexel Institute 120 years ago.

New exhibition: A Legacy of Art, Science & Industry

Submitted on April 19, 2013 - 4:50PM

Letters, photographs and objects from the collections of the University Archives are on display now through the end of May in the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery (3401 Filbert St).

Maya: Then, Now, and the All That Is All

Submitted on June 6, 2012 - 9:00AM

Between the Fog and the Desert: What the Gargoyle Sees Isn't Pretty

Submitted on May 31, 2012 - 9:00AM

To mark the Libraries' current exhibition, Inventing the Page: Student Literary Magazines at Drexel, the Archives' blog is featuring a series of essays about past literary magazines by Drexel alumna and Archives volunteer, Martha Cornog. The exhibition runs until June 11, 2012, on the first floor of W.W. Hagerty Library.

All's Unfair in Love and War: The Roaring Twenties, the Depression, and World War II in Drexerd

Submitted on April 23, 2012 - 12:00PM

To mark the Libraries' current exhibition, Inventing the Page: Student Literary Magazines at Drexel, the Archives' blog continues its series of essays about past literary magazines by Drexel alumna and Archives volunteer, Martha Cornog. Inventing the Page is on display at W. W. Hagerty Library until June 11.

Echo of Things to Come: Drexel's First Literary Magazine

Submitted on April 16, 2012 - 9:00AM

To mark the Libraries' new exhibition, Inventing the Page: Student Literary Magazines at Drexel, the Archives' blog will feature a series of essays about past literary magazines by Drexel alumna and Archives volunteer, Martha Cornog. The new exhibition opens Wednesday, April 18, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. at Hagerty Library.

When It Rains, It Pours: Game Ball and Dinks

Submitted on February 23, 2012 - 11:20AM

Ever since learning about the dink while working on our Fall 2010 exhibition, 'Greetings on Thee, Little Guys: A History of Freshmen at Drexel,' Archives staff have wished for one of these blue and gold beanies to add to the Archives' collections. That wish has finally come true.

Coffee and conversation about computing

Submitted on October 19, 2011 - 10:30AM

Last night, Drexel faculty, students and staff gathered at Hagerty Library to mark the opening of the University Archives' newest exhibition, Access Everywhere: Computing at Drexel, 1984 - present.

Historical display marks National Hazing Prevention Week

Submitted on September 27, 2011 - 9:00AM

To lend some historical perspective to National Hazing Prevention Week, photographs and documents from the Drexel University Archives are on display at the Creese Student Center until Friday, September 30. The items demonstrate changing socialization rituals at Drexel and are drawn from our fall 2010 exhibition, 'Greetings on Thee Little Guys: A History of Freshman at Drexel.'

Exhibit and discussion: Researching Diversity at Drexel

Submitted on August 15, 2011 - 1:29PM

Our latest exhibition, 'Researching Diversity at Drexel,' opened August 10. This week we'll be hosting an opening reception with coffee and conversation about researching and documenting diversity.

Congratulations Graduates

Submitted on June 10, 2011 - 9:00AM

Drexel's two-day commencement begins today.

A Taste of Things to Come: Computing at Drexel, 1946-1984

Submitted on May 11, 2011 - 12:00PM

To mark the opening of the Archives' newest exhibition, 'Access for Everyone: Computing at Drexel, 1946 - 1984,' Archives volunteer Martha Cornog explores one dimension of that history.

Save the date: May 11 exhibition opening reception

Submitted on May 4, 2011 - 1:20PM

Please join us for a reception to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition, 'Access for Everyone: Computing at Drexel, 1946 - 1984' on Wednesday, May 11th from 4 to 6 PM in W. W. Hagerty Library.

New exhibition opens tomorrow: 'Greetings on Thee, Little Guys: A History of Freshmen at Drexel'

Submitted on September 21, 2010 - 11:02AM

Intrigued by those mysterious, covered display cases on the first floor of Hagerty Library? Tomorrow at 4 p.m., all will be revealed.

Brigadier General Herman Haupt

Submitted on June 24, 2010 - 9:15AM

As the 1862 Railroad Act placed the railroad and telegraph lines under government jurisdiction, civilian railroad experts were given military status. One such man was Herman Haupt (1817-1863), a native of Philadelphia and civil engineer well-known for his genius.

A Reception for a New Exhibition!

Submitted on January 25, 2010 - 6:36PM

'A Manner Worthy of their Importance': Drexel's Standish Collection of Rare Books Reception to be held on Wednesday January 27th from 4 to 6 p.m on the lower level of Hagerty Library

November 18, 2009 exhibition reception at Hagerty

Submitted on November 10, 2009 - 8:00AM

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 Hagerty Library, 33rd and Market Streets.

Veterans' Day exhibition now on display in the Main Building

Submitted on November 9, 2009 - 9:00AM

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.

Banned Books Exhibition Reception Tomorrow!

Submitted on September 29, 2009 - 11:00AM

This week is Banned Books Week! A new exhibition titled Banned Books, Banished Writers and Historic Bonfires: Tales from the Rare Book Collection is currently on display on the lower level of Hagerty Library.