Mills B. Lane, Jr. papers, 1912-1989.

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Mills B. Lane, Jr. papers, 1912-1989.

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This collection contains correspondence, clippings, financial records, reports, and other miscellaneous materials relating to Mills B. Lane, Jr. from 1852 to 1980. Majority of this collection is regarding Lane's ownership and sale of the Cruz del Sur from 1965 to 1980. The Cruz del Sur was a built in 1947 in Valencia, Spain as a Spanish naval training vessel. It was later bought by the 20th Century Fox motion picture studio and was revamped to resemble a Spanish barkentine of the 1800s and to be featured in a film. Lane bought the ship from the studio and brought the ship to Savannah, Georgia with the intention of making it a tourist attraction on the Savannah River, which was unsuccessful.

8 boxes, 1 rolled item (5.5 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Lane, Mills B. (Mills Bee), 1912-1989

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Mills B. Lane, Jr. was born in Savannah, Georgia on 12 January 1912 to Mary Comer and Mills B. Lane, Sr. He was married to Anne Waring and the couple had two children, Mills B. Lane, IV and Anita. He graduated from Yale University in 1934 and then took a job in Valdosta, Georgia as a clerk at Citizens and Southern National Bank, an institution that his father founded. Following the death of his father in 1946, Lane assumed the position of president of the bank and led the bank for nearly thirty ...

Cruz del Sur (Ship)

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