Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections
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Summary Information
- Title
- William B. Shoe papers
- Creator
- Shoe, William B
- Inclusive Dates
- 1898-1943
- Extent
- 1.0 Linear feet
- Call Number
- MC.00.033
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid Prepared By
- Finding aid prepared by Katelyn Wolfrom (2008)
- Repository
- W. W. Hagerty Library 3300 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 215.895.6706 archives@drexel.edu
Preferred Citation
William B. Shoe papers, Drexel University Archives.
Access and Use
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by William L. Willis on behalf of Lucy T. Shoe Merritt, daughter of William B. Shoe.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
William B. Shoe papers, Drexel University Archives.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- RCA-Victor Company, inc.
Genre(s)
- Blueprints
- Correspondence
Personal Name(s)
- Willis, William L.
Subject(s)
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry--Cooperative Education
- Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry--Students
Biographical Note
William B. Shoe was an alumnus of the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry, who enrolled in 1893 and graduated with the Mechanical Arts class of 1896. He worked for the United States Navy as an assistant engineer. Mr. Shoe served briefly in the Spanish American War, then as an industrial inspector, a safety engineer, and in aspects of workers compensation insurance in government agencies. He also worked in the commercial and insurance industries, most notably the RCA Victor Company (known as the Victor Talking Machine Company in his time) in Camden, NJ, and the Maryland Casualty Company.
Scope and content note
This collection contains items relating to the career and life of Drexel alumnus William B. Shoe. The bulk of the collection deals with his business life, with business licenses, blueprints and professional correspondence. There are also a number of photographs related to the launch and construction of his projects. The personal life of Mr. Shoe is primarily represented in his personal narrative, and with the inclusion of some photographs of students taken at the Drexel Institute, though he is not identified in any of these photographs.
Related Materials
Materials cataloged separately
Two copies of the Eccentric-- from school years 1895 and 1896-- were removed. The collection of matted Drexel Institute photographs are kept in an oversized box.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
Drexel Co-operative System- book cover undated | 1 | 1 | ||
Personal narrative 1942 | 1 | 2 | ||
Copies of correspondence for research use 1907-1942 | 1 | 3 | ||
Correspondence- original copies 1907-1942 | 1 | 4 | ||
Business and professional licenses 1902-1909 | 1 | 5 | ||
Military Records 1898-1943 | 1 | 6 | ||
Discharge form March 31, 1899 20090840001, March 31, 1899 | ||||
Pennsylvania National Guard discharge certificate 1898 April 27 20090850002, April 27, 1898 | ||||
Photographs relating to the construction of the boat launch in Kingston, New York 1920 | 1 | 7 | ||
Matted group photographs taken at boat launch no date | 1 | 8 | ||
Blueprints: timber sectional floating dock 1919-1920 | 1 | 9 | ||
Letter to the Honorable G.N. Holton March 31, 1927 | 1 | 10 | ||
Telegraph to Dr. Thomas Dunning undated | 1 | 11 | ||
Reports on oil fields 1928 | 1 | 12 | ||
Photographs of Drexel Institute Students undated | ||||