Drexel Institute of Technology

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Staff Only

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College of Engineering records

Collection

Identifier: UR-04-007

Overview The College of Engineering is among the oldest colleges at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since its establishment in 1914, it has achieved many firsts. In 1915, it became the first school at Drexel permitted to grant a four-year degree; in 1919, it was the first to implement a cooperative education program, placing students in business, industrial and professional assignments as a component of their education; and, later, in 1925, it was the first to extend the cooperative...

Dates: 1930 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1973

Found in: Drexel University Archives / College of Engineering records

Harry C. Rippel papers

Collection

Identifier: MC-00-088

Abstract Harry Conrad Rippel (1926-2004) worked as a principal engineer at Franklin Institute Research Laboratory from 1952 to 1984 and was a leading authority on tribology, the study of friction, wear, lubrication, and the design of bearings. He studied mechanical engineering at Drexel Institute of Technology, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1952 and then a master’s degree in 1957. This collection contains the academic, professional, and personal papers of Mr. Rippel, spanning from 1943-2004,...

Dates: 1943-2004; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1984

Found in: Drexel University Archives / Harry C. Rippel papers

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Drexel Institute of Technology

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College of Engineering records

Harry C. Rippel papers

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