Bicentennial - John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg Statue, 1942 - 2003

File — Box: E-07, Folder: E:071

Identifier: E:071

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to Allentown Seminary, Allentown Military and Collegiate Institute, Allentown Preparatory School, bicentennial/centennial celebrations, coeducation, The Muhlenberg Five, EVI, honorary degrees conferred, Middle Atlantic States evaluation, college seal and mace, S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps), strategic plans, and much more.

Includes newspaper clippings, booklets, programs, catalogs, marketing brochures, calendars, fliers, legal documents, photos, sermons, and surveys.

Dates

1942 - 2003

Creator

Muhlenberg College (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

Additional Description

Proposal to erect statue; unveiling of statue 5/28/42; 8" x 10" glossy photo of unveiling; Bethlehem Globe Times newspaper articles by Dr. Richmond Myers, 1/2/60: detailed biography of Peter Muhlenberg; letter from Peter Muhlenberg Chapter National Society Daughters of American Revolution 1939

Programs for "The Unveiling of the Statue of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg" - Gift of the Men of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania 5/28/1942.

Article Keystone Ramblings "A Muhlenberg to the rescue" by Dr. Richmond Myers, Call-Chronicle Columnist 5/15/2003.