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Richard Willis Heard collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0329

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a number of documents from Richard W. Heard, Lehigh Class of 1893, time at Lehigh, including photographs of campus from the 1890s. Also included are several documents for “Calculus Cremation” ceremonies.

The first folder contains two copies of the graduation program for the Class of 1893. The second folder contains a document pertaining to the Junior Oratorical Contest for the Class of 1894. The third folder contains a program for University Day, 1893. The fourth folder contains two envelopes containing photos of campus from 1893. Many of them depict the Linderman Library and the Packer Memorial Church. The fifth folder contains two copies of “Cremation Calculus” and a calculating disc for lamp feet.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891 - 1893

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Access

Please inquire about copyright information.

Conditions Governing Use

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Richard Willis Heard was born in 1871 and majored in Electrical Engineering at Lehigh, graduating in 1893. He married Virginia Lord Nisbet on in 1901 and had two children, Virginia and Richard, in 1905 and 1906. By 1912, he was president of the Heard Lumber Company in Georgia, a position which he occupied until sometime between 1937 and 1947. Heard died in 1959.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains a number of documents from Richard W. Heard, Lehigh Class of 1893, time at Lehigh, including photographs of campus from the 1890s. Also included are several documents for “Calculus Cremation” ceremonies.

Arrangement

Contents are arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Edwin Robeson MacKethan III, July 21, 2016

Source

Status
Completed
Author
Jakob Coles
Date
June 2, 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Lehigh University

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)