Special Collections & Archives

Collection contains an original autograph manuscript, typescripts, translation, and supplementary documents relating to the French Revolutionary play entitled 1789 & 1790 son fils. The play was written ca. 1790 and is dedicated to the Marquis de Lafayette, Commander of the National Guard of Paris. The identity of the playwright is not indicated on the original manuscript, although research in the 1990s suggests that it may have been written by French author Charles Jacob Guillemain (1750-1799).

Documents the activities of the Adrienne Club, a social and service oriented women's group at Lafayette College, from its founding in 1941 as the Lafayette College Women's Club to its last board meeting in 1988. The material records the mission of the group through the years, from war relief during World War II through the post-war years, with an emphasis on social and cultural activities. Of particular interest during the war years is the material documenting a canteen and recreation center run by the Club while enlisted men were receiving training at Lafayette College. The profit from the canteen was invested after the war in an annual scholarship fund. The Club also helped form the Emilie Club for wives of Lafayette students, many of whom were veterans. The records contain minutes, program announcements, committee reports, correspondence, financial records, and scrapbooks.

Contains several types of propaganda leaflets distributed by the United States in Germany near the end of World War II, encouraging German soldiers to surrender and become prisoners of war. The collection includes transcripts and translations of the leaflets, and an indication of the psychological rationale behind certain leaflets. Also included are a few pieces of German propaganda, as well as Anti-Allied Forces propaganda.

Documents the activities of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, an international service fraternity founded at Lafayette College. The material records the various activities of the fraternity: its founding in 1925 by Frank Reed Horton, its affiliation with and public endorsement by the Boy Scouts of America, its various college and community service activities, and the initiation of women into the fraternity in 1974. Of particular interest are photographs of Alpha Chapter activities and national pilgrimages spanning 1952-1982. The records also contain correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, clippings, and memorabilia.

Documents the activities of the American Friends of Lafayette (AFL), a society dedicated to the memory of the Marquis de Lafayette and devoted to the study of his life. The material covers the various activities of the society, from its founding at Lafayette College in 1932, to activities such as its annual participation at the Fourth of July ceremony held at Lafayette's grave in Paris. A large portion of the records are in the form of correspondence and deal with such issues as membership, annual meetings, publications, finances, etc. There isalso extensive correspondence between AFL founder Stuart Wells Jackson and long-time AFL member and Lafayette historian Louis Gottschalk. This correspondence most often deals with questions Jackson had regarding materials in his private Lafayette collection. Many of these materials eventually came to the Lafayette College Marquis de Lafayette Collections.

Benjamin Appel (Lafayette College Class of 1929) was the author of over forty books and hundreds of short stories. He wrote several books that were included in the "We Were There" series of historical fiction books as well as a number of other historical books for children. The Benjamin Appel Papers consist of the galley proofs of four of his books as well as typed and revised copies of some of his other works and short stories. The bulk of the papers are comprised of revisions of the books Life and Death of a Tough Guy and The Devil and W. Kaspar. In addition to his writings, the papers contain a speech Appel gave at Bard College's 1975 commencement.

The holographic record details the family, education, and career of Rev. Bishop (1791-1822).

The Brainerd Society, Lafayette College's first and longest-lived student religious organization, was named in honor of David Brainerd, a young missionary to the Native Americans of the Delaware River Valley Region from 1744 until his death in 1747. The material covers various aspects of the Society, including its founding in 1833 as the Brainerd Evangelical Society, its emphasis on evangelism and foreign mission work, its affiliation with the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in 1877, and its various reorganizations and broader social responsibilities in the twentieth century. The records contain minutes, financial accounts, correspondence, writings, and memorabilia.

The collection consists of twenty letters from Dr. Traill Green and Rev. Thomas C. Porter to Brakeley.

The whaling ship California played a role in the business of whale fishery in New Bedford, Massachusetts in the nineteenth century. The California ship's log is a one hundred and four page journal that documents a whaling voyage dating from August 25, 1858 to October 14, 1860. Most of the daily entries consist of reports on the weather, whale killings, and sightings of other ships. In a typical entry, the captain of the ship, Charles West, notes the date, weather conditions, and latitude and longitude of the ship. A particularly interesting account of shipboard violence is covered in the entries dating from October 25, 1858 to November 4, 1858 when a dispute broke out between two men and one man was killed.

Cattell (born in Princeton, New Jersey on June 16, 1863) made his career in engineering. Scrapbook document's Cattell's student days at Lafayette College. Contains ephemera relating to the of Cremation of Calculus, Lafayette College Athletic Association, Concordia Club, Brainerd Society, Junior Orator Contest, Freshmen Rules, and Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Includes photographs of Green Observatory, West Hall, Dormitory Row, and the Quad. One item of interest is the list of statistics for the Class of 1884 which gives biographical information on each student including nicknames, height, weight, political affiliation, etc.

