Drexel University -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Athletics name files
Collection
Identifier: UR-07-027
Dates:
1931-1998; Majority of material found within 1976 - 1998
Department of Athletics photographs
Collection
Identifier: PC-00-007
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs of individual athletes and team sports from 1931 to 2001. It is arranged into two series: photographs of people, and photographs arranged by sport.
Dates:
1931-2001; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1991
Department of Athletics records
Collection — Box 34
Identifier: UR-07-001
Scope and content note
The Department of Athletics Collection is divided into 10 series; Administrative Subject Files, Athlete Name Files, Varsity Club Files, Sports Banquet Files, Press Information, Athletic Conferences, Sports Schedules and Newspaper Clippings, Athlete name files, History of Drexel Athletics Manuscript, Promotional Material. Series are arranged chronologically, except the subject files which are arranged alphabetically. Certain series have subseries which are themselves arranged...
Dates:
1948-2004
Drexel Institute of Technology anniversaries collection
Collection
Identifier: UR-06-017
Overview
Materials in the Drexel Institute of Technology Anniversaries Collection provide a unique perspective in the planning efforts of 4 anniversary celebrations at Drexel, also known as Founder's Day. The materials span 1951-1966, and anniversary celebrations were held once every 5 years: 1951, 1956, 1961, and 1966. Materials are all in paper format and include correspondence, memoranda, notes, programs, program outlines, agendas, speech transcripts, brochures, committee files, invoice and...
Dates:
1951-1966
Drexel University deeds of trust, charter, and by-laws
Collection
Identifier: UR-02-004
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of booklets containing copies of the charter, bylaws, deeds of trust, and other related documents such as extracts from the wills of Anthony J. Drexel. Early booklets also include the names of board members and lists of committees. Also included with the collection are a small set of legal documents pertaining to the 1943 transfer of the securities granted by Anthony Drexel to the institute's endowment fund, and an oversize handwritten exemplar of the 1891 deed of...
Dates:
1891-1977
Drexel Women's Club records
Collection
Identifier: UR-08-001
Scope and content note
Records in the collection include the club's constitution, financial records, minutes, membership rosters, annual reports, and subject files on events sponsored by the Women's Club. The collection contains both the Drexel News Letter, published during World War II for Drexel community enlistees, and a later newsletter for club members. A brief history of the club, written in 1947 by its history committee, is also included in the collection.
Records of different formats are generally...
Dates:
1927-1986
Faculty Council records
Collection
Identifier: UR-06-001
Overview
The records of the Faculty Council provide comprehensive documentation of the early activities and the nearly century long development of the Faculty Council, the elected body of representatives of the faculty of Drexel University. The Faculty Council had numerous name changes which are represented in the meeting minutes; Institute Faculty (1947) and University Faculty (1970). The materials date between 1894-1989, with a gap in materials from 1897-1902 and 1904-1912. The bulk of the...
Dates:
1894-1989; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1979
Found in:
Drexel University Archives
/
Faculty Council records
Federation of Engineering and Scientific Societies records on Engineers Day
Collection
Identifier: UR-06-021
Scope and content note
The collection comprises two series containing a variety of materials: program brochures, correspondence, meeting minutes, constitutions and bylaws, personal notes, press clippings, procedures guides, bills, text of speeches, chronologies, forms, budgets, photos, and lists. The earliest document in the collection is dated 1952 and the most recent dated 1982.Most of the documents fall into the series labeled Engineers Day records by year. These documents mostly pertain to planning...
Dates:
1952-1982
John J. Nesbitt, Inc. and family records
Collection
Identifier: MC-00-063
Abstract
Albert J. Nesbitt was the first child of John J. Nesbitt, the founder of John J. Nesbitt, Inc., which manufactured heating and ventilating units for schools in the early twentieth century. In 1941, Albert became the president of the company after his father's death. The company continued producing heating and cooling elements for schools. During World War II, the company devoted their facilities to produce munitions for the Philadelphia Ordinance District for which they were awarded four...
Dates:
1910s-1970s
Nesbitt College of Design Arts records
Collection
Identifier: UR-04-009
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records of Nesbitt College of Design Arts and its predecessor departments from 1894-1993. The collection is divided into fourteen series: Accreditation and Teacher Certification, Administration, Associate Dean Lois Pearson, Dean Marjorie Rankin, Domestic Science Archive, Early Childhood Learning Center, Events, Fundraising, Histories, Honors Day, Kappa Omicron Nu Honors Society, Promotional Materials, Publications and Recipes. All are arranged alphabetically...
Dates:
1894-1997