Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:
Jonathan Britton Elkus: Lehigh 1957-1973
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0265
Abstract
Collection contains memorabilia from Professor Jonathan Elkus during his tenure (1957-1973) at Lehigh University in the Music Department as professor and director of the University’s Marching 97 Band. The collection contains correspondence, concert programs, music scores, newspaper clippings of critical reviews and photographs.
Dates:
1949-2010; Majority of material found within 1957-1973
Julian Albert Leonhard Correspondence, 1903-1904
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0227
Abstract
The letters in this collection were
sent by Leonhard Family and Lehigh University President Thomas M. Drown about Julian
Albert Leonhard's death from typhoid fever in his freshman year from a possible
fraternity hazing prank. Leonhard’s typhoid was caused by contaminated water which
was believed to be from the Bethlehem city water.
Dates:
1903-1904, 2011
King Iron Bridge Company Scrapbook, 1892
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0206
Abstract
This scrapbook is an interesting contrast of nineteenth
century ephemera – albumen photographs and chromolithographic trade cards and calling/visiting cards. The
photographs present the metal truss design of bridges built by the King Iron Bridge Company in various places
in the 1880s. The trade cards promoting patent medicines and perfume and the calling cards display the
beautiful art of the chromolithograph printing process. The scrapbook seems to represent a popular Victorian
Era family...
Dates:
1880s
Knight Family Scrapbook 1878-1894
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0252
Abstract
This scrapbook is a vintage example of a
nineteenth century tradition known as a common book, a personal collection of interesting
newspaper articles such as poetry, local news, obituaries, photographs, and souvenirs of
events.
Dates:
1878-1894; Majority of material found within 1893-1894
Lehigh Class of 1889 50 Year Book
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0027
Abstract
Material includes correspondence between class members (and families of deceased members) with Historian John J. Lincoln (a member of the class) for material to be included in a 50 Year Book, titled, Record of the Class of 1889, Lehigh, (n.p.: published by the class, 1935). It also includes some updated material to 1945.
Dates:
1925-1945
Lehigh University Music Festival 1949
Collection
Identifier: SCPhoto.0006
Abstract
Lehigh University Music Festival Collection (1949) contains 96 photographs and a scrapbook primarily devoted to the 1949 festival, although several clippings describing the 1948 and 1950 festivals are also included in the collection. The festival was produced by the students and faculty of Lehigh University, with participation from students of local colleges and other performers. The photographs depict the process of developing and performing the production. The scrapbook consists mainly of...
Dates:
1948-1950
Lehigh University Mustard & Cheese Drama Society Collection, 1946-1972
Collection
Identifier: SC Photo-0008
Dates:
1946-1972
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
File
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:
1962-1999
Papers of Carl F. Strauch Professor of English, Lehigh University
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0052
Abstract
This collection includes articles, manuscripts, and correspondence relating to his publications as well as syllabi, lecture notes and student papers from his teaching at Lehigh. Extensive material from his work on the following authors: Carlyle, Arnold, Hawthorne, Poe, James, Melville, Whitman, and Emerson. Material on other 19th century authors and on the Romantic period is also included.
Dates:
1930-1980