William Cassady Cattell (1842-1898) was president of Lafayette College from 1863-1883. Cattell also taught during his years as president, serving as Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy. The collection includes diaries and notebooks kept by Cattell between the years 1856 and 1881.These diaries contain brief entries about trips that Cattell took in the Lehigh Valley and in Europe and Cuba. Also included in these diaries are schedules for Lafayette College activities, sermons on campus and in the local area, and the weather. Miscellaneous materials include engravings of Cattell and memorial tributes.

The papers document Christy's career as a book and magazine illustrator, portraitist, poster and program artist, and painter of large-scale historic murals. Christy is best known as the creator of the "Christy Girl" in American illustration, a WWI and II poster artist, and a portrait painter of the American elite. Other topics of interest include the social lives of Christy and his second wife, Nancy Palmer Christy; their travels across the United States and abroad; and their patriotic, humanitarian and philanthropic efforts for various organizations.

Scrapbook documents student activities at Lafayette College including Cremation of Calculus, class dinners, class posters, Senior Promenade, Class Day, and commencement.

Scrapbook contains photographs and miscellaneous ephemera relating to students and their activities. Includes: clippings; programs; invitations; signatures of class members; sports tickets; photos of classrooms and dormitory rooms; Delta Tau Delta fraternity; cane rush; Franklin and Washington Literary Societies; civil engineers; class reunions; prom; concerts; dance cards; freshmen rules; flour scrap; Sock and Buskin Dramatic Club; Touchstone; and miscellaneous college alumni publications.

James Henry Coffin (1806-1873) was a noted author, educator, mathematician, and meteorologist. He was internationally recognized for his work on the subjects of winds and atmospheric changes. His book, Winds of the Northern Hemisphere, is considered the pioneer work in the field of meteorology. He was professor of mathematics, natural philosophy and astronomy at Lafayette College from 1846-1873. He also served as Lafayette College Vice-President (1849-1853) and Treasurer (1863-1873), and was instrumental in establishing the college's first and only astronomical observatory. The papers include personal, business, and scientific correspondence; a journal which records Coffin's daily activities from 1827 to 1860; an unpublished manuscript on the theory of the moon's motions; various clippings; and a scrapbook.

Includes memorabilia related to the Lafayette College baseball team playing in the College World Series in 1953-54, 1958, and 1965-66. Includes team photos, newspaper clippings, programs, and telegrams from fans, families, and Lafayette personnel. Also includes a Resolution from the Pennsylvania Senate in 1953 and a certificate for the Charles M. Gelbert's baseball award from the Alumni Association.

Diary documents Conrad's life at Lafayette College during the year 1912.

Warren J. Conrad (born February 17, 1888 in Reading, PA) became a Presbyterian minister and served in New York, Pennsylvania, and Iowa. Scrapbook documents Conrad's student days at Lafayette College and contains sports clippings, programs, and Freshman Rules posters. Also included is a copy of Conrad's commencement oration.

John A. Covode (born May 6, 1853 in Lockhart, PA) made his career in the furniture business in Grand Rapids, MI. He died December 7, 1918. Covode's scrapbook documents his student days at Lafayette College. Included in the collection are invitations, programs, and newspaper clippings from the Junior Oratorical Contest, the Washington and Franklin Literary Societies, Iota Alpha Kappa and Sigma Chi fraternities, and Class Day exercises. The scrapbook also contains information about the early years of baseball at Lafayette.

The papers focus on the formation of the Stephen Crane Collection at Lafayette College, which consists of first editions and variant printings of Crane's works, appearances of Crane's stories and articles in magazines, and biographical and critical literature about Crane. The papers consist primarily of correspondence between Crane enthusiasts, including James Vitelli, English professor at Lafayette College, and Elmer Adler, as well as collector James J. Wolf, and Crane biographers Vincent Starrett and Thomas Beer.

Frederick K. Detwiller was born in Easton, Pa. in 1882 and graduated from Lafayette College in 1904. He studied architectural design and painting at Columbia University and throughout Europe. Detwiller spent the majority of his life in New York City where he became active in a number of art organizations. His work was exhibited and acquired by various museums and institutions, including the Smithsonian, the City Museum of New York, and the Bibliotheque Nationale. Detwiller spent his last years as the Artist-in-Residence at Lafayette College until his death in 1953. The papers document his personal and professional activities and include scrapbooks and sketchbooks relating to Detwiller's college years, trips throughout Europe, and various exhibitions. Also included are numerous photographs of Detwiller's family and his artworks, as well as Detwiller's writings on a variety of issues in the art world.

Robert Lloyd Dieffenbacher (born June 27, 1905 in Ludlow, PA) pursued a career as a Presbyterian church pastor and worked in public relations for many churches and organizations. Scrapbook documents Dieffenbacher's student days at Lafayette College and the Pennsylvania State University and contains photographs and memorabilia pertaining to Lafayette's academic buildings, Dormitory Row, the 1926 Lehigh/Lafayette football game, and numerous student theater productions.

