General Overview of the Collection
Special Collections, Lehigh University
Frey, J. Mark
J. Mark Frey
and Chinese Students at Lehigh University
1915-1920
1919
1 box
Collection of correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings gathered by J. Mark Frey, related to Lehigh University, Lehigh YMCA and Chinese students, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Frey was the secretary of Lehigh YMCA and involved with Americanization and naturalization classes for Bethlehem Steel’s immigrant workers.The collection, donated by his daughter, Carolyn Kenworthy, in 1991, provides valuable picture of one aspect of life at Lehigh University in the early 20th Century.
SC MS 0068
Most of the material are in
English, there are two postcards with the senders' addresses are in Japanese
Biographical Note
Jacob Mark Frey was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania in 1880 and died in 1958. From 1915-1920 he was the General Secretary of the YMCA at Lehigh University. His duties (identified from the documents in the collection) included a weekly class on Christianity with the Chinese students at Lehigh and “Americanization” classes with immigrants employed by Bethlehem Steel Co., which were taught at the Quinn School in South Bethlehem to assist them in their new citizenship.
Scope and Content Note
Collection of letters, postcards, photographs, books, newspaper clippings gathered by J. Mark Frey, related to Lehigh University, Lehigh YMCA and Chinese students, and Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Organization of the Content
Letters, postcards, newspapers and clippings are organized in chronological order. Books and photographs cataloged and shelved separately.
Related Material
Lehigh Freshman Handbooks, 1890-1964 (early handbooks were published by Chrsitian Association, then Lehigh YMCA)
Separated Material
Photographs, prints and books filed separately.
Other Related Finding Aids
Lehigh Christian Association, Lehigh YMCA Collection
Indexing Terms
Frey, J. Mark
Lehigh University—Students.
Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
YMCA of the USA.
Young Men's Christian Association (Lehigh University)
Bethlehem (Pa.)—History.
Photographs.
Postcards.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Cite as: [Identification of item], J. Mark Frey and Chinese Students at Lehigh University, SC MS 0068, Special Collections, Linderman Library, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Acquisition Information
Donated by Carolyn Kenworthy, in 1991
Accruals
No additions anticipated.
Description of Collection
Box 1
Correspondence, reports, and memo book
Teaching material.
Lehigh University programs, invitations
Correspondence from his students
Christmas cards and various other postcards received
Petition to the Lehigh University administration related to naming the "Price Hall" (also known as Rennig's Brewery, The Old Brewery, Die Alte-Brauerie) 1916
Directory of Foreign Students in USA 1919
Clippings and newspapers