Drexel University Archives

Surprise! The Drexel University Archives has two previously unidentified letters by A.J. Drexel, our enigmatic university founder. Read more about the process of realizing the significance of these letters at the link below. https://www.library.drexel.edu//20/March/AJDrexel_Letters/

Did you know that the father of University founder Anthony J. Drexel was an Austrian immigrant and artist? This self-portrait by Francis Martin Drexel from the Drexel Collection is from around 1817, when he was 25 and had only just arrived in Philadelphia. Read more about his exciting life and travels on the Drexel Family Digital Archive. https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net

September 15, 2020! We're offering an intro to the University Archives & how they can help with your research. Learn more:

Calling all #Drexel students, faculty, staff, & alumni! We're seeking volunteers to help record how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the University community for our Pandemic Stories: COVID-19 Documentation Project. Get all the details on our website: https://www.library.drexel.edu/ar/overview/COVID19_Stories/

#FantasticFactsandFirstsFriday In 1905 Bella da Costa was appointed Pierpont Morgan's Librarian. She would later be named the first director of The Pierpoint Morgan Library. https://www.messynessychic.com//she-was-a-black-libraria/

We support and stand behind this statement from @pacscl's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee. The statement includes a list of resources for documenting protests and police abuse. We encourage our colleagues to add to and share these resources: http://ow.ly/RaHR50zWR3Z

You can now enjoy even more of Drexel's past from home. 30 more years of Lexerd yearbooks are available online! Browse 1950-1980 here: http://ow.ly/lRAB50z6Rrp (image of sleepy couple from the 1966 issue)

We're closing the W. W. Hagerty Library - including the Archives - at 10 a.m. today. We hope to see you all soon!

We are now accepting possible explanations for this page in the 1923 Lexerd yearbook. https://idea.library.drexel.edu/islando/object/idea%3A10955

Thank you to everyone who attended our first ever Tales of the Dragon event on Friday! Watch this space for announcements of future @drexellibraries events about Drexel's past.

Happy Valentine's Day to this anonymous archives fan! <3 (Stop by Hagerty today to tell us what you love about Drexel Libraries)

We would love to know how some of these ambitions from the 1919 Lexerd yearbook worked out. (We believe in you, Louise!) https://idea.library.drexel.edu/islando/object/idea%3A10951

Grab a friend and a (non-alcoholic) drink and a mullet and join us for some 90s films about ethical science!* Register here for our Tales from the Dragon event this Friday, 2/14: http://libcal.library.drexel.edu/event/6336520 *mullet optional but encouraged

Put on your finest visor and join us for our new Tales of The Dragon event series, featuring digitized films from Drexel's archives! Friday, 2/14 at 12PM in Hagerty L33. All are welcome, but please register here: http://libcal.library.drexel.edu/event/6336520