Drexel University Archives, Drexel Family Materials
Title
Drexel University Archives, Drexel Family Materials
Creator
Drexel University
Description
This is a sub-collection showing all Drexel family-related materials on this site that are held by the Drexel University Archives.
Publisher
Drexel University Archives
Collection Items
Carbon copy of a letter from James MacAlister to Katharine Drexel, circa 1899-1900.
This letter from James MacAlister, the first president of the Drexel Institute of Arts, Science, and Industry, to Katharine Drexel, circa 1899-1900, asking for Mother Katharine to send funds to cover Nash’s tuition and expenses. The letter preserved…
"Drexel Fund Aids Negroes and Indians," November 2-5, 1945.
!["Drexel Fund Aids Negroes and Indians," November 2-5, 1945.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/0140d148dcfb9654dcb6c36e7db17287.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=nWWbTSoRoG9xgrO-N4vMQgO8g2HhnXn8QR5s%7E9nZTQXcIAyBeY0lvhWAOgCCxm6qEsr4ROG4eo7QmWCEUJl3CGRUv0vY8pAj4QppYy6vaTVn1gNbcEZFEA8vXYJkgLcHnHPdyfGkoi3m8-BuxsuE16yZjg7EkRa48edDJw1UmvJRWAES55Cu7mjrrPbyi5koiq-B3oALyHRJimunmVv%7EKbTswKEJ%7EoiKdtIpgmME-G-Mt5c2mNvNjFIiRLx0aLo4vj%7EA30LTu4dEugYOWN2LOGj9E5GWWBJwEBcj7hw9jl%7EsMPzNqjmOaCnFOmRl46d18Z9bqZhY8WSLk7kHtjy66w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""Drexel Fund Aids Negroes and Indians," November 2-5, 1945.")
After the death of Louise Bouvier Drexel Morrell in 1945, the bulk of the inheritance went to Saint Katharine to continue to fund schools and missions serving African American and Native American communities.
“S.Y. Sultana off Dartmouth, England. My second Home for 15 Years. World 3 Year Cruise.” William Rasmussen diary excerpt [photocopy].
![“S.Y. Sultana off Dartmouth, England. My second Home for 15 Years. World 3 Year Cruise.” William Rasmussen diary excerpt [photocopy].](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/807932d661f3ca8c425ab0ddee4a30bf.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=Vkl4vWLs6Q4TxShyPMRwd48bXguyZtGsXZfkQF6vSzZQx52dZ88PQL-k6A5RK2DB3SHdDF1yhKakod0VWKjLSc4ypY-WP49cngKLotXNXjJQEytGE1bwu%7ExbeYqKXpgIZoeUFTvEQBgQOKmOQTqJ9SVyI5HG4jTZIkcOsurfDvs4EaAPcjlfrY1Q%7ESSkG4eaWJZ0mTV6WhqmR0QSWNu2VuEPwhbVnnvcPM9sk96aFtvwzo2sjX54v28b6ae79xLPrpSKKcQ3HRzDT%7Ec7hbIZsDhQVmIponIHdXnMJniQd%7EN--i5CcJJkgp24kI37JNsLhYptSSWuqm2L1emkLFqRtg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "“S.Y. Sultana off Dartmouth, England. My second Home for 15 Years. World 3 Year Cruise.” William Rasmussen diary excerpt [photocopy].")
Photocopy of a diary page showing a picture of the Sultana and an 1893 portrait of William Rasmussen.
!["Music collection given institute: Rare instruments of Mrs. George Drexel [Mary S. Irick Drexel] put on display." June 2, 1938.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/b07491ab3e79cdc53e9cb2b875874452.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=Sz%7Eyn8VPftF8x4MhJvQYmK-H9bmwjKQTbFItg-Otf-qaZ7SMQ218syeCZZDMETRnteMC2AlDi5NcmDh9rDEnGo3RUGT50KVqwj1dXaP-WeXpaTI7GmYhqLjZIGnvPRNfTXEoZDrFwiURFKyx7iOhpxezo7f-RgiXTLP7T2UqAJ5hIwZLeupxHwBTHdNyFQJy8GIaWSl9dI1xbDrzQG8p4VqRHr1GJWo1WbTJ7P0-6-NDckmBSES22OuxoEHI%7EoeuMJaDswu-Q1GPzURjsN1wL76zYlvWyUPTCvQzmaJFJE8UujmGcBqmrNOPDJIcmKQduoPfEnMGmnRGSMNYaNkrQw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""Music collection given institute: Rare instruments of Mrs. George Drexel [Mary S. Irick Drexel] put on display." June 2, 1938.")
![“In the Monkey Temple at Benares. Isiah David, our excellent + faithful guide, is shown in white ???? on left.” 1905-1914. [Durga Kund Temple, Varanasi, India.] Volume II page 42.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/4a56b473b8e72391fff17f7b84800a93.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=nuouYU%7EeUrQknk5KJYqALwAzR3Bi6so%7Ex5u2cHjjVnB%7E2MTZvnJARvE8qjk4i1LDdiKcGIoAGqaTlGBEH7%7EZIag5f54RNYQqQqG5KOm6MiPzliRQ1f0Hh-J8bYpZzXUL5a68z6Ye4EhG1GUCQyuRKtsMuUeAKHPZ8ACkh9dV-ROvGO%7E95xwbxYUUNDMVsksYjm7mJWe9lHK-VvUn1Rd3WU3hy1Ry83StQ5dfoEGVZuK7sujb-zkbmFIz33XXm3nO0zRZ4ussDrAOw1nNycFivJKvIHaNoA5pdj%7E9Oh66cytJT%7EsWInCWRex5ro4ULDvqCV6LMmwqVWYy594IUkP7eA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "“In the Monkey Temple at Benares. Isiah David, our excellent + faithful guide, is shown in white ???? on left.” 1905-1914. [Durga Kund Temple, Varanasi, India.] Volume II page 42.")
