Estate documents of Harry E. Packer
Scope and Contents
Contains Harry E. Packer's will, other legal papers, vouchers, correspondence, cancelled checks, etc. connected with the settlement of his estate. Harry, son of Asa and Sarah Packer, died in 1884, but his estate was tied-in with the long term settlement of his father's estate for many years as well as his siblings.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1933
Creator
- Packer, Harry E., 1850-1884 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Harry E. Packer was born in 1850 and was the youngest son of Asa and Sarah Packer. He attended Lehigh University, Class of 1870. In 1872 he married Mary Augusta Lockhart. He held the position as director of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and was an associate judge for Carbon County in 1882. He died in February 1884 at the age of 34 of internal bleeding. His wife, M. Augusta Packer, had many dealings on behalf of the Estate of her husband. Much of the material contained in this collection reflects her dealings with the Estate of Harry E. Packer, the Asa Packer Estate and her sister-in-law, Mary Hannah Packer Cummings.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains material relating to the settlement of Harry Packer's estate, which was tied in with the settlement of Asa Packer's estate. He was the youngest son of Asa Packer, founder of Lehigh University.
Arrangement
Materials in this collection are arranged chronologically when possible.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Development Office
Subject
- Packer, Asa, 1805-1879 (Person)
- Cummings, Mary Hannah Packer, 1839-1912 (Person)
- Gummere, R. Morris (Person)
- Wilbur, E. P. (Elisha Packer), 1833-1910 (Person)
- Bispham, George Tucker, 1838-1906 (Person)
- Lamberton, Robert Alexander, 1824-1893 (Person)
- Barber, Laird H. (Person)
- Drinker, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1850-1937 (Person)
- Cummings, Chas. H. (Person)
- Packard, James Ward, 1863-1928 (Person)
- Bowman's Creek Land & Lumbering Company (Organization)
- Linderman Skeer Company (Organization)
- London Mine Company (Organization)
- Chateaugay Ore & Iron Company (Organization)
- National Car Wheel Company (Organization)
- Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburgh Railway Company (Organization)
- Cayuta Manufacturing Company (Organization)
- Eaton & Glover Company (Organization)
- Sayre Land Company (Organization)
- Sayre Stamping Company (Organization)
- Sayre Water Company (Organization)
- Dickson, Beitler & McCouch Law Offices (Organization)
- People’s Telephone & Telegraph Company (Organization)
- Rochester Coal Company (Organization)
- Girard Trust Company (Organization)
- E.P. Wilbur Trust Company (Organization)
- E. P. Wilbur Bank & Trust Company (Organization)
- Union Bank and Trust Company of Bethlehem, Pa. (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Estate documents of Harry E. Packer
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 1989-03-23
- 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
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)
inspc@lehigh.edu