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Lehigh University -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Allen J. Barthold Papers (1914-1984)

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0138
Abstract

The collection includes papers from his undergraduate work at Lehigh as well as his graduate and professional work at Yale and Lehigh. The collection also includes photographs and memorabilia from his life as well as papers regarding his two year leave of absence to the Dominican Republic and his work involving the Richards Harding Davis Collection at Lehigh's Linderman Library.

Dates: 1914-1984

Cooperative Lecture Series, 1955-1963

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0162
Abstract The Cooperative Lecture Series was organized by a consortium of faculty and student organizations on Campus to answer the need for stimulation of the intellectual life of the University. The occasion to bring to Lehigh a speaker whose subject would be appropriate to the interest of sponsoring groups would be supported by wider publicity, increased attendance and greater financial resources. To aid this effort for cooperation, the deans and department heads, officers of student and faculty...
Dates: 1955-1963; Majority of material found within 1955-1963

Documents Related to Lehigh University Centennial Celebrations, 1961-1966

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0228
Abstract

This collection contains documents related to Lehigh University Centennial celebrations (1961-1966) that includes Centennial Convocation Symposium titled “The Exercise of Men’s Incredible Powers”; Lehigh Development Office Centennial Fund fundraising documents, 100th Birthday; special Centennial issues of newspapers, magazines, various clippings, press releases, memos, correspondence and other publications.

Dates: 1961-1966; Majority of material found within 1963, 1965

Edward Gallagher: Documents on Henry S. Drinker’s Presidency at Lehigh University

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0114
Abstract

Articles, correspondence and biographical information on Henry S. Drinker and his presidency at Lehigh University. Collection is assembled by Prof. Edward J. Gallagher, Department of English at Lehigh University while he was teaching a course that required using primary sources at Special Collections. Prof. Gallagher based his research on the original letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecilia Beaux.

Dates: 1897 - 2002

James Niemeyer Collection of Lehigh University Related Documents and Memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0221
Abstract

James Niemeyer Lehigh Class of 1943 Executive Director of Lehigh Alumni Association Fan and supporter of Lehigh Athletic teams

Dates: 1970s-2004; Majority of material found within 1970s-1988

Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for Eighteenth-Century Studies Archives

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0008
Abstract

A collection of the Institute's records since its founding in 1971. Includes minutes, financial statements, correspondence and materials pertaining to the symposia and other programs offered by the Institute. Also included are applications for the small grants offered by the Institute each year, and reports of the work accomplished under the grants, as well as some of the papers delivered at the symposia.

Dates: 1971-1982

Oral Histories about Lehigh University Traditions and Experiences

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0112
Abstract This collection consists of fourteen student conducted oral history projects related to Lehigh University. The course (History 303) was taught by Professor Kim Carrell-Smith in the Fall semester of 2003. Through the course, the students studied the standards of oral histories and as a final project, they interviewed Lehigh alumni, staff and faculty about Lehigh University, its history, traditions and experiences. Some of the interviews are restricted since the interviewees did not sign the...
Dates: 2003

Percy Hughes: Publications and Papers, 1872-1952

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0111
Abstract “Percy Hughes Publications and Papers (1872-1952)” collection contains photographs, correspondence, family documents, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, books and academic articles, and reprints on Philosophy, Psychology, Education, Higher Education, Sports Education, and Lehigh University by Percy Hughes who was a Lehigh professor and taught Philosophy, Psychology and Education, and was a lifelong friend of John Dewey.The collection was researched, compiled and organized by Elizabeth Hughes...
Dates: 1872-1952

Records on Robert B. Honeyman Gifts to Lehigh University Library

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0116
Abstract

Records on Robert B. Honeyman Gifts to Lehigh University Library (1924-1978) contain items relating to Honeyman’s collection of rare books and manuscripts and his gift of part of that collection to his alma mater Lehigh University. These records include correspondence, primarily with Lehigh librarians Howard Seavoy Leach and James D. Mack, inventory and appraisal lists, and receipts for purchases from international antiquarian book dealers.

Dates: 1924-1978

Richard H. Tucker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0041
Abstract

This collection includes documents from Richard H. Tucker’s days as both a student and a professor at Lehigh University, such as correspondences, newspaper clippings, scrapbook, diplomas, certificates and photographs.

Dates: 1875-1894