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Office of Community Affairs records
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The Office of Community Affairs was founded in 1970 in order to coordinate revitalization efforts and establish cooperation between Drexel and community organizations in the West Philadelphia communities of Mantua, Powelton Village, and Belmont. Shortly after it was established, it took on responsibility for government relations as well and became the Office of Community Affairs and Government Relations. The two functions were handled by different staff members and jointly overseen by Vice President J. K. Lee Smith; community affairs operations were led by Frances Davis. Community Affairs was involved in planning and coordinating community service activities such as educational programs and scholarships, employment and youth corps, community health care, summer camps, and recreational activities. Later, the office represented Drexel in the West Philadelphia Corporation, a coalition of local colleges and universities interested in community and industrial development for West Philadelphia. In 1985, community affairs functions were moved to the Office of University Relations, where it remained more or less as a distinct unit under Mrs. Davis's leadership until 1993.
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 Chakah Fattah. Included are office reports, newspaper clippings, brochures, police reports, catalogues, photographs, press releases, fliers, correspondence, and the notes of Frances Davis.
Organization
Subject
- Community development, Urban -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Crime prevention -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Community and college -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Citizens' associations
- Drexel University -- History
- Neighborhood government -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Place
- Publisher
- Drexel University Archives
- Finding Aid Author
- David Kruidenier, Rob Sieczkiewicz
- Finding Aid Date
- revised 10/25/2023
- Access Restrictions
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Open for research use.
Collection Inventory
52nd Street Business Association, 1987.
Box 1
Folder 1
ABWHE Association of Black Women in Higher Education, Inc.
Box 1
Folder 2
Accident Report .
Box 1
Folder 3
Affirmative Action.
Box 1
Folder 4
Affordable Housing Convention.
Box 1
Folder 5
AFNA American Foundation for Negro Affairs.
Box 1
Folder 6
Allegheny Valley School.
Box 1
Folder 7
The Alliance for A Better Philadelphia .
Box 1
Folder 8
Alumni Records.
Box 1
Folder 9
American Council on Education.
Box 1
Folder 10
The Caring Center .
Box 1
Folder 11
Chaka Fattah.
Box 1
Folder 12
Community/University Council '83-'84 (Copy 1) , 1983-1984.
Box 1
Folder 13
Community/University Council '83-'84, 1983-1984.
Box 2
Folder 1
Community/University Council '85, 1985.
Box 2
Folder 2
Community/University Council '85 (2), 1985.
Box 2
Folder 3
Community/University Council '86-'88, 1986-1988.
Box 2
Folder 4
Community Volleyball.
Box 2
Folder 5
Concerned Black Men .
Box 2
Folder 6
Context.
Box 2
Folder 7
Correspondence Fran Davis .
Box 2
Folder 8
Crime Prevention Association - Executive Committee.
Box 3
Folder 1
Crime Prevention Association - Personnel .
Box 3
Folder 2
Crime Prevention Association - Report .
Box 3
Folder 3
Crime Prevention Association - West Philadelphia Community Center Advisory .
Box 3
Folder 4
The Critical Point by Chanell Moore - Drug free School Project , 1992.
Box 3
Folder 5
Delaware Valley Forum for Diversity in Higher Education .
Box 3
Folder 6
Department of Education Regional Meeting .
Box 4
Folder 1
Development .
Box 4
Folder 2
Drew Committee.
Box 4
Folder 3
Drexel Shuttle.
Box 4
Folder 4
Drexel University at 100 (An Education that Works).
Box 4
Folder 5
Drexel University Black Alumni Association (DUBAA) .
Box 4
Folder 6
Drexel Success .
Box 4
Folder 7
Drexel University Field Activity .
Box 4
Folder 8
Drexel University Phil-A-Job '91, 1991.
Box 4
Folder 9
Dunlap Community Center .
Box 4
Folder 10
Early Childcare Center .
Box 4
Folder 11
Early Childhood Enrichment Center .
Box 4
Folder 12
Ecology Group/Spraying.
Box 4
Folder 13
Economic Development Initiatives in West Philadelphia .
Box 4
Folder 14
Educators' Roundtable, Inc.
