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Lehigh History: Campus & Buildings

Celebrating Lehigh's Sesquicentennial Anniversary, 2015-2016

Still Looking For You

Still Looking for You
An on-going digital project gathering together the collective memory of Bethlehem, Lehigh University campus and buildings.

Campus

Buildings

Sermon in the Stone: Packer Memorial Church. An Historical Essay by W. Ross Yates
Publication Date: 1988
Packer Memorial Church Corner-stone Laying Ceremony
Publication Date: 1885
History of the Lehigh Arboretum by Robert William Hall
Publication Date: 1945

Bethlehem

Bethlehem Area Public Library: Local History
Contains a variety of historical content, including maps, newspapers, and timelines.
Beyond Steel
Lehigh University Libraries' extensive digital collection on the history of Bethlehem, South Bethlehem and its people and industry.

Bethlehem Steel: the People who built America
Call Number: MC DVD 584
Chronicles more than 140 years of this once colossal company's rich history, as seen through the eyes of those who made steel.
Communities: Bethlehem
Call Number: MC DVD 1329
Explores the history, people, and events that have made Bethlehem, Pennsylvania what it is today.

Guides and Maps

Campus maps, aerial photograhs and architectural drawings document the development of Lehigh buildings and grounds from the early days to present. These collections contain good samples:

Visitor's Guides & Campus Maps (Call Number: SC LVF V831)
Area Maps (Call Number: SC LVF A678)
Steam and Sewer map of Lehigh University : Campus and Sayre Park (Call Number: SC FF C199A)
Water, Gas and Electrical map of Lehigh University: Campus and Sayre Park (Call Number: SC FF C199B)
City of Bethlehem Maps and Plans (Call Number: SC LVF B564)

Other Resources:

Beyond Steel: Mapping
Contains local maps, including Lehigh campuses.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Maps & Views
Collection of digitized maps. Maintained by the Bethlehem Area Public Library.
Lehigh University: Maps
Collection of current campus maps.