Correspondences
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
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).
Mary Frances Tompkins Danser Correspondence
Correspondence from a number of Tompkins family members to Mary Frances Tompkins. In the hard economic times between the World Wars, Mary Tompkins had risen to an secure position with Coca-Cola in Atlanta (Ga.) Her position at Coca-Cola established her as a source of financial support for her family during the interwar years and Depression Era until her siblings could support themselves. Later on, she married Lowry S. Danser, Lehigh Class of 1933 in 1939.
Philip Mason Palmer Manuscripts
Writings relating to the history of Lehigh University. Includes typescript on the founding of Lehigh, notes on the history of the College of Arts and Science, a biography of William Bacon Stevens (first president of the Board of Trustees), and material about Severin Ringer (professor of modern languages and literature at Lehigh from 1871-1904).