About the Library
Original house at site of Main Building, cs. 1870. |
The Drexel University Archives Drexel University Archives and Special Collections The Drexel University Archives and Special Collections acquires, preserves and makes available records, manuscripts, visual materials, and publications related to the history of Drexel University and its predecessor organizations. The archive has material related to Drexel’s founders as well as Drexel students, faculty, academic departments, administrative offices and campus organizations. The special collections house rare books, historical manuscripts and other materials donated by the patrons of Drexel. |
 In 1848 the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, later Hahnemann University, opened its doors at 229 Arch Street. Two years later, the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, later Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania began its life in the same building. |
The Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine and Homeopathy The Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine and Homeopathy is the repository for records that document the history of the College and its predecessor institutions including Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University . The Special Collections on Women in Medicine and Homeopathy emerged from these institutions' unique and original missions to educate women physicians and to teach homeopathy: The histories of women in medicine in general (internationally) and of homeopathy in general (internationally) are represented through materials documenting individuals, institutions and organizations. Records, manuscripts, photographs, moving images, books and three-dimensional objects are among the formats found in the Collections. |