Abstract A varied assortment of documents collected by Lynn S. Beedle, professor of structural engineering, former head of Fritz Engineering Laboratory research, and founder of the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at Lehigh University. Included among the documents are records of his U.S. Navy career observing the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Also included in the collection are student reports written by Beedle during his graduate student days as well as reports written by...

Content Description This collection consists primarily of photographs, and also legal documents, deeds, diplomas, certificates, publications, etc. documenting the life of Grace Swift Schnabel, widow of William Schnabel, Lehigh Class of 1931. Married in mid-life, and with no children, his will noted that after her death, Lehigh University should receive a donation for the benefit of the Libraries. Mrs. Schnabel died in 1997, and 1998 the Lehigh University Libraries received the donation along with this small...

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The collection contains documents that related to Prof. Notis’s research in metallurgy, including studying ancient tools, traditional Japanese and Chinese metal work, etc.

Abstract This manuscript is a set of class notes presumed taken by a student (R. Nachwitz?) attending lectures by Professors Schneider and Karl Ludwig Meissner on Civil Engineering topics given at the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig, Germany during 1849-50. Topics covered in technical mechanics included effect of friction, strength of materials, mechanics of gear teeth, analysis of fire hoses and nozzles, vibration in structures. The general topic of “Baukunst” (Art of Building/ Architecture)...

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This collection consists of 517 paper copies (in 3-ring binders) of speeches and presentation by Lee Iacocca ranging from 1978-2011. Topics include automotive industry, restiorations of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island, education, diabeties and other fund-raising and charity works. This collection does not contain any company records, publications, photographs or audio-visuals.

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Four scrapbooks containing miscellaneous newspaper clippings, correspondence. Each volume individually indexed. The materials in the scrapbooks are not arranged chronologically throughout: Vol. 1 1891-1937; Vol 2 1919-1937; Vol. 3 1916-1937, Vol. 4 1889-1939. William C. Bowie's career in scientific research in the theory of isostasy and its application to dynamics and structural geology is reflected in these scrapbooks.