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Archibald Johnston Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0281
Abstract
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
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Jacob Mark Frey Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0068
Abstract
Collection of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings gathered by J. Mark Frey, related to Lehigh University, Lehigh YMCA, Chinese students, Bethlehem Bach Choir and Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Frey was the secretary of Lehigh YMCA and involved with Americanization and naturalization classes for Bethlehem Steel’s immigrant workers and an enthusiast of the Bethlehem Bach Choir. The collection provides a valuable picture of one employee’s life at Lehigh University in the...
Dates:
1916-1942; Majority of material found in 1919
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Jeff Parks '70 Collection
Collection — Box: 0388
Identifier: SC MS 0388
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...
Dates:
1741 - 2021
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Photo Album of Hill-to-Hill Bridge Construction
Collection
Identifier: SC Photo-0035
Abstract
Album contains small black and white photographs many of the siting and building of the Hill-to-Hill Bridge over the Lehigh River connecting the two Bethlehems in Pennsylvania. Also in the album are photographs of young men in graduation gowns, college dorm life and young people cavorting in outdoor activities.
Dates:
1921 - 1924
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Records of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0314
Abstract
Documents in this collection are from the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, concerning redevelopment and urban renewal projects in the city from 1953 to 1999. The collection contains reports, meeting minutes, maps, site plans, architectural drawings and other publications related to urban renewal projects of Packer Avenue, Webster and Butler Streets and Northampton Heights in South Bethlehem, and Broad and Main Streets, Civic Center and Monocacy Creek in North...
Dates:
1953-1999; Majority of material found within 1953-1976
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
South Bethlehem Historical Society Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0250
Abstract
A diverse collection of documents, publications, photographs, oral history recordings, memorabilia representing the socio-econonmcal, educational, cultural and artistic developments of various ethnic groups that made possible the industrialization of South Bethlehem. Some examples are the large collections of vintage Bethlehem postcards and photographs of depicting buildings that do not exists anymore. Also included in the collection are items representing Bethlehem Steel Corporation, St....
Dates:
1865 - 2023
Found in:
South Bethlehem Historical Society