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Knickerbocker Theatre Incident Papers

 File — Box: 0100.02, Folder: 06
Identifier: 0100.02

Scope and Contents

Willis Slater, American Association of Engineers, January 28, 1922 to February 25, 1922. The Knickerbocker Theatre collapsed on January 28, 1922 and killed ninety seven people. These papers include reports on the cause of the failure, calculations and diagrams detailing the incident, and correspondence on the the investigation team and one from C.R. Thomas, Manager of "The Engineer's Business Magazine."

Dates

  • Creation: 1910 - 1937

Access Restrictions:

Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 5 Linear Feet (3 boxes + 5 blueprints (in flat folder))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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