Documents the corporate history of the Dixie Cup Company and the role of its president, Hugh Moore (1887-1972), a pioneer in the paper cup and vending industry. Contains scrapbooks and other material about the paper cup business, including records created by Moore's Individual Drinking Cup Company in New York City. The bulk of the material pertains to Moore's business activities and several of the departments which operated under his direction after the company relocated its headquarters to Easton, Pennsylvania in 1921. In addition to correspondence there are reports, minutes, and financial records. Of particular interest are the rich sources on competitors in the cup business, including legal files on several patent disputes. The department files contain illustrated sales manuals and material documenting the advertisement and promotion of Dixie products, including its premium lid program. There are also photographs, lantern slides and a large collection of Dixie product samples.

Collection consists primarily of photographs of Easton, Pennsylvania. The images show natural scenery, buildings, historical sites, streets, people, etc. Included are photographs by William Notman, noted Canadian photographer. The collection also contains advertisements, prints, postcards, and memorabilia.

Edwards (born March 9, 1873 in Smith's Mills, PA) made his career in law. Scrapbook spans Edwards' years as a Lafayette College student and includes items concerning Lafayette that Edwards collected prior to and following his graduation. Also contains Junior Oratorical Contest and Class Day programs as well as Delta Upsilon fraternity items.

Evans (born February 10, 1894 in Northford, PA) was a major in the U.S. Air Corps in WWII and later became the vice-president and treasurer of Evans-Thompson Co. Inc., an insurance brokerage firm. Scrapbook documents Evans' student days at Lafayette College. Contains clippings about campus events and sports, dinner-dance books, and track and field articles on Evans. It also includes postcards of Lafayette buildings and information on Omega Delta Phi (Kappa Sigma as of 1921) fraternity.

Fager, an electrical engineering major at Lafayette College, was born on November 7, 1890 in Harrisburg, PA. During his student days at Lafayette College, he was class president, captain of the baseball team, and a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. After graduation, Fager played professional baseball with the St. Louis Browns. He later worked as a special agent for the Boston and Old Colony Insurance Company. He died in 1953. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to Fager's career as a baseball player, including his involvement on the Mercersburg baseball team in 1909. In addition, there are grandstand ticket stubs and several programs for the games. Loose materials include a program for his 1983 posthumous induction into the Lafayette College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Ficke (born December 22, 1881 in Dubuque, Iowa) was a professor of engineering at the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas, and professor and head of the engineering department at the University of Dubuque. Scrapbook documents Ficke's student days at Lafayette College. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings about campus events and sports. Includes songs for the Lafayette-Lehigh football game.

Letters written by William K. Foster, Lafayette College Class of 1896, to his sister, Mary, describing his daily activities.

Records document the history of the Franklin Literary Society, one of two Lafayette College debating Clubs. Formed in 1830 at the Germantown Manual Labor Academy as the first debating club and originally named the Philomathean Society, it was shortly thereafter renamed the Washington Literary Society. In 1831, twelve members resigned from this society and established the Franklin Literary Society. Debating clubs were the first forms of extra-curricular activity to appear on the Lafayette campus in the nineteenth century, and functioned in some ways as precursors to the future Greek system. In addition to debating, the societies sponsored oratorical and essay contests, enrolled honorary members, and created the college's first libraries. The records contain minute books, books of exercises, constitution and by-laws, early records, financial records, library records, a roll book, a visitor's register, gavels, and diplomas.

The handwritten diary is an account of Gayley's (Class of 1853) student years at Lafayette College.

Albert Hatton Gilmer (1878-1950) was a Professor of Speech and Dramatic Art at Lafayette College from 1928-1947. The Lafayette, We Are Here! collection documents the development of a book-length manuscript by Gilmer. The purpose of the book, which was never published, was to present proof that the famous phrase, which is still often attributed to World War I General John J. Pershing (1860-1948), was in fact said by Colonel Charles E. Stanton (1859-1933) at the end of a speech written and delivered by him in 1917. The collection includes two typewritten drafts of the manuscript, correspondence, newspaper articles, and speeches.

Glover (born September 27, 1887 in Mifflinburg, PA) worked as a civil engineer for railroad companies across the United States and Canada until his retirement in 1942. Scrapbook documents Glover's student days at Lafayette College. Included are newspaper clippings about sports and items related to Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

John Gray (1798-1868) was a minister at the First Presbyterian Church of Easton, PA, and a member of the Board of Trustees at Lafayette College. The collection documents Gray’s career and life as well as the life of his wife, Jane Lewers Gray. Included are Gray’s personal leather bound Bible, a portion of his personal diary recounting his harrowing voyage to America from the British Isles in 1822, a notebook of sermons, pieces regarding his life, family, and career at First Presbyterian Church of Easton, and a poem written by his wife.

Guy (born July 4, 1882 in Washington, D.C.) pursued a career in law in Washington, D.C. Scrapbook documents Guy's student days at Lafayette College. Contains many sports news clippings and programs for Sock and Buskin, Knights of the Round Table, Washington and Franklin Literary Societies, and Theta Delta Chi. Includes photographs of sports teams, individuals, campus buildings, and student activities such as the banner scrap and cane rush.

