This is a survey of resources in Special Collections available for researching university history. It provides descriptions of publications and archival material containing information about Lehigh.
First issued in 1866, this University Register describes the purpose, curriculum, staffing, and rules of the new institution. In addition to the names of the trustees, administration, faculty and students, the register provides insight into Asa Packer's motivation in founding Lehigh.
The Lehigh University, Its Origin and Aims: An Historical Discourse. 1869
If anyone in addition to Asa Packer is to be credited with founding Lehigh, it is Reverend Stevens. In this pamphlet Stevens recounts his early discussions with Packer concerning the establishment of Lehigh University.
The Lehigh University, a Historical Sketch. 1896
Edmund Morris Hyde was professor of the Latin Language and Literature from 1888 to 1899. Hyde's book is the story of the establishment and development through 1896. His accounts are accompanied by photographs of students, faculty and campus buildings.
A History of Lehigh University. 1924
Bowen was the daughter of Lehigh's fifth president Henry S. Drinker. She authored Miracle in Philadelphia a history of the U.S. Constitution. In this history, Bowen describes the founding of the university and its growth into a new academic and administrative structure during her father's presidency.
The Lehigh Story. 1946
Cornelius provides a history of the University and a chronology of important events including the opening of new buildings. Cornelius was the editor of the Lehigh Alumni Bulletin and the executive secretary of the Alumni Association.
The Bicentennial: LehighUniversity's Contribution to Engineering Education (1976)
This is a short history of the Lehigh University’s contribution to engineering through its innovative faculty and alumni. Alan S. Foust was professor of Chemical Engineering and also co-authored a highly recognized textbook titled “Principles of Unit Operations” which brought worldwide recognition to Lehigh’s Chemical Engineering Department.
This publication contains brief accounts of leadership and achievements of Lehigh alumni in industry and business. It also lists the structures they built and companies they managed, such as The Grand Central Terminal, locks of Panama Canal, George Washington Bridge, General Motor, Bethlehem Steel, Westinghouse, etc. The author state that “Best measure of a university is collective service of its alumni. Lehigh University is proud to be judged by the achievements of its graduates.”
Lehigh University: A History of Education in Engineering, Business, and the Human Condition (1992)
The most recent and the most comprehensive history of the Lehigh University is written by one of Lehigh's long time faculty and administrator W. Ross Yates who received his Ph.D. from Yale and taught at Kenyon College and the University of Vermont before he came to Lehigh. At Lehigh, he served on the faculty and in the position of Dean of College of Arts and Sciences.