Records on Robert B. Honeyman Gifts to Lehigh University Library
Scope and Contents
Records on Robert B. Honeyman Gifts to Lehigh University Library (1924-1978) contain items relating to Honeyman’s collection of rare books and manuscripts and his gift of part of that collection to his alma mater Lehigh University. These records include correspondence, primarily with Lehigh librarians Howard Seavoy Leach and James D. Mack, inventory and appraisal lists, and receipts for purchases from international antiquarian book dealers.
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1978
Creator
- Honeyman, Robert B. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Brodhead Honeyman (1897-1987) graduated from Lehigh University in 1920 as a metallurgical engineer and began collecting rare books soon after his graduation. In 1955, Honeyman and his wife Marian Stewart Honeyman gave Lehigh University an extensive collection of American and British literature thereby establishing the Honeyman Collection. Howard Seavoy Leach (1887-1948) was Head Librarian at Lehigh University from 1924 to 1948 and caretaker of Honeyman’s first gifts of individual rare books in the 1920s and 1930s. James D. Mack (1916-2001) assumed the role of Head Librarian and curator of the collection in 1948. He facilitated the acquisition of the Honeyman Collection and many subsequent gifts.
Extent
1.6 Linear Feet (3 Boxes)
Abstract
Records on Robert B. Honeyman Gifts to Lehigh University Library (1924-1978) contain items relating to Honeyman’s collection of rare books and manuscripts and his gift of part of that collection to his alma mater Lehigh University. These records include correspondence, primarily with Lehigh librarians Howard Seavoy Leach and James D. Mack, inventory and appraisal lists, and receipts for purchases from international antiquarian book dealers.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 3 series
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Robert B. Honeyman
Subject
- Mack, James D. (James Decker), 1916- (Person)
- Leach, Howard Seavoy, 1887-1948 (Person)
- Lehigh University. Library. Rare Book Room (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Records on Robert B. Honeyman Gifts to Lehigh University Library SC MS 0116
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Heather L. Burychka
- Date
- 2006-11-10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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