Minister's books record Hand's weekly church activities from 1877 to 1879.

The Helen Augusta was a whaling vessel mastered by Charles West. The 102-page log book records a complete whaling voyage from June 23, 1852 to March 12, 1854 as well as a 15-page journal for the Liverpool (Ship) from March 13, 1850 to June 3, 1850.

Hertzog (born March 20, 1881) had a career in education and public service. He was enrolled at Lafayette College from 1900 to 1902. He was Director of American Historical Research and in charge of radio programs for the Los Angeles City Schools. Additionally, he served as an economic adviser to Mexico and participated in several Mexican archaeological expeditions. Contains newspaper clippings, programs, and ticket stubs from various Lafayette College and Lehigh valley events. Includes the Banjo and Mandolin Club, Class Day, Glee Club, the YMCA, and the Allentown Fair. Also included are clippings and tickets from football games, and a freshmen rules poster.

Samuel Hoffenstein (1889-1947) graduated from Lafayette College is 1911. He had a successful career as a journalist, poet, and screenwriter. His humorous writing was featured in many newspapers, including the New York Herald Tribune. He published several popular books of poetry, and co-authored fifteen screenplays. Hoffenstein was nominated for two Academy Awards, one in 1932 for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and another in 1944 for Laura. The papers are comprised of over 150 handwritten and typed pages of Hoffenstein's poetic works. The bulk of the collection consists of manuscripts and typescripts of poetry that appeared in two of Hoffenstein's books, Poems in praise of practically nothing and Year in, you're out. The papers also contain annotated newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and correspondence.

Hower, born December 6, 1861 in Lycoming County, PA, entered into the field of education after graduating from Lafayette College in 1892. He served as supervising principal for several counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While at Lafayette College, Hower was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity, the Franklin Literary Society, and served as editor of The Lafayette. Scrapbook documents Hower's student days at Lafayette College and his continued involvement in college organizations through reunions. Included are many Lafayette baseball game tickets, hand-written score cards, football game tickets, and newspaper clippings.

Hubley (born May 24, 1878 in Harrisburg, PA) worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a civil engineer in the maintenance department and was supervisor of the Pittsburgh Division. Scrapbook documents Hubley's student days at Lafayette College. Contains many photographs, Class Posters for 1899-1902, sports newspaper clippings, and programs of the Dramatic Association, Glee, and Mandolin Clubs.

Hutchison (born February 27, 1898 in Florrisant, CO) was a 1918 graduate of Lafayette College. He was the first alumnus to ascend to the presidency of Lafayette College, serving from 1945-1957. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Hutchison had previously served as president of Washington and Jefferson College and dean of Alborz College in Teheran, Iran. During World War I, he served in the Navy Air Corps. His scrapbook is a collection of diplomas, honorary degrees, awards, and memorabilia primarily from events during Hutchison's years as president of Lafayette College. It contains newspaper clippings and photographs from Founders' Day ceremonies, commencements, reunions, alumni gatherings. Of special note is a group of photographs of Philip Hench, Class of 1916, receiving the 1950 Nobel Prize in medicine.

Irmschler (born July 4, 1888 in Baltimore, MD) was an engineer who worked for several companies in Pennsylvania including Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Scrapbook documents Irmschler's student days at Lafayette College. Contains many newspaper clippings about football. Also includes photographs and programs from the Sock and Buskin Dramatic Club, Knights of the Round Table and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.

Company records consist of two hand-written notebooks by Jones containing information on coal operations, an index of mines, diagrams, calculations, and statistics pertaining to leases and royalties paid on coal.

Angelica King (1890-1958) was a painter and photographer. She was the wife of Professor Morland King, head of the electrical engineering department at Lafayette College during the 1930s-1940s. She often photographed distinguished visitors to the campus including lecturers and honorary degree recipients. The collection contains photographs of prominent visitors to the Lafayette College campus with accompanying correspondence. Photographs of individuals include: John Burroughs, American naturalist and writer; Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill; Julian Huxley, British biologist; Owen J. Roberts, Justice and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; and Bertrand Russell, British essayist and philosopher. Also included in the collection are photographs of Kirby Hall.

Fred Morgan Kirby, Sr. was a co-founder and a vice-president of F. W. Woolworth Co. He established the F. M. Kirby Foundation. Fred Kirby became one of Lafayette College's foremost benefactors. His most significant endowments to the college were the establishment of the Fred Morgan Kirby Professorship of Civil Rights in 1921 and the construction of the Kirby Hall of Civil Rights in 1929. His financial contributions to the college continued until his death in 1940. Fred Kirby's son, Allan Price Kirby, followed in his father's footsteps in both business and his affiliation with Lafayette College. The Kirby Family Collection was compiled from assorted documents housed in the Kirby Museum located in Kirby Hall of Civil Rights. Most of the items relate to Fred Kirby, Sr.--these include honors, tributes, and awards that were presented to him in appreciation for his philanthropic work. The collection contains numerous newspaper clippings about Fred Kirby's death in 1940.