Box 5
Folder 1
Elwyn Institutes .
Box 5
Folder 2
Empowerment Committee.
Box 5
Folder 3
Faculty Government .
Box 5
Folder 4
Faculty Club - Handbook .
Box 5
Folder 5
Fast Facts - Department of Public Relations.
Box 5
Folder 6
Fast Facts - Public Relations .
Box 5
Folder 7
Federal Register - Special File .
Box 5
Folder 8
Fitzsimons Jr. High School .
Box 5
Folder 9
Food Service Menu Selector and Service Guide.
Box 5
Folder 10
Forum.
Box 5
Folder 11
Dr. William Gaither .
Box 6
Folder 1
Government Relations .
Box 6
Folder 2
Grace Lutheran Church .
Box 6
Folder 3
Congress William Gray III.
Box 6
Folder 4
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce .
Box 6
Folder 5
Greater Philadelphia Economic Development Coalition .
Box 6
Folder 6
Grove Association (Timothy Spencer, President) .
Box 6
Folder 7
Senator Freeman Hankins .
Box 6
Folder 8
Haverford Community Center .
Box 6
Folder 9
High School for Science and Engineering .
Box 6
Folder 10
History .
Box 6
Folder 11
Homeless.
Box 6
Folder 12
Horizon House .
Box 6
Folder 13
House of Umoja .
Box 6
Folder 14
"I Do Care".
Box 6
Folder 15
Inglis House Foundation .
Box 6
Folder 16
Inroads .
Box 6
Folder 17
Institute for the Study of Civic Values .
Box 6
Folder 18
Interfaith Council on the Holocaust .
Box 6
Folder 19
International Forum on Marketing and Finances .
Box 6
Folder 20
K. Leroy Irvis .
Box 6
Folder 21
ISI Daycare Center.
Box 7
Folder 1
Lambda Chi Alpha .
Box 7
Folder 2
Learning by DUing.
Box 7
Folder 3
Liquor Control Board .
Box 7
Folder 4
Literacy Program .
Box 7
Folder 5
Little Brothers/Friends of the Elderly .
Box 7
Folder 6
London Polytechnic .
Box 7
Folder 7
Lunch Truck and Related Matters.
Box 7
Folder 8
Manlin, Ronnie (Special Projects).
Box 7
Folder 9
Mantua Cluster , 1992.
Box 7
Folder 10
Mantua Community Planners, 1970s-1980s.
Box 7
Folder 11
Mantua Revitalization Project , 1987.
Box 7
Folder 12
Mantua Upward Bound Society, 1980s.
Box 8
Folder 1
March of Dimes , 1989-1990.
Box 8
Folder 2
Marietta Caterers .
Box 8
Folder 3
The Market at University Square .
Box 8
Folder 4
Mayor's Commission for Women, 1984-1985.
Box 8
Folder 5
Mayor's Commision on Literacy , 1980s.
Box 8
Folder 6
Mayor's Neighborhood Community Services Center , 1988-1991.
Box 8
Folder 7
The Mercy-Douglass Corporation (The Mercy Douglass Human Service Residences Inc), 1980s.
Box 8
Folder 8
Middle Years Alternative School.
Box 8
Folder 9
Middle States Association .
Box 8
Folder 10
Milcreek Townhouse Association.
Box 8
Folder 11
Mini-Police Station.
Box 8
Folder 12
Minority Achievement Program .
Box 8
Folder 13
Minority Students (DU).
Box 8
Folder 14
Misericordia.
Box 8
Folder 15
Mist Behavin.
Box 8
Folder 16
Mother Bethel (AME).
Box 8
Folder 17
NAACP.
Box 8
Folder 18
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.
Box 8
Folder 19
National Black MBA.
Box 8
Folder 20
National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
Box 8
Folder 21
National Neighbors Conference , 1988.
Box 9
Folder 1
Neighborhood Assistance .
Box 9
Folder 2
Neighborhood Assistance Act, WPC.
Box 9
Folder 3
Neighborhood Meeting (West Philadelphia) .
Box 9
Folder 4
News Clips .
Box 9
Folder 5
Office of Continuing Professional Education .
