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Correspondence and Printed Material about Gettysburg National Cemetery, 1863-1874 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box, .5 linear feet
Abstract:
The collection contains printed material, clippings and correspondence on the development of the Gettysburg (Pa.) Soldiers' National Cemetery during the American Civil War. Correspondence is mainly between John R. Bartlett, the Secretary of the Cemetery Commission and David Wills, President of the Cemetery Commission but other state representatives are also included.

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The Lehigh Coal And Navigation Company collection, 1826-1913 (bulk) 1826-1913 1815-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
50.0 cubic feet (401 of maps + 86 drawings + 13 textual material + 4 maps on rollers; 50 cubic feet) and 401 of maps + 86 drawings + 13 textual material + 4 maps on rollers; 45 cubic feet
Abstract:
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company was a prominent coal mining and shipping company first established in 1820 with the merger of the Lehigh Coal Mining Company and the Lehigh Navigation Company, both of which operated in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania beginning in 1818. The Company owned and operated an extensive system of coalmines in Pennsylvania’s Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, two canals, and several railroads and railways. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company is credited with shaping the course of the American industrial revolution in Pennsylvania, as it contributed to innovation in transportation, manufacturing, and use of natural resources. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company records house the business records of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. This collection dates from 1815 to 1940, the bulk from 1826 to 1913, and consists primarily of maps and drawings, along with a few related textual documents. This collection reveals how natural resources are...(see more)

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Frank E. Ellwanger Commonplace Book 1906-1914, 1906-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 v., 22 cm.
Abstract:
An early 20th Century scrapbook containing miscellaneous household tidbits of knowledge, medical remedies, scientific inventions and mechanical observations compiled by Frank Ellwanger, a citizen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Personal observations and notations as well as articles clipped from newspapers, magazines and brochures are included. With its various recipes for making home remedies and references to do-it-yourself solutions, the volume compares to a receipt book or commonplace book of an earlier age.

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Philadelphia Surveyor John H. Levering Ledger, 1873-1888 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This folio itemizes an interesting view into the northwestward expansion of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in an era of growth in the mid-19th century. What is shown by the surveying entries is the incorporation, by the 1854 Act of Consolidation, of Roxborough Township and the Borough of Manayunk into the City of Philadelphia's 21st Ward. A list of landowners requiring surveying services reflects on Lehigh University's collection of 18th and 19th century industrial collections with client names such as Wetherill, Packer, Reading Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad and the Schuylkill Navigation System. Also, a surprisingly large list of women landowners is displayed within the ledger entries.

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Newspaper Caricatures about the Henry Ward Beecher Trial, 1853-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
A selective collection of newspaper caricatures, cartoons, sketches and portraits of the Beecher family especially related to the scandalous adultery trial in 1875 involving the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher and Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton. Beecher was the younger brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The entire Beecher family was involved in the abolition cause. The collection of illustrations bound in this volume are an interesting evidence of the public opinion of the era.

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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Records, 1969-2000 (bulk) 1969-2000 1946-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
205.0 linear feet (137 boxes, 205 linear feet) and 137 boxes, 137 linear feet
Abstract:
Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Collection is composed of organizational records created and organized by Dr. Lynn S. Beedle, during his time as director of the Council and a professor of Lehigh University. The collection contains primarily business records, publications, subject files, correspondence, and audio-visual materials generated by the organization during the period of time it was headquartered at Lehigh University, as well as some of Beedle's personal and academic files.

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Vintage World Maps, 1653-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:
A collection of old and new maps from historical events in the United States, Europe and several politically conflicted countries in Africa, Middle East and Asia.

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