Image Beyond Steel History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of its Families, vol. 3 This is volume 3 of an extensively detailed biographical and genealogical study of individuals and families living within the Lehigh Valley. View Item
Beyond Steel Olga Negrón: Portrait of a Community Organizer [videorecording] This documentary short provides a biography of Olga Negrón-Dipini. Olga came from Puerto Rico to the Lehigh Valley as a struggling single mother. Since her arrival she has worked in community organizing and now serves as council woman for the City of Bethlehem. Features Olga Negrón-Dipini, Seth Mogel, Ellen Larmer, and Sam Nazario. This documentary was produced during the 2015 Lehigh University Mellon Digital Humanities/Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning documentary workshop. View Item
Image Beyond Steel Interview with Magdolna Krycia and Joanne Krycia : Magdola, a former worker at Bethlehem Steel and Champion Spark Plug, and Joanne, a former worker at Western Electric and several successor companies This is an interview with Magdolna Krycias and Joanne Krycias, in Hellertown, PA, conducted by Andrew Krause. In this interview, Magdolna discusses her family history, growing up on a farm in Coalsville and later in Steel City, her education, social gatherings her family attended, the experiences of both her and her husband working for Bethlehem Steel, as well as her time working at Champion. View Item
Image Beyond Steel Interview with Helen and John Remenar : living on the South Side of Bethlehem, Pa. This is an interview with Helen and John Remenar, residents of Bethlehem, PA, conducted by Andrew Krause. In this interview, the Remenars discuss various topics concerning their lives in the Lehigh Valley. View Item
Image Beyond Steel South Side Bethlehem Master Plan: City of Bethlehem This book presents a clear focus on how to improve the different physiological and social features that make up South Bethlehem. The first section in the book focuses on the foundation of South Bethlehem, such as its attributes, the site of South Bethlehem, and the future developments that could take place. The second section of the book discusses the distinct "Master Plan" that will alter and improve the residential developments, commercialization, park placement, streets, side walks, and the maintenance of the historical and neighborhood character of South Bethlehem. View Item
Image Beyond Steel Clauder's year-book and home almanac for 1879, containing interesting historical and statistical information relating to Northampton County, and the Boroughs of Bethlehem, and South Bethlehem, Pa. This yearbook, created in 1878, compiles historical and statical information about Northampton County, Bethlehem, and South Bethlehem. The information found in this yearbook includes facts such as county and borough financial statements, population, a listing of the names of county officials, local landmarks and churches, county and borough public works departments, etc. This book also includes a calendar for 1879, which details various cycles in the year, such as the seasons, eclipses, and dates for upcoming holidays in that year. View Item
Image Beyond Steel Allentown, PA. - Bicentennial - 1962 - Sesquicentennial - Lehigh County With an emphasis on heritage, products, and services, this commemorative book chronicles the city's and county's early eighteen-century beginnings through the mid-twentieth century. View Item
Image Beyond Steel Report to the people of Bethlehem: Bethlehem Pennsylvania 1967 Annual Report This report provides an overview of many of the important events and services for the 1967 year including: the city's birthday, water system, police, construction, financial information, etc. View Item
Image Beyond Steel A Special Spirit: The Story of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania This pamplet is a "booster" publication, heralding the benefits of living in Bethlehem, PA: historic value, strong community, economic strength, transportation, etc. View Item
Image Beyond Steel History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, vol. 1 Volume 1 of an extensively detailed biographical and genealogical study of individuals and families who lived in the Lehigh Valley. Volume 1 focuses on larger historical topics and processees such as colonial wars, individual borough histories, and topics such as internal improvements, census data, newspapers, etc. View Item
Image Beyond Steel All About Allentown: A Citizen's Manual This booklet presents information on the history, community, local and county government operations. Also included is information on private, county, state, and federal public welfare agencies. View Item
Image Beyond Steel The Lehigh Valley Telephone Co. This booklet specifically discusses the Easton, Allentown, and Bethlehem exchange through the Lehigh Valley Telephone Corporation. A variety of advertisements from the mentioned cities are sporadically placed throughout the booklet. Information is presented on the sundry specials Lehigh Valley Telephone Corporation offer. Also, rules for talking with other exchanges were given to the readers. View Item
Image Beyond Steel If - Bethlehem is Raided This pamphlet, published by the Council of Civilian Defense, Bethlehem Area, provides information on how to react if Bethlehem is bombed during World War 2. Topics covered include: what equipment to have on hand for fires, how to participate in a blackout, how to fight fires, how to deal with injuries, etc. View Item
Image Beyond Steel The people of Bethlehem : community renewal program 2 This report, prepared by the Bureau of Planning and Development of the City of Bethlehem (and the Community Renewal Program) describes the characteristics of Bethlehem - including information about its history, its inhabitants, and future trends. A study of the city's population, distribution, and characteristics of the people are outlined in order to help understand the future characteristics of the city of Bethlehem. Various charts and graphs are included that details these statistics. View Item
Image Beyond Steel South Side '76 plan, Bethlehem This plan, prepared by the urban planning firm Gruen Associates and the South Side '76 Committee, a group representing the interests of the people of the South Side of Bethlehem, Pa., was prepared in response to a proposal to extend the I-378 expressway though the South Side of Bethlehem. View Item
Image Beyond Steel History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of its Families, vol. 2 This is volume 2 of an extensively detailed biographical and genealogical study of individuals and families living within the Lehigh Valley. View Item
Image Beyond Steel The Forks of the Delaware illustrated : containing two hundred full-page views of Easton, Phillipsburg, and surrounding country… : and embodying a concise history of Easton from 1752 to 1900 This book provides an account of the history of Easton, Pennylvania, along with various illustrations of the town and its surrounding areas. The historical account provides detail about the city of Easton from its inception in 1752 and describes its growth up to 1900. Images include views of the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers, Bushkill Valley, Lafayette College, and other various buildings and scenes throughout Easton and its surrounding areas. View Item
Image Beyond Steel Bethlehem area recreation survey This is a survey of Bethlehem's recreation facilities produced by the Bethlehem Community Council in 1960. This survey includes statistics, maps and other data about public and private recreation facilities in the city of Bethlehem as well as surrounding boroughs and townships. The survey was conducted in order to help examine the current state of recreation facilities in the Bethlehem area as well as to help with future recreation programs, policies and developments. View Item