September

Banned Books Exhibition Reception Tomorrow!

September 29, 2009
This week is Banned Books Week! A new exhibition titled Banned Books, Banished Writers and Historic Bonfires: Tales from the Rare Book Collection is currently on display on the lower level of Hagerty Library.

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Pirate Party Today! Students Welcome to the Arrrchives Open House!

September 25, 2009
Aye Me Hearties, Shiver me timbers! The Arrrchives Open House it be today! Hope to see ye swashbucklers join us here in Hagerty Library, down in the lower level from 4 to 6 p.m. Learn about the sweet trade of arrrchiving and see treasures abound.
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Arrrchive Open House Pirate Party Tomorrow!

September 24, 2009

Ahoy Lads and Lasses of Fortune, Thar be treasure, looting, pillaging and plunder tomorrow at the Arrrchives Open House Pirate Party.

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Today's Presidential Spotlight: Constantine Papadakis

September 23, 2009
Friday will be the last day for the exhibition The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel. Come downstairs in Hagerty and check it out.
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Presidential Exhibition Reception Tomorrow!

September 22, 2009
Join us tomorrow, September 23rd, for a reception for the exhibition 'The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel', curated by Shaun Kirtpartrick. This exhibit highlights some of the many images and items the Drexel Archives holds from the terms of the university's past leaders. The reception will be held in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower level of Hagerty Library. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Students - Welcome Back Week! Pirate Party this Friday!

September 21, 2009
Ahoy me Brethren of the Coast, Arrrchives Open House be this Friday, September 25th, from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: Richard Breslin

September 18, 2009
Richard David Breslin (b. 1937/38) served as president of Drexel University from Sept. 1, 1988, until 1994, including its centennial year of 1991. ~Shaun Kirkpatrick [caption id='attachment_436' align='alignnone' width='300' caption='Richard Breslin'][/caption] The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel, a exhibition of notable documents and photographs are on display downstairs in Hagerty. Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Closing President's Exhibition Reception is Six Days Away!

September 17, 2009
The reception for the exhibition, 'The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel,' currently on display in the W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets). The reception will be on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lower level of Hagerty Library. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: William Gaither

September 16, 2009
William S. Gaither (b. 1932) served as the president of Drexel University from May 1984 through his resignation on Oct. 21, 1987, a period of difficulty but also of Drexel growth as a research university and as a residential campus. ~Shaun Kirkpatrick [caption id='attachment_433' align='alignnone' width='219' caption='William Gaither'][/caption] The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel is on display on the lower level in Hagerty. Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Antiques & Collecting Magazine article about our Mini Book Exhibit

September 15, 2009
This months issue of Antiques & Collecting Magazine features our rare book exhibition of Miniature Books in their Collector's Update.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: William Hagerty

September 14, 2009
William Walsh Hagerty (1916-1986) served as president of Drexel from September 1, 1963, to his retirement in 1984 -- at nearly 21 years, Drexel's longest presidency. Like his predecessor James Creese, Hagerty also oversaw a long period of expansion for Drexel; most notably, the school's transformation from an institute of technology into Drexel University in 1970. ~Shaun Kirkpatrick [caption id='attachment_430' align='alignnone' width='300' caption='William Hagerty, 1983'][/caption] Come and learn more about Drexel's Presidents through an exhibition The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel, on display in the lower level of Hagerty. Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Two weeks till the Pirate Party -for Student's Welcome Back Week

September 11, 2009
Ahoy, me Hearties! Aye, for Welcome Back Week at Drexel the Arrrchives is hostin' an Open House.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: James Creese

September 10, 2009
James Creese (1896-1966) presided over the Drexel Institute of Technology from December 1945 to September 1963 -- Drexel's second-longest serving president.
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Banned Books Exhibition Reception in three weeks

September 9, 2009
Please make plans to attend a Reception for the exhibition 'Banned Books, Banished Writers and Historic Bonfires: Tales from the Rare Book Collection.' on Wednesday September 30^th from 4 to 6 p.m on the lower level of Hagerty Library.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: George Rea

September 8, 2009
George Peters Rea (1894-1978) presided over Drexel Institute of Technology from August 1, 1942, to August 31, 1944, during the worst years of World War II. Robert C. Disque (1883-1968) served as the most frequent temporary head of Drexel Institute of Technology, as the chair of interim administrative committees after the deaths of Kenneth Matheson in 1931 and Parke Kolbe in 1942, and as interim president after the resignation of George Rea in 1944. ~Shaun Kirkpatrick [caption id='attachment_423' align='alignnone' width='227' caption='George Rea'][/caption] The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel, can be seen on display in the lower level of Hagerty. Join us for a reception for this exhibition on Wednesday September 23rd from 4 to 6 p.m in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower. It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.
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Enjoy your break, Drexel Students! Come back in three weeks for the Pirate Party and Arrrchives Open House!

September 4, 2009
Ahoy me matey's! Only three weeks till we weigh anchor! Argh! On Friday September 25th from 4 to 6 p.m. thar be a Pirate Party at the Arrrchives.
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Today's Presidential Spotlight: Parke Kolbe

September 3, 2009
Doctor Parke Rexford Kolbe (1881-1942) served as president of Drexel Institute from 1932 until his death in February 1942, guiding the school through the Great Depression and the start of World War II.
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Reception for the Presidential Exhibition in Three Weeks!

September 2, 2009
Please make plans to attend a reception for the exhibition 'The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel,' currently on display in the W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets).
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Upcoming Events at the Archives!

September 1, 2009
Mark your calendars! As always there is a lot going on at the Archives. Drexel University Archives will be hosting several events at the end of September.
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