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Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for Eighteenth-Century Studies Archives

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0008

Scope and Contents

The collection is divided into official records, business records, and symposium essays, 1971-1982

Dates

  • Creation: 1971-1982

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

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

Use Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Copyright Notice

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Biographical / Historical

The Gipson Institute was created by a generous gift from Lawrence Henry Gipson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and a long-time Lehigh University Professor. Its program includes such research activities as an annual dissertation fellowship for a Lehigh PhD candidate and research grants to Lehigh faculty and students working on projects dealing with the eighteenth century.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Abstract

A collection of the Institute's records since its founding in 1971. Includes minutes, financial statements, correspondence and materials pertaining to the symposia and other programs offered by the Institute. Also included are applications for the small grants offered by the Institute each year, and reports of the work accomplished under the grants, as well as some of the papers delivered at the symposia.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged by record type, and then by date.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for Eighteenth-Century Studies, in 1988.

Related Materials

SC LVF G515 Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for 18th Century Studies (Lehigh Collection Vertical File)

Title
Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for Eighteenth-Century Studies ArchivesSC MS 0008
Status
Completed
Author
Special Collections Staff
Date
February 10, 1988
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 Library and Technology Services.

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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