Yates, W. Ross (Willard Ross)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lehigh University History by W. Ross Yates
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0076
Abstract
The material here includes two separate typescripts of his history of Lehigh University. The first one, tentatively titled The Story of the Lehigh University: An Intimate History, is very detailed, and includes an index of names mentioned. (Notes and corrections are from James Mack, who read it). The second typescript more closely resembles the published work, with a lot of the original material omitted. (The introduction is different). The book, published in 1992 by Lehigh University...
Dates:
1865-1992
Lehigh University Library History, 1878-1974
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0030
Abstract
Includes original invoices of purchases, 1878-1899; year-end and statistical reports from 1888-1922; financial statements, 1888-1896; miscellaneous correspondence and documents relating to the library and its history; and correspondence and a budget for Prof. Ross Yates projected history of Lehigh University (1974).
Dates:
1878-1984; Majority of material found within 1878-1899; Majority of material found within 1888-1922; Majority of material found within 1878-1896
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- Education, Higher 1
- Financial statements 1