John D. Lane papers. 1924-1986.

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John D. Lane papers. 1924-1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19910534

The collection contains correspondence from former students and noted journalists such as Harry Ashmore, George Chaplin, and George McMillan. There is also correspondence with Andrew Holt, President of the University of Tennessee, and Henry Rankin, a former colleague at Clemson. There are several folders of Lane's speeches and writings, including a song, "That Little Cowboy", that he composed in 1950. Also included are diaries of his years at Columbia University in 1928-1929. The diaries are disjointed, but his entire stay is covered. The papers document Lane's professional career extensively. There is also material relating to his involvement with Gamma Alpha Mu, Clemson's Faculty Senate, and The Tiger.

2.5 cubic feet 1 oversize folder, 24 photographs.

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6978584

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Chaplin, George, 1914-....

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Epithet: Commissioner of Taxes for Louth, etc British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001303.0x0000f5 The son of Eastern European immigrants, George Chaplin was born in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1914. Chaplin discovered his talent for journalism while attending Clemson University, where he was an editor for The Clemson Tiger. After graduation (1935) Chaplin worked as a reporter (and later editor) at the...

McMillan, George K.

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