Correspondence, 1956
Scope and Contents
1956 January 19 to David Arnold (New York) from Mack acknowledges Receipt of Great American Insurance Co. policy. 1956 February 16 to Mack from Gannon Re: book appraisal 1956 February 20 to William Gannon from Mack Re: Saur Bible – three Editions. 1956 February 20 to David Arnold from Mack Re: release of books from Hahn. 1956 March 5 to Mack from David Arnold Re: remove to Gannon’s office the few items at Hahn Warehouse and request for Mack to meet Honeyman in New York for further shipment of books. 1956 April 9 to Glick from Mack re: Honeyman book donation between July 1, 1955 to December 31, 1955 was 3,953 valued $169,752.50 Including Pliny, Hitler, Declaration of War signed by Kaiser Wilhelm II, W. Gilbert, Kepler, Napier, Plutarch, Tacitus, Cooper, Stowe, Boswell, Spenser, Chesterfield 1956 April 18 Memo for Honeyman file re: value of donation 1956 April 18 to Honeyman from Mack acknowledges shipment of books from Hahn Warehouse. 1956 April 19 to Great American Insurance Co. from Glick re: Policy No. TTP14665 1956 April 27 to Honeyman from Mack Re: Plutarch and trial printing of The League Covenant. 1956 May 1 to Honeyman from Mack Re: newspaper article about Honeyman gift of books to Lehigh. 1956 May 14 to Honeyman from E.K. Smiley (Lehigh) appreciation for Gifts of rare books. 1956 May 24 to Honeyman from Mack Re: Plutarch, Clarendon,Vancouver atlas, Matthew Flinders’ Survey of Australia. 1956 June 4 to Honeyman from Mack, Re: Dodson reprint on Mendel. 1956 June 14 to Mack from Honeyman Re: Vancouver atlas, two volumes Of Petite-Thours atlas. 1956 July 5 to William Gannon from Mack Re: Vancouver Atlas, Webber Views in the South Seas, 1808, Petit Thouars Voyage Autour du Monde, Atlas Pittoresque, Maris, 1841; Atlas Hydrographique, Paris, 1846; Atlas de Botanique, Paris, 1846 and de Zoologie, 1846. 1956 July 13 to Glick from Mack re: Webber “Views of the South Seas” 1956 September 10 to Honeyman from Mack received Harvey Exercitatio Anatonica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus, 1628 and Mendel “Versuche uber Pflanzenhybriden,” 1865. 1956 September 12 to Mt. Palomar Observatory from Mack Re: Schmidt- Hale Sky Survey. 1956 September 18 to Mack from Honeyman (London) Re: facsimile of Mendel done in 1910, 1st edition of Flinders. 1956 September 21 to Mack from Michael Papantonio (Seven Gables Bookshop) Re: Webster’s “The Duchess of Malfy” two copies from Honeyman perhaps duplicate could be given to Papantonio. 1956 September 24 to Papantonio from Mack saying Lehigh not prepared to sell of exchange any Honeyman item. 1956 October 1 to Mack from California Inst. Of Technology Re: Sky Atlas 1956 November 8 to Mack from Gannon Re: Honeyman sending color Print of “Mauchchunk” (Pa) by Geo. Lehmann. 1956 November 10 to Honeyman from Mack thanks for Flinders Voyage. 1956 November 14 to Honeyman from Mack thanks for Mauch Chunk Print which arrived.
Dates
- Creation: 1956
Creator
- From the Collection: Honeyman, Robert B. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.6 Linear Feet (3 Boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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