Records of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Scope and Contents
Documents in this collection are from the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, concerning redevelopment and urban renewal projects in the city from 1953 to 1999.
The collection contains reports, meeting minutes, maps, site plans, architectural drawings and other publications related to urban renewal projects of Packer Avenue, Webster and Butler Streets and Northampton Heights in South Bethlehem, and Broad and Main Streets, Civic Center and Monocacy Creek in North Bethlehem.
The 25 reports contained in Boxes 1 and 2 are about the urban renewal related texts and maps for South Bethlehem; 14 reports in Box 3 are about the proposed Civic Center and the Monocracy Creek area in North Bethlehem. The collection also contains maps, photographs and meeting minutes. A great majority of the reports and proposals were created by Clarke & Rapuano but other consultants are noted as appropriate.
Dates
- Creation: 1953-1999
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1953-1976
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is open for research.
Extent
11 Linear Feet (6 boxes and 37 minute books)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Documents in this collection are from the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, concerning redevelopment and urban renewal projects in the city from 1953 to 1999.
The collection contains reports, meeting minutes, maps, site plans, architectural drawings and other publications related to urban renewal projects of Packer Avenue, Webster and Butler Streets and Northampton Heights in South Bethlehem, and Broad and Main Streets, Civic Center and Monocacy Creek in North Bethlehem.
Arrangement
The collection arranged in series by project neighborhood locations, then in format: South Bethlehem, North Bethlehem, oversize materials and meeting minute books.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection came from Tony Hanna, executive director of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the former director of Historic Bethlehem, Inc., September 23, 2016.
Source
- Bethlehem (Pa.). Redevelopment Authority. (Creator, Organization)
- Hanna, Tony. (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Bethlehem (Pa.). Redevelopment Authority. (Organization)
- Clarke and Rapuano (Organization)
- Lehigh University (Organization)
- Congdon, Wray H. (Person)
- Keim, Rollin Reuben (Person)
- Bernhardt, Clayton W. (Person)
- Clewell, Warren C. (Person)
- Daniel, John (Person)
- Concilio, Augustine C. (Person)
- Frantz, Harvey R. (Person)
- McFadden, Hugh P. (Person)
- Brady, Francis M. (Person)
- Taylor, Robert S. (Person)
- McConnell, Luther G. (Person)
- Eisenhauer, Albert R. (Person)
- Fuller, Robert M. (Person)
- Hoere, Helena P. (Person)
- Sears, G. Alden (Person)
- Maloney, Thomas (Person)
- Fox, Bernard L. (Person)
- Beedle, Lynn S. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Urban Renewal Records of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Eleanor Nothelfer, Trevor Wood and Elliot Nasby
- Date
- 2017-07-20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)
inspc@lehigh.edu