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...

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...