Alfred Church Lane collection of legal instruments
Overview
The Alfred Church Lane collection consists mainly of legal instruments, including wills, indentures, and receipts, the bulk of which are related to the Lane family and Rickmansworth, England
Dates
- Creation: 1479-1818
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1624-1758
Creator
- Lane, Alfred C. (Alfred Church) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures.
Extent
1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)This collection consists mainly of legal instruments, including wills, indentures, and receipts, the bulk of which are related to the Lane family and Rickmansworth, England. The collection also includes an Irish State Lottery Ticket, 1796, and a 18th-century memorial card for Timothy Garrett, Chesham. The majority of the collection consists of manuscript documents recorded on either paper or parchment, although there are two examples of printed forms completed in manuscript. Nearly half of the documents include seals and tax stamps.
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Church Lane (January 29, 1863-April 15, 1848) was a prominent American geologist and teacher. He received an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1883 and then taught mathematics at Harvard from 1883 to 1885. He returned to Harvard to earn his Ph. D in 1888. Lane was the Pearson professor of geology and mineralogy at Tufts College from 1892-1936. He served as consultan of science to the Library of Congress in 1929, and president of the Geological Society of America in 1931. He authored 1,087 works over the course of his career.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Alfred Church Lane collection of legal instruments was received as a gift from the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
Processing Information
Processed: 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
Creator
- Lane, Alfred C. (Alfred Church) (Person)
- Title
- Lane, Alfred C. (Alfred Church), 1863-1948. Alfred Church Lane collection of legal instruments,circa 1479-1818: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00643
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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