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Estate of Anthony J. Drexel records
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-087
Overview
Following Anthony J. Drexel’s death in 1893, his estate was managed by a group of trustees for over half a century. The Estate of Anthony J. Drexel records include ledgers and other account books for the estate as a whole and for the individual trusts that were set up for Drexel’s descendants in accordance with his will.
Dates:
1893-1976
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Livingston Biddle photograph albums
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-098
Content Description
Livingston Biddle, Sr. (1877-1959), a nephew of George W. Childs Drexel (1868-1944), compiled the three albums in this collection, which document international voyages the family took from 1905 to 1914 on George Drexel’s yacht, Alcedo. The albums record at least two separate journeys. The photographs depict landscapes from the deck of the Alcedo, cities, rural areas, and religious sites, and the activities of the travel party. These activities include sightseeing, hunting, and meeting people...
Dates:
1905-1914
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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