William J. Eney papers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0117
The collection consists of one archival box with 28 folders containing assorted photographs, letters, newspaper articles and publications.
Dates
- 1900 - 1982
Creator
- Eney, William J. (Person)
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet
Overview
Documents and photographs related to Lehigh University Civil Engineering faculty William J. Eney's early teaching years (1930s) at civil engineering summer camps (Canadensis, Pa.) including his lecture documents on bridge engineering, his own invention of testing equipment, correspondence between Smithsonian Institution and Lehigh University about Eney Deformeter, photographs and documents about construction of Fritz Engineering Laboratory addition and Baldwin Universal Testing Machine (1950s), and Civil Engineering faculty, staff and students (1900-1905 and 1950-1960s). The documents were donated by Anthony and Lois Winston (the daughter of William J. and Florence Eney) on March 26, 2005.
Biographical / Historical
Professor William J. Eney, Lehigh University MS ’38, was a distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at Lehigh University, head of the Civil Engineering Department, and at the same time was head of the Fritz Engineering Laboratory 1952-1962. He came to Lehigh in 1936 and received his Master of Science degree from Lehigh in 1938 and continued in the department eventually becoming head of both the Department and Fritz Engineering Laboratory. With the help of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, he designed and built the seven story addition to the Fritz Engineering Laboratory (1952 to 1955). He retired in 1971.
- Astin, Allen Varley
- Baldwin Universal Testing Machine
- Beedle, Lynn S.
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation
- Bewley, Loyal Vivian
- Bodine, Alfred V.
- Bridges – Québec (Province) -- Québec.
- Bridges – Switzerland
- Bridges--
- Canadensis (Pa.)
- Civil engineering
- Civil engineering--Study and teaching
- Civil engineers
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondences
- Eney deformeter
- Environmental Engineering
- Errera, Samuel Joseph.
- Finn, Bernard S.
- Fritz Engineering Laboratory.
- Fritz, John, 1822-1913
- Gallagher, Robert Taylor
- Grace, Eugene G. (Eugene Gifford), 1876-1960
- Harpel, Kenneth
- Karakash, John J.
- Lehigh University -- Alumni and alumnae
- Lehigh University -- Campus
- Lehigh University – Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Lehigh University--Faculty
- Merriman, Mansfield, 1848-1925
- Neville, Harvey A. (Harvey Alexander), 1898-1983
- Photographs
- Pocono Mountains
- Skytop Lodge
- Slutter, Roger G.
- Smiley, E. Kenneth
- Smithsonian Institution
- Sopko, Richard N.
- Steel--Testing
- Stottard, George Dinsmore
- Stout, Robert D
- Structural engineering
- Summer survey camps
- Sutherland, Hale, 1884-
- TELSTAR Satellite
- Vogel, Robert M.
- Whitaker, Martin Dewey, 1902-1960
- black-and-white negatives
Creator
- Eney, William J. (Person)
- Worthington, William E. (Person)
- Title
- William J. Eney papers
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2009-02-25
- Description rules
- dacs
Revision Statements
- 2011-03-26: Finding aid information revised March 26, 2011- revised by Alexandria Kennedy
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)
inspc@lehigh.edu
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
610-758-4506
610-758-6091 (Fax)
inspc@lehigh.edu