Loewy Exhibit Files (Prof. Gail Cooper) , 1999

Loewy Exhibit Files from Prof. Gail Cooper, retired (received on February 12, 2020 via Prof. Steven Cutcliffe, retired)

All the files related to the Loewy Exhibit 1999 Whitaker Lab, Lehigh

Folder 1: Article from Light Metal Age June 2000 about Loewy legacy, summary of Loewy project, article from the Mechanical Engineering May 1994 about aluminum cars, various 1953 New York Times about Loewy and the big press.

Folder 2: Email exchange between Stephen Cutcliffe and Gail Cooper (2000), letter from Cooper to Lt. Lopez inquiring about military (1999), email to Loewy Project team from Cooper (1999), draft of Lowey Exhibit (1999), summary of interview topics (1999), interview questions for Mrs. Linz (1999), email to Mrs. Linz from Cooper thanking for interview (1999), email exchange between Michael Holy and Cooper about potential concerns of project (1999), Loewy-lehigh exhibit summary, tentative budget for exhibit (1998), letter from Wojciech Misiolek (Director/Loewy Chair of Materials Forming and Processing) to President Donn Sanford inquiring about creation of Loewy exhibit (1999), the “Loewy Solution Booklet: A Compilation of 21 Different Solutions and Their Estimated Costs” (1999), copies of emails sent to AEC (Aluminum Extruders Council) from Wojciech (1999), a memorandum of a meeting discussing the exhibit (1998), main theme of the exhibit, excerpts about Bethlehem Steel museum (1998), Loewy production schedule, visit agenda for Peter Pollak from the Aluminum Association (1999).

Folder 3: Emails back and forth between Cooper and Cutcliffe about the organization of the exhibit panels (1999), Fax of the biography of Kenneth B. Wolfe (1999), Excerpt of Erwin Loewy’s biography.

Folder 4: The organization of the written material to be copied into each kiosk and panel of the exhibit, Chapter 1 of Aluminum: Technology, Applications, and Environment 6th Edition (1997), “Heavy Press Now in Production” article from Mechanical Engineering (1956), Pamphlet information for The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1980), Dedication program from The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1983), “World’s Largest Forging Press” article from Mechanical Engineer (1953), “Latest Developments in Extrusion of Metals” article from Iron and Steel Engineer (1952), visit agenda for Andrew Linz and Brigitte Loewy Linz (1999), Facsimile Transmittal Sheet (1999), “New Concepts for Defense Tooling” article from Automotive Industries (1951).

Folder 5: Erwin Loewy’s travels from 1940-1941, citations for exhibit, German copy of some Loewy exhibit information (1999), “Wyman-Gordon’s Trio of Titans” article from Modern Metal (1956), “Big Magnesium Extrusion” article from Modern Metal, “Aluminum Extrusions...from the Heavy Press Program” article from Product Engineering (1955), “Biggest Machine on Earth” article, Loewy response to H. F. Small’s request to have him speak before the Engineers Luncheon Club (1944), copy of Loewy’s speech for the luncheon, Chapter 1 from The Extrusion of Metals (1960), excerpts of newspapers and emails about and from Erwin Loewy (1941-1942).

Folder 6: Invitation to the dedication of The Loewy Brothers Exhibit (2000), various articles from The Engineer, SAE Journal, Iron and Steel Engineering, Scientific American, and others, including: “12,000-Ton Hydraulic Press for Aluminum” article from Engineering (1953), “RPI Prof tackles aluminum extrusion process” article from Advanced Materials & Processes (1996), “Kaiser;s Part in the Heavy Press Program” from Steel Processing (1952), Horizontal presses information throughout the world, New York Times citations (1948-1955), The Short Story of a Long Development by SMS.

Folder 7: Apparatus for controlling the rolling of tapered sheets (1954), several diagrams (1940-1957) and excerpts from the United States Patent Office