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The Autobiography of John Fritz Holographic Manuscript, ca. 1910
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0011
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material regarding John Fritz’s early life and his professional career later on. It also includes miscellaneous material relevant to his life.
Dates:
1910
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Ventilation Investigation Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel (Holland Tunnel)
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0118
Abstract
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.”
Dates:
1921-1922
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Walnut Street Bridge, Hellertown (Pa.)
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0367
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1991
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
William J. Eney papers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0117
Abstract
Documents and photographs related to Lehigh University Civil Engineering faculty William J. Eney's early teaching years (1930s) at civil engineering summer camps (Canadensis, Pa.) including his lecture documents on bridge engineering, his own invention of testing equipment, correspondence between Smithsonian Institution and Lehigh University about Eney Deformeter, photographs and documents about construction of Fritz Engineering Laboratory addition and Baldwin Universal Testing Machine...
Dates:
1900 - 1982
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Willis Appleford Slater Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0100
Abstract
This collection is composed of the papers of Willis A. Slater, a Lehigh University civil engineering professor, chair of the department and director of Fritz Engineering Laboratory. The papers give insight into Slater's professional career as a civil engineer, particularly his work with reinforced concrete. The items contained in this collection range from 1910 to 1937 and include reports, blueprints, diaries, correspondence, photographs, and notebooks. Of particular interest are Slater's...
Dates:
1910 - 1937
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections