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Papers of Carl F. Strauch Professor of English, Lehigh University, 1930-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 28 linear feet (55 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection includes articles, manuscripts, and correspondence relating to his publications as well as syllabi, lecture notes and student papers from his teaching at Lehigh. Extensive material from his work on the following authors: Carlyle, Arnold, Hawthorne, Poe, James, Melville, Whitman, and Emerson. Material on other 19th century authors and on the Romantic period is also included.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

The Philip I. and Muriel M. Berman Papers: Collection I, 1915-2007 (inclusive) 1960-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: 154 linear feet (207 boxes, frames, artwork, books and memorabilia)
Abstract:: The Philip I. and Muriel M. Berman Papers: Collection I contains records ranging in date from 1915 to 1999, the earliest dated item being apparently a letter from the painter Walter Elmer Schofield (Box 76 Folder 3). Most of the records belong to the period 1960-1997.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Joseph W. Richards collection, 1890s - 1901 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (1 volume in box, 0.5 linear feet)
Abstract:: This collection contains material related to Joseph W. Richards, Lehigh professor and the college's first PhD recipient, including certificates, awards, property titles, and photographs of the Richards family.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Willis Appleford Slater Papers, 1910-1937, inclusive dates (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes, 1.5 linear feet + 1 drawer of drawings) and 3 boxes ; 1.5 linear feet + 1 oversize folder blueprints
Abstract:: Willis A. Slater Papers contain reports, blueprints, diaries, correspondence, photographs, and notebooks from Slater’s professional career as a civil engineer. These papers, ranging from 1910 to 1937, illustrate his career from graduate student to professor to the National Bureau of Standards and finally to Lehigh University. Much of this collection is made up of testing reports from Slater himself or from companies that he consulted for; and many of these reports were on his specialty, reinforced concrete. The most notable items in this collection are Slater's diary and papers on the Stevenson Creek Dam and the investigation papers from the Knickerbocker Theater disaster. This collection can be used for studying the beginning of the use of reinforced concrete and the building of the Stevenson Creek Dam. The photographs in this collection may also be useful for studying ...(see more)

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C.C. Hsiung Papers, 1937-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 linear feet
Abstract:: "C.C. Hsiung Papers" contains correspondence on personal and academic matters, drafts and manuscripts of publications, syllabi, lectures, conference, colloquium and seminar documents, and mathematical notes documenting the career of Lehigh University Professor of Mathematics Chuan-Chih Hsiung who was the founder and the chief editor of the Journal of Differential Geometry. The collection also contains photographs, books and reprints of articles, and correspondence with Chinese scholars who were applying to American colleges. The collection's coverage is from 1937 to 2004; most of the documents are from 1952 to 1984.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

John W. Fisher papers, inclusive dates (inclusive)

Extent:: 102.0 linear feet (204 boxes, 102 linear feet)
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Poster of Asa Packer Letter of Acceptance for Governor, 1869

Extent:: 1 frame
Abstract:: Political poster contains Asa Packer's acceptance of running for governor in the 1869 gubernatorial elections on the Democratic Party ticket. The election took place on October 12, 1869 and Packer lost to republikcan candidate John W. Geary by 4596 votes.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Lehigh Valley Railroad Land Documents, 1773-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear feet (4 boxes, 2 linear feet ; 1 flat box 2 linear feet )
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Greenhills (Pa.) Slate Quarry Ledger, 1872-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear feet (1 ledger)
Abstract:: A business account record of activities in the slate mining industry in Slatington, Pennsylvania. Not only was slate mining a business but farming activities and township business are prominently mentioned as well.

Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

Automobile Road Maps of Europe and North America, 1922-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet (1 box, 0.5 linear feet)
Abstract:: Collection composed primarily of Alphonse Taride maps for regions of France circa 1920s and a few other vintage maps: Brentano's British Isles, Rand McNally's New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Canadian Maritime Provinces and Germany's Schwartzwald region. The maps reflect the era of the establishment of the automobile as a cultural symbol of freedom of the road and travel between the two World Wars.

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