Philadelphia Area Archives

Collection of Wheel Charts, Wheel Calculators and other Circular Ephemera, 1920-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 box, 7 items, linear feet)
Abstract:: Small collection of two-dimensional interactivity of complex information packaged in an informational design requiring hand - eye coordination of using a wheel chart. Perhaps the best example is the lumber scale to determine the necessary lumber required to build a specifically determined structure or the necessary cement required to make a cubic yard of concrete.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Bethlehem Steel Site's Transformation Related Newspaper Clippings Collected by Cate Cameron, 1987-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet (1 carton)
Abstract:: A collection of printed material (mostly newspaper clippings) about the transformation of Southside Bethlehem, PA from a closed-down steel mill site to redeveloped arts and cultural heritage site for (ArtsQuest and Musikfest) a casino, an arts pavilion of indoor and outdoor theater venues, restaurants, an industrial museum, an industrial historic site and a public broadcasting television station.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Bethlehem Historic Musical Programs and Booklets, 1850-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear feet ([1] box)
Abstract:: Primarily the musical performance programs are from the Moravian Seminary for Women's Music Department but also a few commencement programs are included and community musical events.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Construction Photographs of Bridge Over 9th Street in Chester, Pennsylvania, 1925-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear feet (1 box, 28 items)
Abstract:: 28 black & white photographs documenting the destruction of the old one and construction of the new bridge over 9th Street in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1925 to 1926.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Drexel family collection, 1826-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9.3 cubic feet
Abstract:: The collection contains correspondence, memoirs, genealogical charts, newsletters, pamphlets, family reunion material, scrapbooks, legal documents, publications, and newspaper clippings related to the descendants of Francis Martin Drexel. Includes a diary written by Francis Martin Drexel in 1826-1830 and three letters authored by Anthony J. Drexel, the founder of Drexel University. The bulk of material dates from the twentieth century and is contained in eleven volumes of scrapbooks that begin with the death of Anthony J. Drexel in 1893.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Special Libraries Association. Philadelphia Chapter, 1919-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: The Philadelphia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association was founded in 1919 as a local library organization, the Special Libraries Council of Philadelphia and Vicinity, to promote the collection, organization, and dissemination of information to executives, research directors, and employees of industrial firms. In 1933 the Council affiliated with the Special Libraries Association, an international professional association for librarians and information professionals working in non-traditional library settings. The collection consists of publications issued by the chapter as well as bylaws, minutes, reports, and other administrative records dating from its founding.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Hollis Godfrey papers, 1920-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.54 cubic feet
Abstract:: 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 Economics Foundation, which Godfrey led in the 1920s; and publications collected by Dr. Godfrey, including some pamphlets and periodicals dealing with economics, national security, and the Jewish "threat."

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Eleanor Reeves scrapbook, 1931-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 cubic feet
Abstract:

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Kokka Magazine collection, c. 1904-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of a series of oversized, handmade books on the history of Japanese art. In addition to text and notations, the books contain both color and black-and-white full-page illustrations by numerous Japanese artists. The books seem to run in a number of separate series within the collection, and are written entirely in Japanese.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Scrapbook on the Van Rensselaer Dormitory cornerstone laying, 1931-1931

Extent:: 2.0 folders
Abstract:

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]