Archival collections offer many possibilities for engaging students and helping them develop research and critical thinking skills. Under Drexel Professor Lloyd Ackert’s supervision, several undergraduate research co-ops have pursued in-depth projects on a range of topics using the records of Schramm, Inc., a manufacturing company based in West Chester, PA, which is held at Drexel University Archives.

Join Lloyd Ackert, Teaching Professor of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Matthew Lyons, University Archivist, for this Wednesdays@Noon webinar! Professor Ackert and Mr. Lyons will give an overview of how these projects were developed, the student and faculty experience working with the Archives staff, and the broader possibilities of teaching with archival materials.

Presented by: Matthew Lyons, University Archivist, and Lloyd Ackert, Professor of History

Recorded sessions: If you can’t attend a live webinar, don’t worry! We will provide a link to the webinar recording following the event.

Zoom Details: Please register using the form below to receive the Zoom login details for this session.

About Wednesdays@Noon

The Drexel University Libraries' (DUL) presents Wednesdays@Noon, a regularly scheduled series of 30-minute webinars that connect Drexel researchers, faculty, staff, and students with the Libraries’ expertise, tools, resources, and services.

Wednesdays@Noon brings together expert Libraries staff and members of the Drexel community for training sessions and discussions. These will include instructional sessions that guide effective use of the Libraries’ tools and systems, awareness sessions that promote DUL’s authoritative information resources and how to incorporate them in coursework and research, and practical sessions that share best practices to support Drexel Dragons in their work to create and shape future scholarship.

Wednesdays@Noon webinars are held at 12 p.m. on Wednesdays throughout the academic year. Sessions are open to all Drexel faculty, students and staff. Sessions will be recorded and posted on the Libraries’ YouTube page for anyone who cannot attend the live events.

Contact libraries@drexel.edu with questions or to suggest a future webinar topic.