Kenneth Farrington Kressler (1895-1966) graduated from Lafayette College in 1920, after serving in World War I. After training with Section 61 of the Lafayette College Ambulance Unit, he was assigned to serve with Section 643 of the Twentieth Division of the French Army as part of the United States Army Ambulance Service. He remained in Easton, Pennsylvania and began a long career in finance as president of the insurance firm of Kressler, Wolff, and Miller, Inc. Contains 87 letters Kenneth F. Kressler wrote to his family in Easton, Pennsylvania while he served with the United States Army Ambulance Service during World War I. The letters document Kressler's training in Pennsylvania during the latter half of 1917 and his service in France from January 1918 to April 1919. Also included in the collection are a few photographs and printed material.

Beverly Waugh Kunkel was a professor of biology at Lafayette College from 1915-1952. He is probably most widely known as being the undergraduate mentor to two Nobel Prize winners in medicine: Philip Hench (1950 prize winner) and H. Keffer Hartline (1967 prize winner). Lafayette College dedicated its biology building in his honor in 1969. The collection consists of 95 letters that Kunkel wrote to his parents (Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Kunkel of Harrisburg, PA) during his first four years of teaching at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. The letters discuss a number of interesting topics of the day, especially the beginnings of World War I and the United States' eventual involvement in the war. These letters also contain detailed descriptions of college life at Lafayette and provide a good source of information about the campus during the war years.

Documents a long-running series of musical comedies produced by Lafayette College faculty and staff from 1938 to 1986. All of the plays were sponsored by the Lafayette College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, and were intended to raise money for a scholarship fund. The collection contains playbills, scripts, musical scores, photographs, audio-visual material, newspaper clippings, and production notes.

Documents the activities of the musical organizations of Lafayette College including the Sock & Buskin Dramatic Club and the Lafayette College Choir. Includes sheet music, song books, sound recordings and correspondence.

Contains photo cuts that were used in college publications. The images had been filed in drawers and arranged by topic. Subjects include: campus scenes, maps, plans, and buildings, individuals and groups, Melange cartoons, war heroes, the 1921 Melange, the 1922 Engineering Bulletin, and life at Lafayette College.

Contains photo cuts that were used in college publications. The images had been filed in drawers and arranged by topic. Subjects include: faculty, individuals, sports, and photos used for the 1920 and 1921 Melange.

The Marquis de Lafayette Collections at Lafayette College contain a wide range of materials pertaining to the life of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834). Lafayette, a prominent participant in both the American and French Revolutions, was a symbol of liberty to many during and long after his lifetime. Consequently, these collections not only document the events in the life of a major historical figure; they also provide insight into the veneration both French and Americans have displayed for this champion of freedom in their democratic revolutions. Lafayette College houses one of the most distinguished collections relating to the Marquis de Lafayette in America. The materials are organized into three major categories: the manuscript, print, and memorabilia collections.

Lanterman (born April 3, 1888 in Easton, PA) made his career in journalism. Scrapbook documents Lanterman's student days at Lafayette College. Contains mostly newspaper clippings from The Lafayette.

Lerch (born March 10, 1886 in Easton, PA) worked as an engineer at several companies in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. As a student at Lafayette College, he was a member of Delta Epsilon fraternity and the Sock & Buskin Glee Club. Scrapbook documents Lerch's student days at Lafayette College. Includes programs for the Franklin and Washington Literary Societies, Glee & Mandolin Clubs, Lafayette-Lehigh football songs, freshmen rules, and Lerch's grade reports. Also contains many newsletters of Abel's Opera House in Easton, Pa.

Organized in 1845, Linné Lyceum was one of the earliest extra-curricular clubs at Lafayette College. Dedicated to the promotion of the natural sciences, the group was named in honor of the celebrated Swedish botanist, Karl von Linné. Washington McCartney, professor of mathematics, natural philosophy, and astronomy, was its sponsor. The lyceum held their meetings in Prayer Hall above the old Model School. Members lectured on topics including mineralogy, geology, and botany. Records consist of an account book and minutes of the organization.

James L. Martin began his career with the National Governors’ Association as deputy director from 1967 to 1979. He then became the legislative counsel and director of the NGA's Office of State and Federal Relations until his retirement in 1998. As lead legislative counsel, Martin was the chief point person for coordinating the legislative agenda of the nation's governors with the White House and congressional leadership. He also served as a liaison to the thirty-five Washington offices of individual governors, as well as the coordinator for the state and local coalition. The papers document Martin’s work as a career lobbyist for the NGA. The papers contain correspondence, memoranda, position papers, background materials, research documents, meeting notes, and policy statements related to some of the major legislative issues facing the nation during the 1980s and 1990s.

Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) was State Senator from Warren County, New Jersey from 1948 to 1952 and governor of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962. His wife, Helen Stevenson Meyner (1929-1997), served with the American Red Cross (1950-1952) in Japan and Korea during the Korean War, worked for Trans-World Airlines (1953-1955) as a consumer advisor, and worked as a staffer on the presidential campaign of her distant cousin, Adlai Stevenson. Helen Meyner also served two terms (1975-1979) in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 13th District of New Jersey. The papers document the private and political lives of the Meyners, and include Helen Meyner’s congressional papers, her Red Cross letters from Japan and Korea during the Korean War, and campaign materials from her congressional and Robert Meyner’s gubernatorial races.

Collection is comprised of materials that that were once part of the Kirby Museum, formerly housed in the Kirby Hall of Civil Rights, as well as from materials that were held by Special Collections in Skillman Library. The Notables Collection is comprised of autographs, signed letters, and photographs of various individuals who are noteworthy for their contributions in politics, government, literature, and other arenas.

The photograph album contains over 200 images of the medieval church as well as supplementary autograph manuscript notes in the hand of a Frenchman identified as "M. Cottin." The annotated photograph album and companion notebook contain text copied from Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc's Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle. It appears that the album was created as an early attempt to illustrate Viollet-le-Duc's text on Notre Dame with photographs. Included in the collection are loose photographs, photostats, and miscellaneous documents that relate to the study of Notre Dame. A number of the photographs bear the stamp of French photographers Séraphin Médéric Mieusement and his son-in-law Paul Robert, as well as the stamp of the Commission des Monuments Historiques.

Charles T. Officer (born March 18, 1854 in Jacksonville, IL) pursued a career in banking, specializing in real estate and loans. Scrapbook documents Officer's student days at Lafayette College. Included are several newspaper clippings about Lafayette College, and invitations and programs for the Junior Oratorical Contest, Class Day, and commencement.

Calvin Pardee (1841-1923) was the son of anthracite coal entrepreneur Ario Pardee, Jr. Calvin graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1860 and was a member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity. After graduating, he went to work for the Glendon Iron Company (Easton, PA), of which his father was primary owner. He joined the Union Army during the Civil War and served with two regiments of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. Calvin spent the next 22 years working in his father's business, A. Pardee & Co. in Hazleton, PA as the superintendent of mines. In 1884, he left his father's company to pursue his own ventures in coal, gas, and other enterprises. He founded the Pardee Brothers Company which was the largest source of his own fortune which he passed down to his own children in 1903. The Calvin Pardee Papers consist primarily of letters from Calvin's family and friends during his time at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1857-1860. Most letters are from his father, Ario Pardee.

Israel Platt Pardee (1852-1934) was the son of Ario Pardee, Lafayette College's first great benefactor. In 1869 he accompanied Lafayette College president William C. Cattell and others on a tour of Europe. He was the first Pardee to attend Lafayette College, graduating in 1874, and was actively involved with the college throughout his life. He became a member of the College's Board of Trustees in 1892, and served as president of the Board from 1915 to 1925. The collection consists of a two-volume typescript of the diaries kept by Israel Pardee during his tour of Europe in 1869-1870. The first volume recounts Pardee's voyage across the Atlantic on the Cunard S.S. Palmyra and his travels through England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. The second volume chronicles Pardee's tour of Eastern Europe, which included Poland, Prussia and Denmark.

Frederick Burritt Peck (1860-1925) was a professor of geology at Lafayette College from 1896 to 1925. In addition to his teaching, Peck served as an assistant geologist to the United States Geological Survey for eleven years. In 1899, Peck took part in a geological survey expedition in Wyoming sponsored by the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The collection contains more than 350 photographs and negatives documenting Peck's travels in the American West and his work with the Union Pacific Railroad Company Fossil Field Expedition. Included in the collection are three leather-bound photograph albums of the Fossil Field Expedition. All photographs in the albums are captioned, and almost all of those in the first two albums are dated and copyrighted by Ulysses Grant Cornell of the University of Nebraska.

The collection contains photographs taken by U.S. soldiers who were stationed in the Philippines at the time of the insurrection. Almost all of the photographs have a brief handwritten description on the reverse side. Subjects include American soldiers, places of interest, local citizens, and war dead. Two larger photographs depict the surrender of General Manuel Tinio's Philippine forces to the Americans in 1901. Included in the collection is a document signed by Emilio Aguinaldo, a leader of the Philippine nationalist resistance movement. The document, dated August 3, 1900, attempts to unify the guerilla and national armies of the Philippines. It is countersigned by General Manuel Tinio of the Philippine Army. Another item of note is a U.S. war medal of the Philippine Insurrection dated 1899.

This diverse collection of letters, notebooks and legal papers documents various generations of Pennsylvania’s prominent Porter family from the early nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. The correspondence and notebooks of James Madison Porter I, who had a pivotal role in the founding of Lafayette College, make up a large part of the collection. Other portions of the collection include the correspondence of Harriet Porter McKeen and John Ewing (Parker) Porter, as well as various documents from ensuing generations of the Porter family. The collection also includes the notebooks and teaching materials of James Madison Porter III, who was instrumental in developing the Civil Engineering program at Lafayette during his years on the faculty from 1890-1917. Also included in the collection is a report by James Madison Porter III on the "Suspension Bridge across the River Delaware at Riegelsville, N.J., built by John A. Roebling's Sons Co.

