Sarah Rozet Drexel Van Rensselaer
Title
Sarah Rozet Drexel Van Rensselaer
Subject
Van Rensselaer, Sarah Drexel Fell, 1860-1929
Biographical Text
Called 'Sallie' by her family, was the fourth child of Anthony J. and Ellen Drexel. After the death of her first husband, John Ruckmen Fell, in 1895, Sarah was left to manage the vast financial resources of the Drexel and Fell families. Married Alexander Van Rensselaer in 1898. An active philanthropist and visible socialite in Philadelphia. Sarah donated considerable amounts to the Drexel Institute, and the Sarah Drexel Van Rensselaer Dormitory for Women was built in 1935 with her financial support.
Birth Date
1860
Death Date
1929
Occupation
Philanthropist
Socialite
Bibliography
Source
Detail of photograph of Sarah Drexel Fell Van Rensselaer
Undated
MC.00.001 Drexel Family Collection
Drexel University Archives, Drexel University
20070290073a
Undated
MC.00.001 Drexel Family Collection
Drexel University Archives, Drexel University
20070290073a
Rights
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Collection
Citation
“Sarah Rozet Drexel Van Rensselaer,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed April 19, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/18.
Item Relations
| This Item | is primary topic of | Item: Drexel-Fell line family tree [Drexel genealogical chart] |
| Item: Portrait of Sarah Van Rensselaer (1860-1929) | depicts | This Item |
| Item: Portrait of Sarah Drexel Van Rensselaer (1860-1929) | depicts | This Item |
| Item: Old South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, S.D. Fell Van Rensselaer, p. 23 | owned by | This Item |
| Item: Camp Hill Hall, p. 1 | owned by | This Item |
| Item: Sarah Van Rensselaer house at 18th and Walnut in 1970 (then Penn Athletic Club) | owned by | This Item |