Box 9
Folder 6
Office of the President .
Box 9
Folder 7
Olivine's House of Flowers .
Box 9
Folder 8
Olympics of the Mind.
Box 9
Folder 9
Ombudsman.
Box 9
Folder 10
Opera North .
Box 9
Folder 11
Operation Pearl .
Box 9
Folder 12
O.S.I.R Office of Student Information.
Box 9
Folder 13
Parking (DU Areas) .
Box 9
Folder 14
Parkway, CA. 1974-75.
Box 9
Folder 15
Paths.
Box 9
Folder 16
Pathways to the Future.
Box 9
Folder 17
Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education .
Box 9
Folder 18
Pennsylvania Hospital.
Box 10
Folder 1
The Pennsylvania Report.
Box 10
Folder 2
PA Youth Apprenticeship Project.
Box 10
Folder 3
People Interested in University Community Relations.
Box 10
Folder 4
Personnel Office - Benefits.
Box 10
Folder 5
Philadanco.
Box 10
Folder 6
Philadelphia Area Labor Management Committee.
Box 10
Folder 7
Philadelphia Business & Tech Center.
Box 10
Folder 8
Philadelphia Electric Company.
Box 10
Folder 10
Philadelphia Futures.
Box 10
Folder 11
Philadelphia Refugee Services Center.
Box 10
Folder 12
Philadelphia Urban Coalition.
Box 10
Folder 13
Philadelphia Youth Services.
Box 10
Folder 14
Philadelphia Zoo.
Box 10
Folder 15
Physical Education Center.
Box 10
Folder 16
Physical Plant.
Box 10
Folder 17
PIC (Private Industries Council).
Box 10
Folder 18
Pinn Memorial Church .
Box 11
Folder 1
Planning + Construction.
Box 11
Folder 2
PODIUM (Professional Orientation of Drexel's Industrial Undergrad Minor).
Box 11
Folder 3
Powell, Chuck.
Box 11
Folder 4
Powel, School.
Box 11
Folder 5
Powelton Mantua Educational Fund.
Box 11
Folder 6
Powelton Post.
Box 11
Folder 7
Powelton Post 2.
Box 11
Folder 8
Powelton Village Civic Association.
Box 11
Folder 9
Powellton - Community Parking.
Box 11
Folder 10
Presbytery Church & Committee.
Box 11
Folder 11
Presbyterian/Neighborhood Partnership.
Box 11
Folder 12
Presbyterian - University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
Box 12
Folder 1
Presidential Series.
Box 12
Folder 2
Project Upward Bound.
Box 12
Folder 3
Provident National Bank/Community .
Box 12
Folder 4
Provost & VP for Academic Affairs.
Box 12
Folder 5
Psychological Services Center.
Box 12
Folder 6
Public Events.
Box 12
Folder 7
Ranlee Publishing, Inc.
Box 12
Folder 8
Reach-out Tutor Program.
Box 12
Folder 9
Reclassifications.
Box 12
Folder 10
Recreation, Dept. of.
Box 12
Folder 11
Re-enter.
Box 12
Folder 12
Remedial Education.
Box 12
Folder 13
Renaissance Center.
Box 12
Folder 14
Reports - Development & University Relations.
Box 12
Folder 15
Residential Living.
Box 12
Folder 16
Respect for Drugs.
Box 12
Folder 17
Resumé.
Box 12
Folder 18
James Roebuck.
Box 12
Folder 19
Safety & Security.
Box 12
Folder 20
School District.
Box 12
Folder 21
School Tours .
Box 12
Folder 22
Schykill River Heritage Park.
Box 12
Folder 23
Science Mobile.
Box 12
Folder 24
Senior Citizen Task Force.
Box 12
Folder 25
SEPTA.
Box 12
Folder 26
Sickle Cell Community Advisory Committee (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia).
Box 13
Folder 1
Southwest Belmont YWCA.
Box 13
Folder 2
Special Education PL 94-142.
Box 13
Folder 3
The Spring Nursery School for the Arts.
Box 13
Folder 4
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
Box 13
Folder 5
Stapeley in Germantown.
Box 13
Folder 6
Street Closing Ordinances.