Thomas Conrad Porter, botanist, theologian, educator, and poet, was a professor of botany, geology, and zoology at Lafayette College from 1866-1896. Porter's scientific work focused primarily on the plants of Pennsylvania. Most of his research and collection of plants and minerals were destroyed in the Pardee Hall fire of June 4, 1879. The collection consists primarily of Porter's notebooks on plants native to Pennsylvania. These notebooks formed the basis for Porter's posthumously published works: Flora of Pennsylvania (1903) and Bryophyta and Pteridophyta of Pennsylvania (1904). The papers also include correspondence, a speech, Porter's translations of other works, and his poetry. An addition to the collection consists mostly of correspondence, both personal and professional, along with writings and estate papers. The strongest concentration of letters range from 1844-1851, covering Porter's early adult life.

Jeanette Reibman (1915-2006) was a Pennsylvania state senator, attorney, and the first woman to serve on the Lafayette College Board of Trustees. Her papers primarily document her political career as the first woman elected to the Pennsylvania state senate in 1966 and the first woman elected to senate leadership as Minority Caucus Administrator in 1990.

Charles Ramsey Rinehart graduated from Lafayette College in 1898. A member of the great 1896 football team, he was the first Lafayette player to be chosen for an All-American position and the only Lafayette player to be awarded a position on Walter Camp's All Time All-American Team. Rinehart was an active alumnus of Lafayette College and supported both athletics and his fraternity, Delta Upsilon. The collection consists of images taken during Rinehart's years at Lafayette College and from his later contact with the college as an alumnus. Some of the most interesting photographs in the collection are a number of team photographs from the 1890s through the 1930s.

Journal consists of notes and diagrams made by Roberts while conducting geological surveys in Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne, and Schuylkill counties of Pennsylvania.

Hugh Rogers is a free-lance photographer who was commissioned by Lafayette College to photograph various college scenes and events. The collection consists of several thousand images made up of proof sheets and negatives and captures life at Lafayette College from 1983 to 1991. The images show college life, classroom scenes, homecoming and graduation festivities, special events, buildings, faculty, and administrators.

Rumbaugh (born April 4, 1888 in Mt. Pleasant, PA) pursued a career in finance in Chicago and New York City. Scrapbook documents Rumbaugh's student days at Lafayette College (1907-1910). Contains mostly sports programs, clippings, schedules, and photographs.

Scheibley (born August 20, 1873 in Duncannon, PA) pursued a career in management, eventually becoming the owner/manager of the Strath Haven Inn, Swarthmore, PA. Scrapbook documents Scheibley's student days at Lafayette College. Contains programs and memorabilia of the Washington and Franklin Literary Societies and the Junior Oratorical Contest. Also includes items relating to Lafayette football, Lafayette songs, and Delta Upsilon fraternity.

Seal was born November 20, 1900 in Jersey City, NJ and pursued a career in banking. Scrapbook contains several pages of signatures of classmates with comments, snapshots of student activities, track meets, football, the Banner Scrap of 1920, and miscellaneous ephemera including sports tickets, clippings, and Alpha Chi Rho fraternity memorabilia.

William E. Simon was the 63rd Secretary of the United States Treasury from 1974 to 1977, a businessman, author, and graduate of Lafayette College, Class of 1952. The papers document Simon's public service as Secretary of the Treasury, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Administrator of the Federal Energy Office, and Chair of the Oil Policy Committee and the President's Economic Policy Board and contain information about the development and pursuit of national economic and energy policies during the period. Simon's political views and activities are documented, particularly during the 1980 presidential election and the Reagan Administration, his term as President of the United States Olympic Committee from 1981-1984, and his authorship of two books. A small group of pre-Treasury papers is also included.

Snyder (born June 11, 1895 in Atlantic Highlands, NJ) pursued a career in the insurance brokerage business in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. Scrapbook documents Snyder's student days at Lafayette College. Contains newspaper clippings and event programs, and a large number of photographs of Delta Tau Delta house and brothers.

Louis T. Stableford (1914-1998) was a professor of biology at Lafayette College. The papers consist of several unpublished manuscripts and lectures on histology, Dr. Stableford's class notes and schedules, correspondence, and a biology notebook from his student years at Yale University.

Austin Strong (1881-1952) was an early twentieth century American playwright who had many of his plays performed on Broadway. Several of Strong's plays also became films, some with more than one version. The 1927 silent film version of Seventh Heaven had notable success, receiving three Academy Awards in 1929, including Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director. In 1995, Seventh Heaven was inducted into the National Film Registry by the National Film Preservation Board. The Austin Strong collection documents the development of his play about the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) entitled Liberty: being the biography of Lafayette told in dramatic form. The play takes place primarily during the American Revolution but also depicts the French Revolution and its aftermath in France.

