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Notebooks

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Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:

Lecture Notes of Henry S. Jacoby (Class of 1877)

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0254
Abstract

This manuscript describes two late nineteenth century courses of study at Lehigh University – metallurgy and international law. The breathe of the knowledge of these topics at the time presents an excellent overview of the scope of Lehigh’s range of education.

Dates: 1876

Lecture notes taken by Henry Bowman Douglas in Henry Coppee history class

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Identifier: SC MS 0324
Abstract

These notes give an insight into Lehigh University’s history curriculum in the nineteenth century. The notes reveal the focus on separate primary and secondary sources in each lecture. The nature of the lectures demonstrates Dr. Coppee’s extensive knowledge of world history.

Dates: 1884

Lecture notes taken by John Wesley Grace in William H. Chandler chemistry class

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0129
Abstract

A notebook that contains notes that were taken by John Wesley Grace (Lehigh University Class of 1899) during the Professor William Henry Chandler’s Chemistry lectures, in 1895.

Dates: 1895

Lectures by Charles Russ Richards on iron and metallurgy

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0208
Abstract

This manuscript contains the notes for 20 Lectures attributed to Charles Russ Richards (1871-1941), Lehigh University President 1922-1935, possibly written during his early career as a professor at the University of Nebraska (1893-1911). The lecture notes present a fascinating insight into the intricate iron making process at the end of the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries providing comparisons of the various methods and countries processing iron.

Dates: 1893-1911

Lehigh University Chemistry Notebooks, 1881-1897

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Identifier: SC MS 0038
Abstract

Contains four notebooks by Lehigh University students George Duck '82, J.W. Richards '86, J.W. Boyd '90, and Edward S. Knisely ‘97 from chemistry classes at the University. Titles of courses and instructors' names are not indicated.

Dates: 1881-1897

Lehigh University Early Printed Forms and Programs, 1899 - 1924

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS0231
Scope and Contents

The folders composing this collection represent printed academic administration forms and programs for University events beginning 1899 and continuing through 1924.

Dates: 1899 - 1924; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1915

Lehigh University Plan by Henry Coppee

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Identifier: SC MS 0332
Abstract This manuscript incorporates Lehigh University's first president Henry Coppee's ideas for a plan as well as a diary of his early years at Lehigh University. Before coming to Lehigh Coppee had a distinguished career in the U.S. Army and at University of Pennsylvania. With suggestions from Bishop William Stevens, Lehigh's first president of the Board of Trustees and T. R. Jencks, a scholar from Harvard University, Coppée formulated the student course of study, the laws of governance and a...
Dates: 1865-1876

Lehigh Valley Railroad Documents

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0159
Abstract

Reflected in this collection is the bureaucracy of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company from a train conductor’s view. The collection contains bulletins, supplements to bulletins, correspondence about operation of trains, train fares, schedules of train stations, time tables, conductor’s documentation of passengers’ destinations, tickets issued and material especially about the Black Diamond Express – the LVRR’s most famous train.

Dates: 1870-1981; Majority of material found within 1909-1915

LEPOCO (Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern) Archives

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Identifier: SC MS 0174
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...
Dates: 1962-2024

Lester Bernstein Physical Laboratory Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0166
Abstract

Lester Bernstein graduated from Lehigh University in 1904 with a degree in Civil Engineering. Bernstein, the Civil Engineering Society Treasurer and President, was awarded the Civil Engineering Society Prize in 1902-03. The collection consists of a Physical Laboratory Notebook from his second semester freshman year (Feb. 1901 – Jun. 1901). This notebook includes experiments on the study of thermal expansion, use of a barometer and the study of the principles of movement.

Dates: February 1901-June 1901