Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

The copyright status of this collection may be restricted due to materials being from the archives of Auburn University. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], James H. Lane Research Collection, 1865-1991, Ms1996-011, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Aquisition

The James H. Lane Research Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives before 1997.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the James H. Lane Research Collection was completed in December 2024.

Biographical Note

James Henry Lane (1833-1907) attened Virginia Military Institute and was a brigadier general in the Civil War as part of the Confederate Army. After the war, he was a professor and first commandant of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Agriculutral and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) from 1872 to 1880. He also taught at the School of Mines in Missouri, now Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Alabama Poltechnic University, now Auburn University. He was married to Charlotte Randolph Meade Lane (1836-1888) and their children include Lidie, Mary, Kate, and Lottie.

External Sources:

"Charlotte Randoplh 'Lottie' Meade Lane," FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8890099/charlotte_randolph_lane , accessed Nov. 21, 2024.

"James Henry Lane," FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8759/james_henry_lane , accessed Nov. 21, 2024.

Scope and Contents

The James H. Lane Research Collection is a collection of research revolving around James H. Lane. The collection includes copies of letters, newspaper clippings, and book excerpts, along with photographs, focusing on Lane's time in the Confederate Army, as well as his time as a professor at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The collection also includes two reels of microfilm, with their creation dated as 1991. One reel is labeled the James H. Lane Papers Reel 2 of 2, but there is not a James H. Lane Papers Reel 1 of 2 in the collection.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by material type.

Related Material

See the James H. Lane Papers, Ms1952-001, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Faculty and staff
• Lane, James H., 1833-1907
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the James H. Lane Research Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).