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Joseph Phineas Davis Journal of Travels in Cuzco (Peru)
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0305
Abstract
Informative journal of travels in the region of Puno and Cuzco containing information about the Andean culture, indigenous populations, places, topography, Andean Indian ruins and building features. During the Davis exploration of southeastern Peru he was joined by American archaeologist and U.S. Commissioner to Peru, Ephraim George Squier and together they measured and observed with great care the Inca ruins in the Cuzco region.
Dates:
May 26 to July 29, 1864
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Lecture notes taken by Albert Beardsley Jessup in Mansfield Merriman Civil Engineering class
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0318
Abstract
The notes pertain to a Construction class taught by Professor Merriman. The topics covered throughout of the lectures give insight into how construction was viewed in the late 1800s, including accepted building materials and construction methods. The meticulousness of the notes testify to Albert Beardsley Jessup’s diligence as a student. The material is also covered in great detail, which emphasizes Professor Merriman’s expertise in the field of civil engineering.
Dates:
1895-06
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Lynn S. Beedle Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0288
Abstract
A varied assortment of documents collected by Lynn S. Beedle, professor of structural engineering, former head of Fritz Engineering Laboratory research, and founder of the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat at Lehigh University. Included among the documents are records of his U.S. Navy career observing the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. Also included in the collection are student reports written by Beedle during his graduate student days as well as reports written by...
Dates:
1948-1968
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Negatives and Photographs of Fritz Engineering Laboratory Tests and Events
Collection
Identifier: SC Photo 0013
Dates:
1900-1961
Found in:
Lehigh University Grant Projects
[Panama Canal]: Memoria y Planos de un Anteproyecto para la Terminacion del Canal de Panama
File
Identifier: SC MS 0258
Scope and Contents
The collection is a single manuscript measuring 21.5 x 15.5 cm. stored in a black paper wrapped box measuring 27 x 22 x 3 cm. The manuscript is contained within stiff card paper covers of burgundy colored paper with gilt title “Memoria y Planos de un anteprocyecto para la terminacion del Canal De Panamá por D. Gabriel M. Campo” and decorative borders. The pages are edged in red. It is illustrated with three folded plans including two blue prints: Proyecto de construccion en túnel Plano,...
Dates:
1892-1894
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Photo Album of Bridges by G. W. Philips
Collection — Volume: PHOTO0018.01
Identifier: SC Photo-0018
Abstract
The album contains a collection of photographs of six Pennsylvania bridges and several railroad works possibly inspected by G. W. Philips in a period from 1900 to 1930. Perhaps the most well-known Pennsylvania bridge is the multi concrete arch Hyner Bridge over the Susquehanna River near Renovo, Pennsylvania. The Hell Gate Bridge over the East River in New York City is an anomaly among the construction photographs in the album as the only New York bridge. The album is an interesting...
Dates:
1900-1930; Majority of material found within 1900-1930
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Professor Karl Ludwig Meissner Engineering Lectures
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0201
Abstract
This manuscript is a set of class notes presumed taken by a student (R. Nachwitz?) attending lectures by Professors Schneider and Karl Ludwig Meissner on Civil Engineering topics given at the Collegium Carolinum in Braunschweig, Germany during 1849-50. Topics covered in technical mechanics included effect of friction, strength of materials, mechanics of gear teeth, analysis of fire hoses and nozzles, vibration in structures. The general topic of “Baukunst” (Art of Building/ Architecture)...
Dates:
1849 - 1850
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Professor Mansfield Merriman Lecture Notes Taken by Edgar A. Borhek, 1904
Collection
Identifier: SC MS0266
Abstract
The lecture notes reflect an interesting view into the field of civil engineering at the turn of the twentieth century. The notes indicate that a student in civil engineering was expected to have a multidisciplinary diversity. Some examples given in the lectures illustrate the broad field of knowledge possessed by Professor Mansfield Merriman.
Dates:
1904
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Richard H. Tucker Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0041
Abstract
This collection includes documents from Richard H. Tucker’s days as both a student and a professor at Lehigh University, such as correspondences, newspaper clippings, scrapbook, diplomas, certificates and photographs.
Dates:
1875-1894
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Robert Blum Olney Bridge Design Class Notebook
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0226
Abstract
This manuscript contains three bridge
design class exercises indicating the instructional process to train engineering
students. Specific step-by-step instruction in designing for various railroad bridge
spans, building material specifications, structural loads and stresses to be
considered as presented in the professor’s lecture. The complete process of
calculating the design with comparisons of different conditions, as well as material
available, costs incurred of every aspect of the...
Dates:
1891 - 1892
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
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