Class of 1950-1958, 1950 - 2021

File — Box: T-03a, Folder: T:032

Identifier: T:032

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to alumni, awards, Alumni Association, authors, Alumni Club, deaths, dinners, Alumni Fund, publications, travel, Circle Club, reunions held on campus, Shankweiler Society, Class of 1876-1991, and information about individual alumni.

Includes constitution and by-laws, event programs, photos, speeches, personal letters, newspaper clippings, mailer envelopes, ballots, tickets, brochures, magazine articles, newsletters, fliers, commencement invitations, poems, report card, and surveys.

Dates

1950 - 2021

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

Listing of A. B. 1950 graduates and places of employment; 1954 Commencement announcement and newspaper article, photos of unnamed students; Matriculation Service programs for 1956, 1957, 1958; dance program for Senior Class December 1949

Memorial Service for Richard Stailey who was in class of 1951; death of Wallace R. Ely, well known for popular book on the history of Dorney Park

"Allentown Lutheran Parish Calls Slate Belt Cleric" Morning Call article and photo 11/9/1964 notes Rev. Richard D. Schlegel, Class of 1956, accepts call to St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, Allentown

"L.V. Native Accepts Call To Cleveland", newspaper article/photo, Raymond A. Reed, Jr., Class of 1950 accepts call to Bethany English Lutheran Church

Directory of Class of 1956 belonging to Sam W. Haines includes: listing of alumni, class officers, alumni constitution of the class

Receipts for Class of 1954: Fidelity Bond puchased ($2000.00) through Samuel D. Butz Agency, Allentown, PA 5/18/1959 (1954 Class names Charles Joshua Lavin and Donald Bausch Kopenhaver); Small bank deposit book and checkbook with Merchants National Bank of Allentown, PA (1954 Class names Charles J. Lavin and Donald B. Kopenhaver).

Walet-size photo of Calvin Dale Nestor and newspaper clipping with photo "Navy Makes Dr. Nester Commander", (Class of 1953).

Muhlenberg Weekly article and photo (3/1/1951) "In Profile - Muhlenberg's Oldest Student Lived An Amazingly Full Life: Stephen Yuhasz, Student At Age 37, Has Traaveled In Many Lands During His Experience-Rich Past" (Class of 1951).

Wallet-size photo and newspaper clippings for John J. Jaskot (Class of 1950). "Gets Master's" - 3/31/53 and "Ex-Allentonian Comes to Aid of Military Officers" 3/8/61.

Newspaper clipping with photo "Allentonian Wins Osteopathy Degree", George W. Hendricks, Class of 1951, receives doctorate from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.