Box 13
Folder 7
Summer-Winter Streets Action Association.
Box 13
Folder 8
Summer Youth Sports Program.
Box 13
Folder 9
Team FAD.
Box 13
Folder 10
Telecommunications .
Box 13
Folder 11
Temple University .
Box 13
Folder 12
Thanksgiving/Turkey's.
Box 13
Folder 13
Toys.
Box 13
Folder 14
Tribune Charities, Inc.
Box 13
Folder 15
Trustees' Meeting.
Box 13
Folder 16
Turkey's 90.
Box 14
Folder 1
Tutor Transportation.
Box 14
Folder 2
DU Tutoring Subcommittee.
Box 14
Folder 3
United Football League.
Box 14
Folder 4
United Nero College Fund.
Box 14
Folder 5
University Assembly Meetings, 1991.
Box 14
Folder 6
University Citigroup.
Box 14
Folder 7
University City Clean.
Box 14
Folder 8
University City High School.
Box 14
Folder 9
University City New School.
Box 14
Folder 10
University City Science Center .
Box 14
Folder 11
University of Pennsylvania .
Box 15
Folder 1
University of the West Indies.
Box 15
Folder 2
University Relations.
Box 15
Folder 3
University-School Preparation of Math/Science Teachers.
Box 15
Folder 4
Urban Involvement.
Box 15
Folder 5
Urban Involvement Profile Inventory.
Box 15
Folder 6
Urban Small Business Outreach.
Box 16
Folder 1
U.S. Department Health & Human Service.
Box 16
Folder 2
Vendor's Reception, 4/18/88.
Box 16
Folder 3
Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Box 16
Folder 4
Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Box 16
Folder 5
VP for Administration.
Box 16
Folder 6
Vice President for Research.
Box 16
Folder 7
Vice President & Treasurer.
Box 16
Folder 8
West Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (1), 1989.
Box 16
Folder 9
West Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2), 1989.
Box 17
Folder 1
West Philadelphia Coalition of Neighborhoods and Business .
Box 17
Folder 2
West Philadelphia Community Center.
Box 17
Folder 3
West Philadelphia Community Center/Membership Committee.
Box 17
Folder 4
West Philadelphia Community Mental Health Consortium.
Box 17
Folder 5
WPC Economic Development.
Box 17
Folder 6
West Philadelphia Corp. (Misc.).
Box 18
Folder 1
West Philadelphia District Plan Working Papers.
Box 18
Folder 2
West Philadelphia Education.
Box 18
Folder 3
West Philadelphia High School .
Box 18
Folder 4
West Philadelphia Partnership - 1987 (1), 1987.
Box 18
Folder 5
West Philadelphia Partnership - 1987 (2), 1987.
Box 18
Folder 6
West Philadelphia Partnership - Greening Committee.
Box 18
Folder 7
West Philadelphia Partnership Long Range Plan.
Box 19
Folder 1
West Philadelphia Partnership Newsletter.
Box 19
Folder 2
West Philadelphia Works - Chamber.
Box 19
Folder 3
West Powelton Concerned Community Council.
Box 19
Folder 4
West Powelton Concerned Community Council 2.
Box 19
Folder 5
Powelton Drexel Council.
Box 19
Folder 6
Powelton Drexel Council 2.
Box 20
Folder 1
Red Cross (American).
Box 20
Folder 2
Student Life.
Box 20
Folder 3
Summer Youth '89, 1989.
Box 20
Folder 4
Triangle - Questions & Answers.
Box 20
Folder 5
Carole Wharton.
Box 20
Folder 6
Wharton West Philadelphia Project .
Box 20
Folder 7
White/Williams Foundation.
Box 20
Folder 8
The Woodlands.
Box 20
Folder 9
Women's Alternatives Inc (Association of).
Box 20
Folder 10
Women's Enterprise Resource Center.
Box 20
Folder 11
Women's Studies Program.
Box 20
Folder 12
Dr. Wayne Wormley.
Box 21
Folder 1
Xmas Card List.
Box 21
Folder 2
Young Great Society.
Box 21
Folder 3
YWCA.
Box 21
Folder 4