Correspondence, 1966-1967
Scope and Contents
1966 April 7 to R. E. Thatcher (Hamilton, Bermuda) from Honeyman Introduces James Mack as friend of family and suggests informing Mack about Bermuda Trusts. 1966 April 21 to Honeyman from Mack Re: previous 1966 April 26 to W. Deming Lewis (Lehigh President) from Mack Re: Visit with Honeymans in Florida and the Honeyman collection of Books. (three typed pages) 1966 May 26 Mack Notes on Honeyman call about value of books. 1966 May 27 to Glick from Mack re: Honeyman donation Francis Bacon’s Clement IX 1669 1966 October 4? to Mack from Honeyman Re: Bennett Cerf column “Record Wrong Way Run” about the longest touchdown run in Football history by Lehigh University’s Snooks Dowd. Honeyman recalls having seen the event personally. 1966 December 8 to Lehigh Library from John Howell Books Re: Honeyman donation of book: Venegas “Naturlich und BurgerlicheGeschichte von Californien,” 1769. 1967 January 18 to Honeyman from Mack Re: Luther book on Relativity arrival. 1967 February 5 to Mack from Honeyman sending box of books Roman History and modern color plate books. 1967 March 28 to Mack from David Arnold Re: Honeyman 1965 tax return 1967 March 31 to Mack from Arnold Re: books in question: the two Mathews book of sketches and “Correspondencia Que Ha MediadoEntre le Legacion Extraordinaria de Mexico…” 1967 July 5 to Honeyman from Mack Re: son of friend Nathaniel Paschal being admitted to Lehigh but forfeiting deposit to go to Duke. 1967 July 6 to Mack from Robert S. Honeyman (R.B.H.’s son) Re: Darwin Items given to Lehigh. 1967 July 27 to Honeyman from Mack thanks for Darwin items: single Page holograph manuscript of Origin of Species and De L’OrigineDe Especes, Paris, 1862 (2 copies). 1967 August 31 to Lehigh Library from Honeyman sales record from John Howell Books: Corney Voyages in the Northern Pacific, 1898; Greenhow The History of Oregon and California, 1844; Higby 3 A.L.s. 1850, 1862; Mitchell Texas, Oregon and California 1948;Venegas Naturlich und Burgerliche Geschichte von Californien 1769 1967 September 6 to Honeyman from Mack re: Lehigh’s Burton holdings. 1967 September 11 to Mack from Honeyman re: John Howell Books sales Report. 1967 October 4 Gift of Honeyman: Barr, The Mask of Jove, Burn, Rome And the Campagna, Cottrell, Seeing Roman Britain, DeRopp, If IForget thee, DuBois, Captive of Rome, Emmerich, Sweat of the sun And tears of the moon, Eydoux, La France antique, Farrington, Women can fish (inscribed by author to Honeyman), Foster, Guadalcanal general, Gibbs, A fig in winter, Mayani, The EtruscansBegin to speak, Morris, Men and snakes, Olderman, The pro quarter-Back, Salvatorelli, Rome, Stobart, The grandeur that was Rome, 3rd,Vandergrift, Once a Marine, Warner, Imperial Caesar. 1967 October 5 to Honeyman from Mack acknowledges receipt of books. 1967 October 31 to W.D. Lewis from Mack re: Honeyman collection. 1967 November 1 to Mack from Owen Gringerich (Cambridge) re: Honeyman collection and Charles Babbage material. 1967 November 2 to Gingerich from Mack reply to previous letter. 1967 November 2 to Honeyman from Mack re: medieval manuscript Mentioned in Kahn’s The Code Breakers. 1967 November 6 to Gingerich from Mack re: Babbage matter. 1967 November 13 to Mack from Gingerich re: previous matter. 1967 November 15 to Zeitlin from Mack re: engraving of Tycho Brahe’s Observatory received from Honeyman. 1967 November 24 to Mack from Day & Meyer Moving & Storage re: Shipment of 3 cartons at request of Honeyman. 1967 December 8 to Deming Lewis from Honeyman thanking for a letter about the Honeyman collection and involving an attorney regarding instructions and arrangements to finalize Honeyman ideas in protecting his family first.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-1967
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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