L. W. Lane miscellany, 1951-1971.

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L. W. Lane miscellany, 1951-1971.

Photographs, speech transcript, printed matter, and flags, relating mainly to the United Nations.

2 oversize boxes, memorabilia.

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Lane, L. W. (Laurence William), 1919-2010,

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Laurence William Lane Jr. often known as Bill Lane (November 7, 1919 - July 31, 2010) was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist. Bill Lane graduated from Stanford University in 1942. The Lane family owned and published Sunset Magazine. As their father (who died on February 20, 1967) phased himself out of the business, Bill took over the magazine publishing and brother Melvin (1922-2007) managed the book business. The Lane publishing business was sold to Time Warner in 1990. Bill Lane...

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...