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(1917-1919)
War Department--Special Orders--A.J. 9, quoted in Biddle, “Anthony Joseph Drexel,” 35. In 1871, Anthony Drexel affiliated with the young J. Pierpont Morgan to form the New York-based investment bank Drexel, Morgan and Company, which, following Drexel’s death in 1893, was reorganized as J.P.
Morgan and Company; the Morgan firm would finance the formation of the United States Steel Corporation, among other transformative corporate-industrial giants.[1]
Drexel himself continued to live and work in Philadelphia as the head of Drexel and Company, commuting daily on horseback from his home in West Philadelphia to the firm’s offices at Third and Chestnut Streets.
After Drexel’s death in 1893 (Ellen had died in 1891, just months before the Drexel Institute’s dedication ceremony), the family residence was acquired by the industrial philanthropist Samuel Fels, who replaced the Drexel mansion with one of his own, a neo-Georgian edifice at the corner of 39th and Walnut Streets, which he bequeathed to the University of Pennsylvania and is now home to the Fels Institute of Government.[4] Always an investor, Drexel owned a swath of undeveloped properties between Lombard (now Larchwood) and Spruce Streets from 46th to north of 47th—the heart of what, in the 1920s, became the Garden Court neighborhood.[5] Drexel also controlled two blocks of developed properties in the quadrant bounded by 43rd to 45th, Lombard (now Larchwood), and Osage Streets.[6]
Drexel was active in West Philadelphia religious affairs.
There is also a copy of The Democratic Book (1936) used by the Franklin D. Roosevelt campaign for fundraising purposes.
Scrapbook--Book 1 (1939)
Scrapbook--Book 2 (1939-1940)
Scrapbook (1941)
Scrapbook (1940)
Scrapbook (1940)
Scrapbook (1942)
The Democratic Book (1936)
Scrapbook (1956)
Scrapbook (1950s)
American Friends of Poland (1940)
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The remaining photographs depict different times in Biddle’s career: military inspections, functions as representative of the U.S. Army or as adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard, his stint as ambassador in Poland, the bombardment of Poland by the Nazis, visits to foreign countries as a military liaison, visits to United States of military officers from foreign countries, activities held at the US Embassy in Spain, and albums given to him as souvenirs and mementos.
Kirk Douglas--At the Spartacus Set (1960)
Parade--Valley Forge (1960)
Association of US Army--Retreat Review (1960)
Indiantown Gap Military Reserve--28th Division Review (1958-1959)
Zembo Temple--Award Ceremony (1956)
Diplomatic Service--London; Poland (1941-1943)
Unidentified (undated)
Autographed Photographs (1931, 1937, undated)
Autographed Photographs (1933-1960, undated)
Items Removed from St.
Paul's School Photo Album (undated)
World War I (undated)
World War II (1930s-1940s)
Politics (1930s)
Politics (undated)
King Haakon--Norway (undated)
Central Park Casino (1936)
Visit of Senator Guffey (undated)
Hunting Party in Poland (undated)
Hunting Party in Poland (undated)
Poland; Politics; At West Palm Beach with E.T.
Stotesbury (undated)
Adjutant General (1955-1961)
Adjutant General (1955-1961)
West Palm Beach (circa 1910s)
West Palm Beach (circa 1910s)
West Palm Beach (undated)
West Palm Beach (undated)
St.
1870-2000
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / Sculptures and Fountains Collection
When Mickey Met Mario: The Forgotten Disney Movie Tied to Drexel
Walt Disney, center, photographed with the cast of “The Happiest Millionaire” on set.
Charles C. Finucane (1960)
Daniel J. Flood--Testimonial Dinner (1959)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Cornerstone Ceremony--Transcript (1939)
Friends of the Order of Malta (1959-1960)
General Sikorski Historical Institute (1954-1960)
George T.
