Papers, 1875-1952.

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Papers, 1875-1952.

Includes letters written to his mother while he was a student at Lehigh, telling of his life at college; some grade reports; letters from the President of the University about unexcused absenses; term papers; programs of track meets; his grade books when he was an instructor at Lehigh, 1883-1884; newspaper clippings about Lehigh, including extensive coverage of the death of Asa Packer; forms and correspondence about the Alumni Association; and biographical material, including diplomas, and reprints of all the articles he published. Also included are letters from his classmates (James S. Cunningham, C.L. Doolittle, James E. Gilbert, Joseph H. Paddock, and Fitzwilliam Sargent) after graduation, telling of their adventures; and a scrapbook of play programs and lists of performances he saw, 1874-1882.

2 boxes (.8 linear feet)

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Packer, Asa, 1805-1879

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Tucker, R. H. (Richard Hawley), 1859-1952

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American astronomer. Tucker graduated from Lehigh in 1879. He was an astronomer at the Lick Observatory in California until his retirement in 1926, and received an honorary Ph. D. from Lehigh in 1922. From the description of Papers, 1875-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154302713 From the description of Papers, 1875-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80301585 Tucker, a graduate of the Lehigh University class of 1879, pursued a lengthy career in astronomy. ...

Lehigh University.

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Founded in 1865, Lehigh is a research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is a coeducational, nondenominational, private university, home to more than 4,700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students. The university offers majors and programs in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. From the description of Lehigh University "Administr...