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College of Engineering records
Collection
Identifier: UR-04-007
Overview
The College of Engineering is among the oldest colleges at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since its establishment in 1914, it has achieved many firsts. In 1915, it became the first school at Drexel permitted to grant a four-year degree; in 1919, it was the first to implement a cooperative education program, placing students in business, industrial and professional assignments as a component of their education; and, later, in 1925, it was the first to extend the cooperative...
Dates:
1930 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1973
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Evening College records
Collection
Identifier: UR-04-002
Overview
The Drexel Evening College was founded in 1891, as the Department of Lectures and Evening Classes within the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry, and held its first classes in 1892. A program of study geared towards working adults, it offered courses in drawing, decorative painting, modeling, woodcarving, stained glass, mathematics, bookkeeping, stenography and typewriting, chemistry, physics, shop work in wood and iron, cookery, dressmaking, millinery, physical culture,...
Dates:
1921 - 1993; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1988
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
George W. Childs scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-038
Overview
The George W. Childs scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and correspondence, with occasional photographs and other ephemera. The topics are primarily Mr. Childs' career, business and philanthropic activities.
Dates:
1855-1874
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Harry C. Rippel papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-088
Abstract
Harry Conrad Rippel (1926-2004) worked as a principal engineer at Franklin Institute Research Laboratory from 1952 to 1984 and was a leading authority on tribology, the study of friction, wear, lubrication, and the design of bearings. He studied mechanical engineering at Drexel Institute of Technology, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1952 and then a master’s degree in 1957. This collection contains the academic, professional, and personal papers of Mr. Rippel, spanning from 1943-2004,...
Dates:
1943-2004; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1984
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
J. Walter High Philadelphia history videos
Collection — Container: SA3
Identifier: MC-00-092
Dates:
1979-1983
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Library records
Collection
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
Office of Community Affairs records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UR-10-004
Scope and content note
This collection consists primarily of subject files related to neighborhood redevelopment organizations, community groups, and institutions with which the Office of Community Affairs was involved. Also included are files on the various projects and activities sponsored or supported by Drexel through the Office of Community Affairs, administrative files collected from other Drexel offices and departments, and subject files related to prominent West Philadelphia community leaders such as...
Dates:
1973-1992
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Richard E. Schramm professional papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-115
Overview
Richard E. Schramm (b. 1935) has worked for Schramm, Inc. in different capacities over several decades, including president of the company and chairman of the Board of Directors. As the heir of his family business, Richard worked his way through the ranks until he became executive vice president in 1974, president in 1985, and president & chairman of the Board of Directors in 1988. In 2005, Richard stepped down to a part-time role in the company and became known as past chairman when...
Dates:
1918-2022; Majority of material found within 1974-2016
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Schramm, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-091
Overview
Schramm, Inc. is a manufacturing company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, that has had strong ties to Drexel University for almost one hundred years. Founded by Christian D. Schramm in Philadelphia in 1900, the company moved to its current location in 1917. In its early years, Schramm sold small gasoline engines and portable air compressors, but in recent decades the firm has specialized in the manufacture of drilling equipment. The Schramm, Inc. records include board and stockholders’...
Dates:
1836-2018; Majority of material found within 1900-1983
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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