Tourism -- Management

A collection of printed material (mostly newspaper clippings) about the transformation of Southside Bethlehem, PA from a closed-down steel mill site to redeveloped arts and cultural heritage site for (ArtsQuest and Musikfest) a casino, an arts pavilion of indoor and outdoor theater venues, restaurants, an industrial museum, an industrial historic site and a public broadcasting television station.

A collection items, photographs, and documents donated by Jeff Parks, an attorney and community leader in Bethlehem. This includes Parks’ personal papers, particularly concerning MusikFest and Artsquest, both of which he was a founding member. The collection also contains memorabilia from his time at Lehigh. Parks also donated the research material for his book “Stronger than Steel” Also present are family items like Bibles, personal papers, and photo albums.