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Comrades courageous ; a story of two youths and the 'Frisco earthquake
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Materials relating to the State of Liberty Lighting Project. Included are "General Story of the Statue and its History" (1p, 2 copies), "Lamps for Statue" (2p), "Memo on Suggested Equipment for Statue of Liberty" (1p), "Miss Liberty, Her Story" (9p), Westinghouse Company press release (27 December 1944) "Doubled Floodlight Intensity to Renew Miss Liberty's Youth" (3p; handwritten notes on verso of final page). Also included are two Statue of Liberty boat passes, a pamphlet titled "Statue of Liberty National Monument", and a requisition form from Westinghouse Company to Cleveland Works for material to be used in the torch lighting (1945, March 23)
Manuscripts
The Samuel G. Hibben collection is divided into four sections: articles, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera. The bulk of the collection consists of articles, both handwritten and printed, and most written by Hibben. The rest are lighting-related articles kept by Hibben, sent to him by colleagues or through the Westinghouse Company. These articles are arranged alphabetically by title, in Boxes 1-3. Box 4 contains articles specifically related to projects in which Hibben was involved, such as the lighting of the Statue of Liberty or the 1939 New York World's Fair, and committees he was a part of, such as the Electrical Historical Foundation. Box 5 contains miscellaneous unattributed articles, and photographs, mostly of the 1939 New York World's Fair, the White House, and various landmarks being lit at night. Box 6 contains correspondence, arranged by date, most being either written by Hibben or directed to his attention. The majority of this correspondence relates to various electrical committees. Box 7 consists of ephemera, and includes photographic negatives, diagram sketches, and blueprints.
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