The Drew History Project is a history research, or historiographic, project that frames and contextualizes Drew's history (cultural, social, intellectual, political, economic) to understand the Drew of today, explore the possibilities of what the Drew of tomorrow can be/should be/needs, and examine Drew’s effect on its surrounding communities (and vice versa).

Through the collection of evidence, data, and firsthand facts (personal accounts/stories) from notes, photos, letters, documents, memos/memoirs, as well as other primary sources, this project aims to root students in a “ground up” approach to archival work which requires the valuing and inclusion of multiple perspectives. This is a departure from more traditional centralized models for archival work, and the project will engage and contribute to the Drew University Participatory Archive (DUPA). DUPA is a digital humanities project with the mission of growing a decentralized, grassroots, open and appropriation-friendly digital collection of both original and archival media (art, photography, video, audio, text, etc) through the direct contributions and participation of students, faculty, staff, archivists, librarians, and the broader Drew community.