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Homer Research Laboratory Buildings B&C Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS0286

Abstract

Collections retrieved from the abandoned Homer Research Laboratory Buildings B and C after the property transfer finalized in the summer of 2013.

Boxes on LMC shelves Boxes 1 to 73 + 3 unnumbered 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 20 missing

Dates

  • 1980 - 2001

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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

Conditions Governing Use

Collection is open for research. Please inquire about copyright information.

Biographical / Historical

Bethlehem Steel Corporation’s Homer Research Lab was built and opened in late 1960s. The research campus was acquired by Lehigh University in 1997 and remaining last two buildings, B and C, were transferred to Lehigh in 2013.

Extent

4 boxes (2 linear feet ; 1 oversize map (54 x 37 cm) height x length)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Series 1: Corporate Directories

Series 2: Film reels [2] 16 mm films

Series 3: Video Cassettes [28] VHS Cassettes

Series 4: Photographs Title: Gravel quarry [possibly Pennsylvania] Color Dimensions: Date: 1970s(?) Photographer:

Title: Homer Research Lab sign taken down Three men taking down the door sign of Homer Research Lab Dimesions: Date: 1990s

Series 5: Office Files Files from the office of Tim Miller Packed by Sharon Siegler, Mark Canney, Diana Toolan In LMC 2

Series 6: Engineering and Technical Drawings, plans, etc. Documents moved and digitized by Dan Lopresti These are still in Packard Lab as of February 26, 2015

Related Materials

Bethlehem Steel Glass Plates and Meeting Minutes Bethlehem Steel reports

Title
Homer Research Laboratory Buildings B&C Records
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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)