Correspondence, 1976-1978

1976 February 18 to Honeyman from Mack re: regimental histories of The Civil War 1976 March 3 to Honeyman from A.C. Zettlemoyer re: Curator of Rare Books 1976 March 8 to Zettlemoyer from Honeyman re: James Mack as Curator Of Rare Books. 1976 March 12 to Honeyman from Zettlemoyer thanks for comments 1976 March 15 to Honeyman from Mack re: On the Shoulder of Giants by Merton 1976 April 2 to Glick from Mack re: sale of Liber Chronicarum on Honeyman Insurance appraisal 1976 April 22 to Honeyman from Mack thanks for delightful visit, Darwin’s Formation of Vegetable Mould and that he will become Curator of Rare Books on his retirement in 1978 1976 May 19 to Mack from Honeyman re: comments on Daniel Traister report, “The Rare Book Collection at Lehigh University” and Honeyman statement that he does not intend to commit their further treasures to Lehigh due to the uncertain financial commitments to a rare book collection. 1976 May 25 to Mack from Zettlemoyer re: a letter dated November 30, 1955 from the Honeymans to Lehigh University regarding books, manuscripts and other literary material donated to Lehigh 1976 May 27 to Honeyman from Zettlemoyer re: distress about the Traister report 1977 January 18 to Mack from Honeyman re: trading some scientific duplicates Repton, the Chippendale furniture book and Hepplewhite 1977 January 24 to Michael Papantonio (Seven Gables Bookshop) from Mack re: Honeyman trading back books 1977 January 29 to Mack from Honeyman re: a 1932 purchase of Faraday’s original static electrical machine which Honeyman sent to Lehigh but was last seen by Honeyman in the Chemistry building cabinet. 1977 February 2 to Zettlemoyer and Franz from Mack re: the Faraday static electrical machine which Mack has never seen. 1977 February 4 to Mack from Papantonio re: appraisal of Hepplewhite, Chippendale, Repton (Two copies) 1977 February 10 to Mack from Honeyman – a four page list of books Honeyman is offering to Lehigh for Mack to make a selection. 1977 February 22 to Glick from Mack re: removal of books from Fine Arts insurance: Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Repton 1977 February 24 to Mack from Honeyman handwritten note sending: Grimaldi, Fontana, Lyell, Ramelli, Euclid 1977 March 4 to Glick from Mack re: Honeyman gift of Grimaldo, Fontana, Lyell, Ramelli, Euclid 1977 March 15 to Honeyman from Mack re: Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peck’s Bad Boy, Stories of New Jersey. 1977 March 27 to Mack from Honeyman re: Jack Matthews “Collecting Rare Books” 1977 March 28 re: Ramelli, Washington Irving “Salmagundi” 1977 June 6 to Honeyman from Mack re: visit to Franklin Institute and a sale of a collection of about 2,000 titles on Horology, Sugar/Slavery Astronomy, Mechanics. 1977 July 6 to Honeyman from Mack congratulations on 80th birthday. 1977 November 8 to Mack from Honeyman remarks about being too lateto elect Mrs. Honeyman to board of trustees and Lehigh could havegotten the Honeyman Library (attached three page appraisal fromJacob Zeitlin) 1978 March 8 to R.M. Holcombe from Mack re: Robert Brodhead Honeyman, ’20 explains the Honeyman connection, requirements, Honeyman Library. 1978 March 8 to M.(Michael) G. Bolton from Mack re: if the Honeyman Collection (History of Science) now in California were to come to Lehigh the operation expenses would be as follows: 1978 November 4 to Mack from Honeyman handwritten note re: “enjoying new found wealth in unconventional ways. I am trying to purchase control of the LVRR so as to reinstate means of travel that has disappeared. Only this time it will be “The Pink Diamond” No Date to Mack from Honeyman (signed as Sotheby, Parke, Honeyman, and Rothschild) “Dear Jim – Read them – all excellent – put in LU Library or give to Fem Sem – or the good will. Lovingly …”