Drexel University has processed and acquired several new collections.
Drexel University College of Medicine: The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections
Henry N. Williams, M.D. papers: https://archivalcollections.drexel.edu/repositories/5/resources/2178
Henry “Hal” Williams was a licensed physician who practiced homeopathic medicine out of his home office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Inspired by the esoteric teachings of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy, an alternative medicine based on spirituality and outdated science, Williams adopted holistic medicine into his own practice, which incorporated homeopathy. The collection reflects Williams’ practice and interest in homeopathic medicine, anthroposophical medicine, historical homeopathic texts, homeopathic journals, and homeopathic remedies. Materials include medical books, newspaper clippings, journal reprints, travel literature, photographs, family correspondence, materials related to Williams’ education, and some writings and research and reference files. Also included in the collection are materials reflecting the activities of his wife, Dorothea Weiand Williams, and her family; their daughters, Ellen and Frances; and his father, James M. Williams, professor of sociology at Hobart College. This collection also houses a human skull of unknown origins. Please see the Legacy Center’s statement on historical human remains at https://drexel.edu/legacy-center/the-collections/historical-human-remains/ for more information.
Susan Langmuir papers: https://archivalcollections.drexel.edu/repositories/5/resources/2247
Susan Langmuir graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1975. Langmuir has been active in the women’s rights movement, especially related to health care, since the 1970s. The Susan Langmuir Papers contain materials documenting activism and the women’s health movement, 1970s-1980s, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia Women’s Health Collective as well as organizing health care workers. Researchers interested in the women’s health movement of the 1970s, especially about activism in the Philadelphia area, will find Langmuir’s collection a rich and interesting resource.
Legacy Center – recent acquisitions
Society for Women's Research records, 1990-2024
5.35 linear feet
In 1990, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) was founded. Since that time, SWHR has played a critical role in identifying clinical and research gaps related to women’s health, raising awareness of diseases, conditions, and life stages that differently, disproportionately, or exclusively affect women, and promoting policies that could positively shape health outcomes for women. The SWHR records range from 1990-2024 with the bulk of material related to SWHR conferences and other programs, 1990-2010.
Drexel University Archives – recent acquisitions
Richard Knight papers, 1989-2025
20 cubic feet, unprocessed
Before his retirement in 2025, Richard Knight was a teaching professor, associate department head, and undergraduate faculty advisor in Drexel University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He has an extensive background in materials science with a focus on thermal plasma processes, plasma melting, high-velocity oxy-fuel flame spray process, thermal spray deposition, and materials diagnostics. He received his PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Loughborough University in the UK in 1985. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the Mineral Resources Research Center at the University of Minnesota – Minneapolis from 1985 to 1989 and joined the Drexel faculty in 1989. The collection consists of his professional papers, including laboratory notebooks, project files, conference proceedings, patent-related files, and volumes 1-20 of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, on whose editorial board he served for several years.