Collection of wide ranging documents related to Archibald Johnston, a prominent graduate of Lehigh University Class of 1889, noting his careers at Bethlehem Steel Corporation and as the first mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The material is complimentary to an earlier received Johnston collection of cablegrams sent while Mr. Johnston represented Bethlehem Steel Company in South America.
Dates:
1885 to 2005; Majority of material found within 1888 to 1948
Materials on Bethlehem Steel (including ephemera, catalogs, technical reports and drawings), Lehigh University (brochures, reports, Alumni Association publications); publications on manufacturing of steel and steel products, Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley municipal maps compiled by Charles R. Nippert, Lehigh Class of 1947, a mechanical engineer at Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Dates:
1922 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1976
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.
A collection of ephemera of a Lehigh alumnus, Rollin Reuben Keim, concerning his personal interests, his career as a City of Bethlehem businessman and contributions to his Lehigh Class as Class correspondent for Lehigh Alumni Bulletin. Major portion of the collection is data and visual material related to the Hill-to-Hill Bridge, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Dates:
1792-1923, 1969; Majority of material found within 1792-1923, 1969
A. Roy Eckardt Papers contain drafts of publications, published books and articles, correspondence, scrapbooks, audio recordings about Judaism, Christianity, Jewish-Christian relations, Holocaust. There are also family and personal material, Lehigh University administrative documents.
Dates:
1939 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1994
Interesting examples of engineering calculations and observations before the age of computers. Some books have calculations recording the Lehigh River flow and flood stages as well as New York City engineering works at the turn of the twentieth century.
Dates:
1893-1910; Majority of material found within 1901-1902
Abstract
Jeff Parks, Lehigh University Class of 1970, locally known as “Mr. Musikfest,” assembled this collection which includes genealogical records and examples of Fraktur of his ancestors who were early residents of Northampton County, parental memorabilia, high school and college (Lehigh University memorabilia, awards, gift plates, memorabilia from Musikfest, ArtsQuest, SteelStacks, photographs, promotional material including t-shirts, programs, community/urban development plans and local history...
Abstract
An interesting collection of musical scores in J. Fred. Wolle’s own hand which exhibits Wolle’s diverse musical talent. Although, Wolle is primarily known as a serious J. S. Bach scholar and founder of the Bethlehem Bach Choir, the musical scores included in this collection display both his creative side with student chorus songs of humorous nature as well as serious hymns written for church liturgies. The collection contains an assortment of secular and sacred music and two songs that...
Scope and Contents
The years covered are from 1901 to 1968. The collection contains personal identity documents such a baptism certificate, military papers, family photographs, property leases, property taxes, income and business sale taxes. There is much printed and published material related to the druggist trade, religious booklets, as well as personal notations about a variety of things written on cigarette cartons – many of the notations have been photocopied and indicate a wide range of interests. The...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920 - 1965
Abstract
LEPOCO, the Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern, is a non-profit citizens group of approximately 1000 members (as of 2015), based in the Lehigh Valley. Founded in 1965 to oppose the war in Vietnam, LEPOCO's concerns have broadened to include a range of problems that endanger peace and the planet. The collection includes memorabilia preserved from numerous events, newsletters, meeting minutes, and publications. The documents record not only the activities of LEPOCO but also almost the entire...
