#DYK? We offer interlibrary loan! If you want a book or journal article we don't have, we can help you get it from another library within a few days & sometimes a few hours. https://t.co/7Ycat5ihqm

✨#HappyHolidays from the #DrexelArchives!✨ We just uploaded a huge batch of scans from collections of early photographs of the #Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. Explore images of @DrexelUniv from 1891–1936! https://t.co/s69bqXXlV8

Oh, how times have changed… This “For #SmokeHounds” map from a 1961 #Drexel student handbook has us cracking up! 🤭 Reminder that in 2025, Drexel is a smoke free campus! 🚭🐉#DrexelArchives #JustDigitized #DrexelHistory #FromtheArchives https://t.co/dcxZ0AcFuU

Remember these?! 👀📇 This old #CardCatalog card is giving us all the #retro #library feels. #FromtheArchives #DrexelArchives #Archives #Drexel

#DYK people used straight pins before paperclips were invented? Yes, they were still very sharp, and yes, this particular visual example is on antique JP Morgan letterhead.😱#FactsFromtheArchives #TBT

📢Don’t forget to stop by & explore our new exhibit Beyond the Rules: The Hidden Life within Student Handbooks! The display dives into decades of Drexel student handbooks, uncovering the stories & culture of campus life. https://t.co/PZ8Au8Y3QV

Reminder - ArchivesSpace will be down for maintenance again tonight from 9pm - 10pm. Thanks for your patience! https://t.co/bgFP4YK85z

Heads up: ArchivesSpace will be unavailable tonight & tomorrow from 9pm - 10pm for scheduled maintenence. Thanks for your patience as we work to improve our systems! https://t.co/MXByqAiUsB

📚✨Check it out! Stop by the Creese Student Center - there's a new display featuring photos from the Drexel University Archives, including pics of MacAlister & Creese buildings over the years. https://t.co/Vs1F2DJYoP

#NewExhibit alert! Be sure to visit the #DrexelArchives latest installation on the lower level at Hagerty. This one was curated by a #DrexelCoop and celebrates #Drexel Handbooks aka #DBooks throughout the years!👀#DragonsDidThat https://t.co/JvEBZ0ZQWv

Did you know the #Drexel flag began as hand-drawn sketches?? These original designs were created by an acquaintance of none other than former @DrexelUniv President James MacAlister and show the early vision of a lasting symbol. 🐉 #DrexelArchives #DrexelHistory

#FOMO alert: Cool events that took place before you were born. In 1976, computer scientist Grace Hopper gave a lecture at #Drexel on "Possible Futures: Hardware and Software." There’s still time to register for the 2025 Grace Hopper Celebration! https://t.co/uf28Kb7p4q

We recently digitized & commissioned the repair of a fragile 19th-century travel journal by Francis Drexel connecting today’s community with the family legacy of our University. Read about the conservation process and the legacy it helps protect: https://t.co/WgQS08vZp4

In 1983, the Burroughs B5500 — #Drexel’s campus computer since 1971! — was officially retired… with cake. #RIP to the Burroughs B5500, may she be easy in “that great neon-lit megamemory resting place.” #OnlyAtDrexel #TBT #DrexelArchives #MainframeMemories

🌎📖 Take a trip back to 1826 (!) with the “Journal of Trip to South America by Francis M. Drexel” + see how this incredible handwritten journal was conserved for future generations in this video🎥 #DrexelFamily #ConservationInAction #DrexelHistory https://t.co/LYCcTqJks0

Flashback to 1897! Check out this charming poem on librarianship from “The Eccentric,” one of Drexel’s earliest class books. A delightful glimpse into how students viewed the library over a century ago. 💛🐉 #DrexelArchives #DrexelLibraries #History https://t.co/FyicI08aMj

Drexel students enrolled in a recent history course got to explore the hidden corners of #Drexel’s #history. Check out this student interview & read about doing research in the #DrexelArchives — where the past comes to life one box at a time! 🗂️ https://t.co/ncAgdOPtYg

"#Trivia time: Can you guess how many books the @DrexelUniv #Library housed in 1918 and what they were worth? … The answer is 40,000 books valued at $140k, which is almost 3 million bucks in today’s currency!😮 Who knows what we’ll find in the #DrexelArchives next?!

#DYK James MacAlister, the 1st president of @DrexelUniv and namesake of your fave campus building, was #besties with Ralph Waldo Emerson? Ralph would have been 222 years old last month! Book an appt with us to explore our collections and find your own hidden gems! #DrexelArchives

We recently discovered this intriguing 1951 seminar transcript titled "Industrial Man-and-Womanpower Requirements." This document offers a glimpse into postwar workforce planning & gender roles in industry! #DrexelArchives #HistoryUnearthed #1950sIndustry https://t.co/FEnfonUVe7