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Type Specimen Books
The students of Professor Thom Lepley’s graphic design III class of 2005-2006 for a class project designed, created, and hand bound 9 specimen type books.
Typography Scrapbook
A scrapbook with assorted samples of typography initial alphabet fonts, head and tail piece ornamentation of wood or copper engraving for the printing press. Some of the samples represent illustrations appearing on Confederate currency but most examples represent Victorian embellishments.
University Events Invitations, Brochures, Programs, Booklets
Varsity and Intramural Sports Files
Includes office files, correspondence, and lists of award winners from the Sports Office of Lehigh University from 1930-1980. Sports award winners are complete from 1939-1970. Flagpole Day Ceremony awards are complete from 1958-1977. Intramural files are primarily from the 1960s and 1970s. Also included is material from Car Rallyes, Turkey Trots, Emery Relay programs, and Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (Mr. Steckbeck was faculty advisor).
Ventilation Investigation Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel (Holland Tunnel)
A detailed pioneering engineering report determining the ventilation criteria for an underwater vehicular tunnel which became known as the Holland Tunnel. At its time of opening in 1927 the Holland Tunnel was known as the “eighth wonder of the world.”
Vintage Cookbooks [In Progress]
Vintage mid-century recipes from promotional recipe booklets giving a fantastic piece of history and nostalgia which grew out of the post-World War II era of rationing of food.
Walnut Street Bridge, Hellertown (Pa.)
Detailed drawings of the structural members of a historic cast-iron Pratt-truss bridge which the students of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Lehigh University used for refurbishing and reconstructing the bridge in a public park in nearby Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
Watson Family Collection
Wax Lake Bridge Construction Photographs 1940-1941
"Weaving the tapestry for the mind" Lehigh University Libraries Celebrating Our Millionth Volume; 125 years of Service 1867-1992
Several silk screen printing versions of Marvin Simmons poster "Weaving the tapestry for the mind" Lehigh University Libraries Celebrating Our Millionth Volume; 125 years of Service 1867-1992