William Preston Lane papers

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William Preston Lane papers

1898-1966 (majority 1946-1950)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1249

William Preston Lane (1892-1967) was a lawyer, newspaper publisher, Attorney General for Maryland, and governor of Maryland from 1947 to 1951. The bulk of Lane's papers consists of correspondence and speeches, and concentrates on his gubernatorial campaigns of 1946 and 1950. Other topics include the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Washington County's industrial and economic development during the early 1960's.

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Lane, William Preston, 1892-1967

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Lawyer, attorney general, and governor of Maryland. From the description of Papers, 1921-1943. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19931535 Lawyer, newspaper publisher, attorney general for Maryland, and governor of Maryland from 1947 to 1951. During his term, the original Bay Bridge was begun and completed and great strides were taken in improving the state's school and hospital systems. Lane also instituted the first state sales tax in s...