Scope and Contents This is a collection of architectural plans and papers related to the buildings occupied by the Academy of Natural Sciences. Included are blueprints of the Academy's 19th street complex and renovations, 1970s; schematic diagrams and blueprints of Academy spaces, 1979-1981; files on 19th St. garden and Quarry Street house, 1963; a framed print by Tom Jackson showing the Academy's 19th and Race façade; 1979 plans for a projection booth; study reports for renovations to Research Wing and the...

Scope and content note This collection consists of approximately 5 c.f. of blueprints and other architectural drawings or surveys relating to the construction, renovation, or landscaping of various locations on Drexel University campus between 1930 and 2000.Most well represented are the construction of campus libraries (Hagerty Library and what is today the Korman Center) and dormitories (Van Rensselaer Hall, Kelly Hall, Calhoun Hall, Caneris Hall); the collection also includes plans of renovations to...

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This collection contains building plans and proposals, booklets, memos, and newspaper articles on various Drexel University campus expansion and development programs from 1947 to 1983. Arranged chronologically.

Scope and content note This collection contains items relating to the career and life of Drexel alumnus William B. Shoe. The bulk of the collection deals with his business life, with business licenses, blueprints and professional correspondence. There are also a number of photographs related to the launch and construction of his projects. The personal life of Mr. Shoe is primarily represented in his personal narrative, and with the inclusion of some photographs of students taken at the Drexel Institute, though he...