Cornish Post--Annual Memorial Service (1958)
Gettysburg Address Dedication Day (1958)
Gettysburg Remembrance Day (1959)
Greater Philadelphia Magazine Award (1959)
Hanover Armory--Dedication (1960)
Hanover Armory--Groundbreaking Ceremony (1958)
The Happiest Millionaire--Premiere (1958)
Harrisburg Centennial Ball & Parade (1960)
Harrisburg Rotary Club (1958)
Harrisburg State Airport--Groundbreaking Ceremony (1958)
Harrisburg-York State Airport--Renaming Ceremonies (1959)
Theodore Heuss--Luncheon (1958)
Cordell Hull [Secretary of State] (1937-1940)
Imitation General--World Premiere (1958)
Inaugurations--Souvenirs (1940-1941)
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--28th Division--Governor's Day (1959)
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--28th Division Rally (1959)
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--28th Division Rally; Armor Review; Non-Divisional Units Awards Ceremony; Pennsylvania National Guard Headquarters Staff Dinner; Senate & House Military Affairs Committee Tour; General Van Brunt Training Inspection (1960)
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--79th Infantry Division (1959)
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--Governor's Visitation Day (1959)
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation--Non-Divisional Troops--Governor's Visitation Day (1958)
Invitations (1934-1958)
James Buchanan Memorial Dedication (1960)
Bob Johnson--Birthday Dinner (1959)
Jozef Pilsudski Institute of America (1960)
Korean Bonus Meeting (1959)
Kutztown Armory--Groundbreaking Ceremonies (1959-1960)
Latrobe Airport (1958)
David L.
Lawrence--Governor of Pennsylvania--Inauguration (1959)
Lebanon Armory--Groudbreaking Ceremonies (1959)
Ligonier Bicentennal Celebration (1958)
Little League Banquet--Williamsport (1958)
Mellon Hall--Valley Forge Military Academy--Dedication (1959)
Men's Club Meeting (1959)
Military Order of Foreign Wars (1959)
Military Service--Career Dates, Transcribed Letters (1917-1919)
Miss America Pageant (1959)
Modern Pentathlon World Championship (1959)
Municipal Airport Managers--Meeting (1958)
Muster Day Recording--WGAL-TV (1959)
National Association of State Aviation Officials (1958)
National Business Aircraft Association (1958)
National Guard Association of Pennsylvania--Annual Meeting (1960)
National Guard Association of US--Meeting (1958)
National Guard Memorial--Dedication (1959)
National Plowing Contest & Conservation Exposition (1958)
National Press Club (1960)
National Reserve Plan (1954-1955)
NATO Day (1959)
Naval & Marine Corps Reserve Training Center (1956)
Norway--Maps (undated)
Notes (1958-1959)
Notes & Memos (1943-1947, undated)
Officer's Wives Club (1960)
Ordnance Executive Club (1960)
Organizations--Membership Documents (1957-1960)
Paderewski Foundation, Inc.
(1959-1961)
Pending Actions & Congratulatory Messages [Retirement from Army, New Appointment as Adjutant General] (1955)
Penn State University--Military Science Building--Dedication (1960)
Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission--Luncheon Honoring Major General Hardy and Colonel Gurnett (1961)
Pennsylvania Air National Guard--Banquet (1960)
Pennsylvania National Guard--Governor's Office Radio Broadcast (1958)
Pennsylvania Army National Guard--Officer's Candidate Class (1959)
Pennsylvania Army National Guard--Officer's Candidate School (1960)
Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies--Civil War Panel (1960)
Pennsylvania--Industrial Expansion/Plant Dispersal (1955)
Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition (1958)
Pennsylvania State Sunday Service [Washington Memorial Chapel] (1960-1961)
Philadelphia Armed Forces Committee Luncheon (1958)
Philadelphia Army Air Defense Command--Missile Master Facility (1960)
Philadelphia City Cavalry--1st Troop (1961)
Philadelphia Drug Exchange Centennial Dinner (1960)
Philadelphia International Airport--New Jet Runway Dedication (1958)
Philadelphia Olympic Committee Dinner (1960)
Phonograph Discs--Speech for Voice of America [In Polish] (1950)
Pocono Mountains Chapter--Association of US Army (1958)
Police Commissioner Thomas J.