As America entered World War I, the U.S. War Department inaugurated the Student Army Training Corps, a program designed to use existing colleges and universities as training facilities for new military personnel. In the fall of 1918, Lafayette College joined many academic institutions across the country and inducted 579 student-soldiers into service. The collection traces the establishment of military training on campus during the period of 1918-1919. President John Henry MacCracken is the prominent correspondent in much of the War Department documentation. The collection contains S.A.T.C. contracts, policies, and staff instructions. Financial records include budget reports to the president and college trustees from Donald B. Prentice, Camp Director. Also includes enrollment lists, menus, and miscellaneous documents concerning R.O.T.C.

Teetsell (born July 17, 1894 in New York City) pursued a career as a chemist in Bound Brook, NJ. Scrapbook documents Teetsell's student days at Lafayette College. Contains photographs and items relating to Delta Upsilon fraternity, sports programs, and a track photo of Jim Thorpe.

The Phi Charge of the Theta Delta Chi social fraternity was founded at Lafayette College in 1867. The collection consists of the president's record book, a historical record book, and a scrapbook. The president's record book (1898-1983) contains annual reports written by chapter presidents with biographical information on the brothers and events relating to Theta Delta Chi. The historical record book (compiled in 1947) documents the history of Phi Charge. It contains materials from 1870-1947. The scrapbook (1880-1926) was compiled by a president of the 45th Grand Lodge and includes materials from other Theta Delta Chi Chapters.

William Tilghman (1756-1827) was an American lawyer, jurist and statesman from Maryland. He served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court from 1805 to 1827. The collection consists of Tilghman's court docket for May, 1794; a letter to Mrs. Greenleaf concerning his daughter; and two items related to his estate.

Robert W. Trout graduated from Lafayette College in 1934. In 1943 he began his military service as a corporal in the Medical Administrative Corps. After attending Officer Candidate School, he was sent to Tinian in the Marianas in the Pacific Theater. After the Japanese surrender, Trout spent one year of occupation duty in Japan. The scrapbooks document Trout's experiences as an Army medical supply officer posted at various station hospitals in Japan from November 1945 to June 1946. They contain three diaries which cover his time spent in the cities of Fukuoka, Moji, and Kobe.

James Waddell Tupper (1870-1953) taught English at Lafayette College from 1906-1947. Papers consist of over 250 letters written by James Waddell Tupper and his wife Mary to their son, Harmon Tupper. In addition to these letters are miscellaneous correspondence and documents relating to James Waddell Tupper's life and career at Lafayette College.

James W. Walk, a graduate of Lafayette College in 1875, was a prominent physician in Philadelphia. Papers consist of photographs, articles, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to the life of James W. Walker.

Gerald Warner (1907-1989) was a native of Boothwyn, PA and a graduate of Dartmouth College. During his years with the Foreign Service he served as a language officer, a consul general, and a civil administrator in China, Japan, Taiwan, Argentina, Thailand, Australia, and Okinawa. The collection consists of photographs, postcards, and ephemera gathered when Warner was U.S. Consul to Taipei between August 26, 1937 and March 8, 1941.

The Washington Literary Society Records document the history of one of two Lafayette College debating clubs, from its establishment in 1830 as the Philomathean Society at the Germantown Manual Labor Academy in Pennsylvania, to its being renamed the Washington Literary Society. This occurred shortly before the Academy was moved to Easton in 1832 to form Lafayette College. Records document the society to its dissolution in 1923. Debating clubs were the first form of extra-curricular activity to appear on the Lafayette campus in the 19th century and functioned in some ways as precursors to the future Greek system. In addition to debating, these clubs sponsored oratorical contests, enrolled honorary members, and created the college's first libraries. The records contain minute books, programs of debates, essays, constitution and by-laws, financial records, library records, a roll book and visitor's register, and publications.

Welles (born September 12, 1864 in Wilkes-Barre, PA) was a chemistry instructor at Lafayette College before becoming head of the science department at Scranton High School, and later, the principal. Scrapbook documents Welles' student days at Lafayette College. Contains programs of the Junior Oratorical Contest, Cremation of Calculus, Senior Promenade, and commencement. Also includes Phi Delta Theta items.

John William Yeomans (1800-1863) served as Lafayette College's second president from May 6, 1841 to September 19, 1844. While at Lafayette, Yeomans oversaw and directed the administrative functions of the college and taught courses in Moral and Mental Philosophy and Evidences of Christianity. Although Yeomans stayed at Lafayette only three and a half years, he maintained an affiliation with the college as a member of the Board of Trustees until 1852. Upon his departure from Lafayette, Yeomans was appointed pastor of the Mahoning Presbyterian Church in Danville, PA. He served this congregation until his death in 1863. The papers contain incoming and outgoing correspondence of Yeomans and provide insights into issues surrounding higher education and religion during the middle nineteenth century. Frequent correspondents include his sons, George, Edward, and Alfred.