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Albert Ladd Colby Report on the Boston Molasses Tank
Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Other Financial Documents, 1879-1924
A collection of financial records, including receipts, bills, statements, etc., in four separate Estate Accounts, administered by the trustees of the estate of Asa Packer, and Lehigh University covering the period May 1879 through 1972.
Civil War Letters and Memorabilia Collected by John Henry Stuckey
Collection of United States Civil War letters primarily between the families of Joseph D. Richardson (Beverly, NJ), Lloyd Girton and Francis Rupert (Bloomsburg, PA) including responding letters and one additional letter from a Confederate soldier William T. Bickham (Franklintown, LA). Also included are patriotic iconography envelopes - some with or without stamps and related references used by the Civil War enthusiast who assembled the letters and related reference material.
Correspondence and Printed Material about Gettysburg National Cemetery
The collection contains printed material, clippings and correspondence on the development of the Gettysburg (Pa.) Soldiers’ National Cemetery during the American Civil War. Correspondence is mainly between John R. Bartlett, the Secretary of the Cemetery Commission and David Wills, President of the Cemetery Commission but other state representatives are also included.
Correspondence on Wiswesser Line Notation Compiled by William B. Thompson
Collection of letters, papers and paper proposals by chemistry and computer programming professionals from different countries on using Wiswesser Line Notation in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, 1965-1972.
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Records
C.U.R.E., University Goals Committee Joint Commission on University Life: Lehigh and the Problem of Coeducation, 1968-1970
Materials relating to "Coeducation at Lehigh", including student protest and university reform, particularly the decision to adopt coeducation. Also includes papers of the Committee of Undergraduates for Responsible Education (CURE), the University Goals Committee, and the Joint Commission on University Life.
Ernest Nevin Dilworth papers
Ernest Nevin Dilworth was a professor of English at Lehigh from 1949 to 1977. Collection contains manuscript drafts of his published work and reference/citation cards, notes, and correspondence with publishers and colleagues.
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association Documents, 1938-1948
This collection contains documents from the early movement in bird conservation and rapture education efforts in the United States. The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (Pennsylvania) is the world’s oldest wildlife sanctuary exclusively committed to protection and observation of birds of prey.
James Decker Mack and the Writing of Matthew Flinders, 1774-1814
The material includes correspondence re the development and publication of Mack's book Matthew Flinders, 1774-1814. Melbourne: Nelson (Australia), 1966. It includes files on the publisher, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd.; the American Philosophical Society, who gave Mack a grant to do research; & Sir Gavin de Beer-who arranged the grant. Also included are Mack's note cards for the book, arranged by date (1801-1814).