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Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Division of Environmental Research Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0999

Overview The Division of Environmental Research (DER) was established as a department of the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1947 by botanist and limnologist, Dr. Ruth Patrick. Originally called the Department of Limnology, the department was envisioned by Patrick as a multidisciplinary team of scientists devoted to helping protect the quality of the environment. Not only was environmental research a novel idea for the time, but the multidisciplinary nature of the research was also innovative. The...

Dates: 1952 - 1995

Found in: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Hahnemann University Academic Affairs records

Collection

Identifier: HU-003

Overview Hahnemann University’s long history began in 1848 with the founding of the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania. Over the years, the institution evolved in many ways, eventually becoming Hahnemann University and, later, the Drexel University College of Medicine. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, with the decline of homeopathy, Hahnemann re-invented itself as a nationally known academic medical center with prominence in cardiac surgery and cardiology, oncology, transplantation,...

Dates: 1848 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1994

Found in: Drexel University: College of Medicine Legacy Center

J. Percy Moore papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0505

Overview John Percy Moore (1869-1965) was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1912 to 1939, an Assistant Curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences from 1902 to 1938, and held several positions between 1920 and 1956 at the Ludwick Institute, which offered free lectures and courses in the natural sciences. He was also a world recognized authority on leeches. During his career, Moore named six genera, 229 species, five subspecies and four varieties of polychaetous annelids, or...

Dates: 1847 - 1963

Found in: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Library records

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Identifier: UR-05-002

Overview The Library records contains documentation of the Drexel University Library from its creation in 1891 to 2003. Drexel University Library has been housed in three different buildings; the Main Building (1891-1958), the Korman Center (1959-1982) and W.W. Hagerty Library (1983-2010). The library was also responsible for running the library school until 1962, with the exception of the years 1914 to 1922 when the library school was suspended. The documents in this collection constitute a record...

Dates: 1891-2013

Found in: Drexel University Archives

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