Drexel family
Family
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Drexel family, ca. 1934-1938 , 1934-1938
File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series IV
Scope and contents note
family trees, correspondence
Dates:
1934-1938
Drexel family collection
Collection — Box: OV1
Identifier: MC-00-001
Abstract
The Drexel family, children and descendants of Francis M. Drexel (1792-1863) and Catherine Hookey (1795-1870), have been a prominent Philadelphia family since the 1840s. The fortune of the family was built on Francis Drexel's brokerage firm Drexel & Co., whose business and partnerships were further expanded by Drexel's sons including Anthony J. Drexel (1826-1893), the founder of Drexel University. The collection contains correspondence, memoirs, genealogical charts, newsletters,...
Dates:
1826-1996
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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Drexel family collection
James Creese, 1950-1963
Series
Identifier: Series VII
Scope and content note
Series 7: Creese, James, 7 folders, is a small series primarily containing items which were collected during his presidency and not items directly from him. There are personnel matters, including the hiring of Kenneth G. Matheson, Junior at Drexel and other administrative issues.
Dates:
1950-1963
James Creese administration records
Collection — Box: OV13, oversize: unknown container
Identifier: UR-01-007
Overview
James Creese served as the president of the Drexel Institute from 1945 to 1963. His tenure began with a tremendous influx of students in the post-WWII years and continued to oversee tremendous growth of the Institute, both in the physical expansion of its campus and in the development of its academic programs, especially in engineering and cooperative education. Such extensive development required major capital investments, for which two major fundraising campaigns were undertaken during...
Dates:
1941-1967
John R. Drexel III and Alice Troth Drexel papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-071
Scope and content note
This collection consists of five series: Books, Correspondence and Personal Papers, Ephemera, Objects, and Photographs.The first series, Books, 1881-1921, contains scrapbooks, notebooks, and the log of Alice and John Drexel’s yacht, the Sultana, as well as two copies of Henry Troth: Sept. 4, 1794-May 22, 1842, a privately published book about Alice Troth’s grandfather.The second series, Correspondence and personal papers, 1812-1975, contains mostly personal letters...
Dates:
1812-1988
Richard D. Breslin administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-010
Overview
This collection consists chiefly of subject files on administrative, academic, and financial topics compiled during the term of Drexel president Richard D. Breslin. The collection also contains material relating to his inauguration as president, his personal files, speeches, and the implementation of his Strategic Plan. The bulk of the collection covers 1988-1994, the time span Dr. Breslin was in office, but there are many earlier files dating from William S. Gaither's term as president...
Dates:
1966-1996
William Rasmussen diary
Collection — Box: SA1
Identifier: MC-00-027
Scope and content note
Contains a photocopy of William Rasmussen's personal diary, detailing a three-year world cruise of J.R. Drexel's steam yacht, the Sultana, from 1890 to 1892. The diary describes the ports and cities they visited during the voyage. They set sail from New York City and stopped first in Bermuda, from where they crossed the Atlantic via Madeira and then on to Europe, where they sailed along the coast into the Mediterranean. Also included are photocopies of several photogaphs (including the...
Dates:
1890-1905; Majority of material found within 1890 - 1892
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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William Rasmussen diary
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