Student record books
Scope and content note
This collection of record books lists Drexel Institute students from the years 1892-1914. It includes student records from the following classes and departments: architecture (1895-1902, 1912-1914), art (1893-1905), domestic science (1892-1915), mechanic arts (1892-1906), mechanical drawing (1899-1900), machine construction (1899-1900), and normal course/teacher training (1893-1916). The collection also includes a record of scholarships (1892-1902), a record of diplomas and certificates awarded (1893-1914), and a record of enrollment by department (1892-1893).
Dates
- 1892-1916
Access restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Administrative History
The Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry was founded in 1891 and began enrolling students in 1892. Under its first president, James MacAlister, the earliest academic departments included art (including a School of Illustration run by noted illustrator Howard Pyle), business, domestic economy, a library school, mechanic arts, teacher training, the scientific department, the technical department, and lectures/evening classes. The second president of Drexel, Hollis Godfrey, consolidated these departments into four schools: engineering, domestic science and arts, the secretarial school, and the evening school.
Extent
6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection of record books lists Drexel Institute students from the years 1892-1914. It includes student records from the following classes and departments: art (1893-1905), domestic science (1892-1915), architecture (1895-1902, 1912-1914), mechanic arts (1892-1906), mechanical drawing (1899-1900), machine construction (1899-1900), and normal course/teacher training (1893-1916). The collection also includes a record of scholarships (1892-1902), a record of diplomas and certificates awarded (1893-1914), and a record of enrollment by department (1892-1893). Student record books for the art department during the years of Howard Pyle's School of Illustration are a part of this collection.
Arrangement note
Arranged by department.
- Title
- Student record books1892-1916
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Megan Manchester
- Date
- 2006
- 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