Charles Willard Marsh Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC MS 0434

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of some Lehigh memorabilia, but mostly Bethlehem Steel Corporation items and two scrapbooks of sports related newspaper clippings.

Dates

Creation: 1930 - 2022

Creator

Marsh, Charles Willard (Compiler, Person)

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 Note

Charles Willard “Lefty” Marsh, Jr. (1930?-2022) was from Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles W. Marsh Sr. (1904-1971) and Annie Mae (Missbach) Marsh (1919-1999). Charles Jr. was married to Jeanne (Evans) Marsh. They had three children: Andrew M., AnneMarie Lewis and Julia E. Marsh. Charles graduated from Allen High School in 1948 and served as a corporal in the Korean War. On returning from the war he entered Lehigh University in the Class of 1960 graduating with a degree in business administration. He worked in the main office of Bethlehem Steel Corporation for 32 years in data processing. He retired in 1992 from the Information Services Department but worked another six months as a consultant. He was an avid baseball fan.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Baseball and Bethlehem Steel Corporation related memorabilia of the second half of the twentieth century mostly corporate items and baseball related newspaper clippings complied by Charles Willard Marsh, Lehigh Class of 1960.