Drexel, Francis Martin, 1792-1863
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1792 - 1863
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Life and Travels of Francis M. Drexel [photocopy], circa 1830
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Copy of Francis M. Drexel's early memoir detailing his early life in Europe and after arriving in Philadelphia. Includes a preface by Katharine Drexel Penrose from December 1901.
Dates:
circa 1830
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- Diaries 1
- Family papers 1
- Genealogical tables 1
- Scrapbooks 1