“Method of carrying babies. [Zoological Gardens,] Karachi, India [now Pakistan].” Volume I, page 16.
![“Method of carrying babies. [Zoological Gardens,] Karachi, India [now Pakistan].” Volume I, page 16.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/386a60044d03fc314e7dea60e3cce38b.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=YI2d%7EJeLItwBPQpR5hB3r4yFqORYA%7EnlcCYZ3u4ZwGIo6%7EopE6xly2pxQqkFis0Y3mcjfr9gI12-QqKsSsF6he7fyPGSoLQuMLI9cZfqSErJsB91KfEaZ6EGl3Z3n%7EvgILBU4DToT7St16PnnkpVuIj8lMcbdxb69D6EGITOeywlXzk%7EiAFJ-GvJQPJdm62RqzmaZdk4LJQNHcrXk8T1WpuPmUn8K8DSF-dScPRqmRq1HTAGn67atV7203zTi27qH%7Ec45ZZarFFCYf%7EsS0GNCt4eYPMVOfDRr2PpUWvps3ZKj1Po42%7Efg9euC2ytEfrYkU%7EjmaqMd2u7ocykBcSNvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "“Method of carrying babies. [Zoological Gardens,] Karachi, India [now Pakistan].” Volume I, page 16.")
![“At the market place in Goroet [Garut, West Java of Indonesia]. Women selling sarongs.” Volume III, page 14.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/2ac7b3adf8b342e471df9a1899b0e78f.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=Svlj9WfIjIeeJJu3eqxelwEgUM59NpyRd3yapIBbzx95Adl%7ErmG5WHZhTamNM%7E4-R7aevGMkIXNDERaA1b66CK9qhIJIiCRHWbgsc7B--Tr%7E5Ttdq-S0oYythXwop5v5Qs4XhGR4gDU2i4Doas2sfeony%7Ex9mN3bQrfzBg-g5gv5zgYknHZixYYCkb%7EJw01j2PKZniSA4U2X-ITv4DyofM5PWJoOUYymIUNmqVjdJ3pfRx3ThrWBksVrfhOZARDoyB-8UgzevjVBZ1mENreZZvaTVHpq7tHL2-k9KuAF3NTrkYzQlDdydjmGiIJUfypwB6zilzCc7Wc1WjVdBRrozQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "“At the market place in Goroet [Garut, West Java of Indonesia]. Women selling sarongs.” Volume III, page 14.")
![“One method of conveyance in Teneraffe [Tenerife, Canary Islands].” 1905-1914. Volume I page 75.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/47155d36106d63eedf4c4a9838edecc1.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=jBFG%7ES8fwQZXbqlFIf8K34l4y3gvBfxaVGYREbPZ3TxIkFHRnTW1uBVbiDJg6UyLrp7Pse2kAG197R-BWWo8pwZCSlgJKXtdopWeAYFyJLWOcK6xeehLeguJgg90iufDQwvfNuPt7i1lnZ2deRQM1cxYaf5tWQZGPB0XAIIpH6CKUPiT%7E5Y-8%7EN5MfmpOnxvplD0XLAUy2pLWcb5nDviHM3YZAdFr79WWDGqN1fe6KFQlouMJ4xnHxu37QsV1xg8FQZNlo-o2B7N1JSL0skjdcARF78qgPIjo0QQGeT0NC95htKgULinn%7EDk4pu0gIQkPyZJfVXChtdoIdbwDuAT0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "“One method of conveyance in Teneraffe [Tenerife, Canary Islands].” 1905-1914. Volume I page 75.")
!["The way Mrs. D. travelled in Kotonu [Cotonou, Benin], also every other non-walker.” 1905-1914. Volume I, page 62.](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/53843/archive/square_thumbnails/f180520b63a67324a30508d8a0e62262.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=hY45oJPzaY%7E8LrnJbMDLCb-FtnYLGoa6uqQf0eLaHFk3QceoM23NCttAXLDEZhMV8%7EJON24B0ueaihVt75m7GV2JpaDXQ17WzNFf5hp6C7Fo6TjSQZQALawD8J3i9sT3s40mfT9lCCFpT304QooA3jkCLUjPIrURns0uo0%7EAwEj-kXg%7E8GI3A86pP9BwINR0TwzF%7EOui%7EA0u5nZsknpuCBBdYYbpcgexb6rJasa5r7DTD8dj3D2SvDKr12ZVszx-m-vkg2XaJ3MrY87Ht2Xs2OYrMJ2GiMWTt8v28VqsAzUzSdIU7lztKLyyJKKoBycZ0mIOk9o1shuz9A7u8JgP4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ""The way Mrs. D. travelled in Kotonu [Cotonou, Benin], also every other non-walker.” 1905-1914. Volume I, page 62.")
Collection Tree
- Drexel Family Digital Archive Project
- Drexel University Archives, Drexel Family Materials