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Drexel University Archives acquires, preserves and makes available records, manuscripts, visual materials, and publications related to the history of Drexel University.

View of Paul Peck Alumni Center & Main Building, circa 1967. Did you know Perelman Plaza was an active roadway until the...
08/20/2026

View of Paul Peck Alumni Center & Main Building, circa 1967. Did you know Perelman Plaza was an active roadway until the University turned it into a pedestrian pathway in the early 80s? Check out more digitized photos from our archives.

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📍AJ Drexel's family home at 39th & Walnut, circa 1890---Learn more about Drexel University founder AJ & his family by ...
07/29/2026

📍AJ Drexel's family home at 39th & Walnut, circa 1890
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Learn more about Drexel University founder AJ & his family by exploring the Drexel Family Digital Archive - a hub for stories of family members & the people who surrounded them.

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: 55 years ago, WKDU Philadelphia 91.7FM commenced its first ever FM transmission test from the roof of Van R. Did you ...
07/17/2026

: 55 years ago, WKDU Philadelphia 91.7FM commenced its first ever FM transmission test from the roof of Van R. Did you know WKDU is still the only free-format non-commercial radio station in ? Happy anniversary !

The Triangle

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67-year-old Anothony J. Drexel died unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 30, 1893 -- just 18 months after he founded w...
06/30/2026

67-year-old Anothony J. Drexel died unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 30, 1893 -- just 18 months after he founded what was then called the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry.

Check out this letter he wrote to friend & business partner Walter Burns just hours before his passing. This letter is one of a just a handful of letters Drexel wrote that are preserved in the .



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Happy # Semiquincentennial! We just had to pull this gorgeous guidebook to the Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition ...
06/04/2026

Happy # Semiquincentennial! We just had to pull this gorgeous guidebook to the Philadelphia 1876 Centennial Exhibition from our Collection after recently spotting a digitized version via Library of Congress.

Speaking of national anniversaries - be sure to check out the new exhibit in Hagerty Library, which includes objects from the 1876 Centennial, 1926 Sesquicentennial & 1976 Bicentennial from Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel.

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Throwing it back to !🐉✨ our Drexel University Archives includes student publications from decades past, including cop...
05/21/2026

Throwing it back to !🐉✨ our Drexel University Archives includes student publications from decades past, including copies of yearbooks? Explore digitized versions online and take a trip down memory lane!💙💛

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Step inside Dorm Objects 101🛋️Starting today, you can sign up for a student-guided exhibit tour thru 6/19. Curated by ou...
05/14/2026

Step inside Dorm Objects 101🛋️Starting today, you can sign up for a student-guided exhibit tour thru 6/19. Curated by our friends at the Drexel Founding Collection and featuring items from our , come see what dorm living has looked like across generations!

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🤺 We stumbled upon this gymnasium photo featuring students fencing the old-school way — no masks, no padding, just ...
05/07/2026

🤺 We stumbled upon this gymnasium photo featuring students fencing the old-school way — no masks, no padding, just pure nerve.😅You just never know what Drexel students used to be up to….

Remember our DBooks exhibit from 2025? We just digitized a large collection of them so now you can explore these amazing...
04/23/2026

Remember our DBooks exhibit from 2025? We just digitized a large collection of them so now you can explore these amazing student handbooks online & experience through the decades. 📖

https://ow.ly/3pMa50YLe0a

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