MacAlister, James (1840-1913)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1840 - 1913
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Book: Manual Training in the Philadelphia Public Schools, 1890
File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series III
Series description
From the Series:
MacAlister's book, Manual Training in the Public Schools of Philadelphia.
Dates:
Publication: 1890
Class of female students seated in a classroom with President MacAlister, undated
Item
Identifier: Subseries H
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
This series is arranged into subseries by department: art, domestic science and arts, engineering and science, library school, mechanic arts, secretarial, physical education, and unidentified. The bulk of the photos are from 1903-1904 and 1914-1915. Domestic science is the predominant subject. Folders are arranged chronologically within subseries; folders marked with prefix OV are located in box 2.
Dates:
undated
Department of Fine and Applied Art architecture class of 1900, 1900
Item
Identifier: Subseries A
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
This series is arranged into subseries by department: art, domestic science and arts, engineering and science, library school, mechanic arts, secretarial, physical education, and unidentified. The bulk of the photos are from 1903-1904 and 1914-1915. Domestic science is the predominant subject. Folders are arranged chronologically within subseries; folders marked with prefix OV are located in box 2.
Dates:
1900
Drexel Institute President James MacAlister by his office table , circa 1899
File
Caption
The President's office. President James MacAlister by his office table at the Drexel Institute
Dates:
circa 1899
Drexel University Collection records
Collection
Identifier: UR-11-001
Overview
This collection contains records that document various activities, developments, exhibits, and programs of the Drexel University Museum and its collections from 1797 until 2022. The bulk of records date from the 1930s to the 1980s. Materials in the collection include correspondence, research notes, catalogues, inventories, reports, clippings, newsletters, bulletins, news releases, photographs, grant applications, budgets, policies, pamphlets, floor plans, receipts, insurance policies and...
Dates:
1797-2022; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1988
James MacAlister papers
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-001
Abstract
James MacAlister (1840-1913) served as the first president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1891 to 1913. He was a proponent of vocational and technical education throughout his career. This collection documents his term as president, his views on education, and his involvement in the early history of the Drexel Institute. Records include MacAlister’s letters, a book that he published, lectures, and his personal notebook, as well as research notes believed to have...
Dates:
1889-1941; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1905
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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James MacAlister papers
letter from James A. MacAlister to Azeez Khayat, November 9, 1908
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains records documenting various activities, developments, exhibits, and programs of the Drexel University Museum and its collections from 1797 until 2022. The bulk of records date from the 1930s to the 1980s. The collection was discovered in a partially processed state, which has made its original order difficult to ascertain. However, notes suggest that the curators’ correspondence and notes were kept in chronological order, and thus this arrangement has been preserved...
Dates:
November 9, 1908
letter from James MacAlister to Dr. Morris Jastrow, Jr. , November 13, 1905
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains records documenting various activities, developments, exhibits, and programs of the Drexel University Museum and its collections from 1797 until 2022. The bulk of records date from the 1930s to the 1980s. The collection was discovered in a partially processed state, which has made its original order difficult to ascertain. However, notes suggest that the curators’ correspondence and notes were kept in chronological order, and thus this arrangement has been preserved...
Dates:
November 13, 1905
letter from James MacAlister to Florence N. Levy, editor of American Art Annual, February 25, 1909
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains records documenting various activities, developments, exhibits, and programs of the Drexel University Museum and its collections from 1797 until 2022. The bulk of records date from the 1930s to the 1980s. The collection was discovered in a partially processed state, which has made its original order difficult to ascertain. However, notes suggest that the curators’ correspondence and notes were kept in chronological order, and thus this arrangement has been preserved...
Dates:
February 25, 1909
letter from James MacAlister to Sarah Drexel Van Rensselaer, January 26, 1910
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains records documenting various activities, developments, exhibits, and programs of the Drexel University Museum and its collections from 1797 until 2022. The bulk of records date from the 1930s to the 1980s. The collection was discovered in a partially processed state, which has made its original order difficult to ascertain. However, notes suggest that the curators’ correspondence and notes were kept in chronological order, and thus this arrangement has been preserved...
Dates:
January 26, 1910
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- Photographs 2
- Women college students 2
- African American architects 1
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- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Administration 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Alumni and alumnae 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Curricula 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Faculty 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- History 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Planning 1
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry -- Sports 1
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- Education, Cooperative -- United States 1
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