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Charles R. Barker student scrapbook
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MC-00-090
Scope and content note
Charles R. Barker compiled this scrapbook while a student. The scrapbook contains a circular on general information of the Drexel Institute, as well as pamphlet circulars on: the Department of Mechanic Arts, Science Departments – Physics, Chemistry – Business Department, Technical Departments – Cooking, Millinery, Dress Making – and the Department of Physical Culture. Also included are programs for organ recitals and free lectures, invitations to memorial services for A.J. Drexel and G.W....
Dates:
1892-1899
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Collection on McDonald and Hinton histories of Drexel Institute
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-073
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...
Dates:
1940-1966
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Day College advertising scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: UR-03-016
Scope and content note
This scrapbook contains advertisements for the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry ranging from the spring of 1923 to December 1925. It has copies of gender-specific letters sent to high schools and colleges from across the region and country advertising the library science and home economics programs as well as the cooperative program for engineering and business. This scrapbook also contains newspaper clippings pertaining to commencement ceremonies and Drexel Institute’s...
Dates:
1923-1926; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1925
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Early photographs of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry
Collection
Identifier: PC-00-003
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1891 to 1936. It includes photographs of the exterior and interior of the Main Building, men’s and women’s athletic teams, and students from various academic departments.
Dates:
1885-1936; Majority of material found within 1891 - 1915
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Hollis Godfrey papers
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-011
Overview
Hollis Godfrey (1874-1936) served as president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1913 to 1921. He was educated as an engineer at Tufts, Harvard, and MIT, and he later taught at MIT and served as an administrator at the School of Practical Arts in Boston. The collection contains correspondence, including a series of letters between Godfrey and the poet Vachel Lindsay; Dr. Godfrey's publications, manuscripts, and speeches; administrative records from the Engineering...
Dates:
1915-1936
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Kenneth G. Matheson administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-003
Overview
This collection contains the files of Kenneth G. Matheson, president of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry from 1922 to 1931. As he took office, Matheson and the Institute faced many challenges, including financial difficulties, decreasing enrollments, outdated facilities, and a generally dissatisfied university community. The files contain correspondence with faculty, parents and students which documents the numerous, positive changes Matheson helped to initiate during his...
Dates:
1921-1932
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Library School scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: UR-04-026
Overview
This collection consists of seven scrapbooks that document the curriculum and operations of Drexel's Library School between the years of 1891-1914.
Dates:
1891-1914
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Office of the President records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-005
Overview
This collection consists of subject files created by the Office of the President during the tenures of the first six presidents of the Drexel Institute: James MacAlister (1840-1913, president 1891-1913), Hollis Godfrey (1874-1936, president 1914-1921), Kenneth Matheson (1864-1931, president 1921-1932), Parke R. Kolbe (1881-1942, president 1932-1942), George P. Rea (1894-1978, president 1942-1944), and James Creese (1896-1966, president 1945-1963), as well as during the interim presidency of...
Dates:
1891-1965; Majority of material found within 1913 - 1954
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Parke R. Kolbe administration records
Collection
Identifier: UR-01-004
Abstract
Parke Rexford Kolbe, the Drexel Institute's fourth president, served from 1932 to 1942. Before coming to Drexel, Dr. Kolbe was president of the University of Akron from 1913 to 1925 and of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn from 1925 to 1932. As Drexel's president, Dr. Kolbe presided over the decentralization of Drexel's administration and the development of educational programs to support national defense as the threat of U.S. involvement in World War II loomed. The bulk of the...
Dates:
1931-1941
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
Trustees' Committee on Name alumni survey cards
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UR-09-003
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of postcards containing the responses received from the alumni and faculty surveyed regarding the name change. Each card contains an alumnus's name and address and their preference of name.
Dates:
1934
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
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