Collection on McDonald and Hinton histories of Drexel Institute
Scope and content note
This collection contains materials related to two histories of Drexel Institute: Edward D. McDonald and Edward M. Hinton, "Drexel Institute of Technology 1891-1941: A memorial history," which was published in 1942; and Edward D. McDonald, Edward M. Hinton, and Margaret S. Hinton, "Drexel Institute of Technology 1891-1966: A Philadelphia story," which apparently was never published. Included are a set of source cards compiled for use in writing the 1942 history, three copies of the typescript for the 1966 history (which differ in small details), a sample chapter on student health from the 1966 history, and correspondence. The collection was assembled by University Archives staff.
Dates
- 1940-1966
Creator
- Hinton, Margaret S. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Background note
During the lead-up to its fiftieth anniversary in 1941, Drexel Institute commissioned two professors in its English Department, Edward D. McDonald and Edward M. Hinton, to write a history of the institute, which was published by Drexel in 1942. A quarter-century later, Drexel asked Hinton, joined this time by his wife, Margaret S. Hinton, to revise and update the history for publication in conjunction with the institute's seventy-fifth anniversary in 1966. They completed a full-length manuscript but apparerently the work was never published.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Unknown.
Creator
- Hinton, Margaret S. (Person)
- McDonald, Edward D. (Person)
- Hinton, Edward Martin (1903-) (Person)
- Title
- Collection on McDonald and Hinton histories of Drexel Institute1940-1966
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matthew Lyons
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Drexel University Archives Repository
W. W. Hagerty Library
3300 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 United States
215.895.6706
215.895.2070 (Fax)
archives@drexel.edu