Gibbons Dinner (1960)
Polish American Veterans (1950)
Polish Constitution Day (1960)
Polish Day (1958)
Pulaski Foundation (1959-1960)
Purdue University (1958-1961)
Quartermaster Association Banquet (1958)
Radio & TV Stations--WRCV, WGAL (1960-1961)
Real Estate--Brochures (1953)
Regional Manpower Conference (1960)
Reserve Officers Association (1961)
Resolutions--In Memoriam--Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (1961-1962)
Retired Officers Association--Dinner Meeting (1960)
Russell H.
Conwell Award (1958)
Miss Mary Sachs--State of Israel Award (1958)
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment System [SAGE]--McGuire Air Force Base (1959)
Sons of American Revolution--National Conference (1959)
Spain--Ambassador's Office--Congratulatory Messages on Appointment (1961)
Spain--Ambassador's Office--Congratulatory Messages on Appointment (1961)
Speeches (1938)
Speeches (1940)
Speeches (1940)
Speeches (1950-1956)
Speeches (1953)
Speeches (1956)
Speeches (1956-1958)
Speeches (1959)
Speeches (1960-1961)
Speeches--Background Materials (1957-1960)
Speeches--By Biddle and Others (1955-1958, 1960, undated)
Speeches--Democratic Campaign (1936)
Speeches--Miscellaneous (1952-1954)
State Police Academy [Pennsylvania]--Seminar (1960)
Station WIP--Gimbels Store (1958)
Sunrise at Campobello--Honorary Committee for World Premiere (1960)
Harry S.
Sylk--Testimonial (1959)
Sylvania Company Building--Dedication (1959)
Sylvanus Thayer Hall of Fame Committee (1958-1960)
TATRA--Annual Summer Frolic (1958)
Temple University--Commencements (1958-1959)
Temple University--Dinner for Faculty (1958)
Temple University--Foundation of the Arts & Sciences (1958)
Temple University--School of Pharmacy (1960)
Temple University--Year Club of Faculty (1959)
U.S.
This article is part of the DrexelNow “Faces of Drexel” series honoring Drexel’s history as part of the University-wide celebration of the 125th anniversary of Drexel’s founding in 1891.
Have you ever watched the Disney film “The Happiest Millionaire,” which was released in 1967? The majority of the early photographs are from St.
Paul’s School, family trips to West Palm Beach, a visit to the Spartacus film set with Kirk Douglas, and events held at the Central Park Casino, a private club in which Biddle invested. Mindful of his father’s immigrant roots and influenced by his progressive niece Katherine, Drexel wished to open economic opportunities for Philadelphia’s ethnic working class.[8] An article that appeared in Harper’s Weekly shortly after the Drexel Institute’s opening aptly summarized Anthony’s motives:
Its curriculum is such that when a young man or young woman goes forth from its doors with its diploma in hand, he or she may find a situation open and waiting.
[10] Baltzell, Philadelphia Gentlemen, 203–204."
NACO URI(s)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sculptures and Fountains Collection
Collection
Identifier: FP.2011.001
The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains.
Newspaper Clippings and Publications 1924-1961, undated 20 boxes
Scope and Contents
This series consists of newspaper clippings collected by Biddle from 1924 to 1961, a great number of them with handwritten annotations. Original folder titles were kept; loose photographs were housed in folders and labeled Unidentified.
Angier Biddle Duke (1961)
Correspondence (undated)
Crime Prevention--Writings, Notes, and Correspondence [Including J. Edgar Hoover] (1933-1935)
Crime Prevention--Writings, Notes, and Correspondence [Including J.
