Digital Collections Spotlight #49: Mixed Media AV Items

Digital Collections Spotlight #49: Mixed Media AV Items

Posted February 23, 2024 in Digital Access

Last year we presented an unusually shaped map of the area around the Hope Conference and Renewal Center, also known as Camp Hope, a Moravian Church facility operated in Blairstown, […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #48: Storage of Slides

Digital Collections Spotlight #48: Storage of Slides

Posted January 17, 2024 in Digital Access

In recent months we have highlighted the magic lanterns and glass plate lantern slides in the holdings of the Moravian Church Archives, Bethlehem. As an extension of this we would […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #47: Year in Review

Digital Collections Spotlight #47: Year in Review

Posted December 19, 2023 in Digital Access

As 2023 comes to an end we would like to take the opportunity to look back at a few highlights of what the Moravian Church Archives, Bethlehem, has accomplished this […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #46: Moravian Lantern Slides

Digital Collections Spotlight #46: Moravian Lantern Slides

Posted November 22, 2023 in Digital Access

In an earlier Digital Collections Spotlight we showed a pair of magic lanterns in our collection and one of the slides designed for them. While those specific examples were intended […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #45: Comenius Hall 1913 Fire

Digital Collections Spotlight #45: Comenius Hall 1913 Fire

Posted October 31, 2023 in Digital Access

Today marks the 110th anniversary of the fire that seriously damaged Comenius Hall at Moravian University in Bethlehem, PA, on October 31, 1913. A number of excellent articles have been […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #44: Magic Lanterns

Digital Collections Spotlight #44: Magic Lanterns

Posted September 26, 2023 in Digital Access

While much of our holdings here at the Moravian Church Archives, Bethlehem, are printed materials we also house and maintain a wide range of other materials. These fascinating items from […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #43: Cammerhoff Papers

Digital Collections Spotlight #43: Cammerhoff Papers

Posted August 24, 2023 in Digital Access

Our holdings here at the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, include a number of collections of the personal papers of individuals important to the history of the Moravian Church. These collections are […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #42: Bethlehem Iron Works

Digital Collections Spotlight #42: Bethlehem Iron Works

Posted July 28, 2023 in Digital Access

This map from 1882 helps trace the development of what would become one of the most important industries in the history of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and more broadly the United States […]

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Digital Collections Spotlight #41: Provincial Synods of the Moravian Church

Digital Collections Spotlight #41: Provincial Synods of the Moravian Church

Posted June 28, 2023 in Digital Access

As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem. Check out our earlier posts in this series here. Last week, […]

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Digital Collection Spotlight #40: Labrador

Digital Collection Spotlight #40: Labrador

Posted May 31, 2023 in Digital Access

As part of an ongoing series of posts, we’re highlighting different collections and items from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem. Check out our earlier posts in this series here. These maps […]

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