Edgar Hoover] (1933-1935)
Anthon J. DiSilvestro (1956)
Downey, Morton (1961)
Drexel Institute of Technology (1955-1959)
Easton Mayor Inaugural Ceremony (1960)
Elder Craftsmen Shop (1960)
Engagements--Eisenhower Trophy; 51st Artillery Brigade Review; Pierre Gabard Reception at Anchorage Inn (1960)
Engineer's Club of Philadelphia--Luncheon Meeting (1960)
Engineer's Society of Pennsylvania--Annual Dinner (1960)
Esquire Magazine (1960)
Festival of France [Philadelphia] (1959-1960)
Hon.
Documents in this series span from 1932 to 1961.
21 Jewel Square Club--Special Service Award to the Governor (1960-1961)
28th Infantry Division--Governor's Day Review (1958-1960)
111th Infantry--2nd Battle Group--Reception & Dinner (1959)
111th Infantry--Mess & Ceremonies (1958-1961)
111th Infantry--Moving Pictures (1958)
111th Fighter Group--Governor's Day (1958)
112th Air Defense Wing--Governor's Day (1958)
176th Artillery--1st & 2nd Missile Batallions--Operational Status Ceremonies (1959)
708th Missile Batallion [NIKE] Ceremonies (1958)
Academy of Music [Philadelphia]--102nd, 103rd & 104th Anniversaries (1959-1961)
Adjutants General Association of United States--Annual Meeting (1960)
American Academy of Political & Social Sciences--Annual Meeting (1960)
American Academy of Political & Social Sciences--Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia (1958)
American Legion Convention (1959-1960)
American Order of the Association Nationale des Croix de Guerre (1958-1960)
Appointments (1941)
Appointments to Ambassadorships, by Franklin D.
Roosevelt (1940-1941)
Armed Forces Ball (1959)
Armed Forces--Morale & Physical Condition (1960)
Armed Forces Day Parade [Washington] (1960)
Armed Forces Night--Devon Horse Show (1958)
Armed Forces Week (1959)
Armed Forces Week Committee (1960)
Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1958)
Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1959)
Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1960)
Army--Position and Image (1959)
Army Science Conference (1959)
Army Team Concept--NASA (1958)
Arnold Air Society--Annual Conclave (1958-1959)
Article--Planning a New Europe (1947)
Association of Ex-Members of Sqadron A (1959-1960)
Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1958)
Army War College--National Strategy Seminar (1959)
Association of US Army (1959-1961)
Association of US Army--Annual Meeting (1960)
Association of US Army--Baltimore Chapter (1959)
Association of US Army--Fort Pitt Chapter (1961)
Association of US Army--Hampton Roads Chapter (1959)
Association of US Army--Hub of the South Chapter Meeting (1959)
Association of US Army--Los Angeles Chapter--Award to Ralph Edwards (1960)
Association of US Army--Niagara Frontier Chapter (1959)
Association of US Army--Newark Chapter Formation (1959)
Association of US Army--Northern Delaware Chapter Meeting (1959)
Association of US Army--Reading Chapter Meeting (1959)
Association of State & Local History--Gettysburg Centennial (1959)
Beaver County Airport--Dedication (1958)
Benjamin Franklin Ceremonies (1959-1960)
Mrs.
Drexel believed that there is no limit to what one can accomplish if one doesn't mind who gets the credit, but as The Man Who Made Wall Street shows, the balance has finally been paid in full.
Drexel Biddle, 1st Lt., A.D.C. Army--Chief of Staff--Memos, Letters (1955)U.S.
Drexel--whose name is familiar today only through the university he founded and his recently canonized niece and protegee, Katharine--was the most influential financier of the nineteenth century.
The second son of an Austrian emigre, Anthony Drexel (1826-1893) soon established himself as the preeminent financial mind in the Philadelphia currency brokerage his father began in 1838.
They contain both newspaper clippings and photographs and span from 1936 to 1956. [4] George E. Thomas and David B. Brownlee, Building America’s First University: An Historical and Architectural Guide to the University of Pennsylvania(Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000), 303–306.