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Series 12: Lanier Bibliography

 Series

Scope and Contents

In this series are over 170 published articles. Some articles are those published by Lanier during his lifetime, and other articles are those written by his many admirers which describe Lanier the man and his art.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1838-1972
  • Creation: 1838-1998

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information. Collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 31.63 Cubic Feet (7 record center cartons, 25 letter size document boxes, 3 letter half-size document boxes, 16 legal size document boxes, 3 legal half-size document boxes, 2 flat boxes (20.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 inches), 1 flat box (11 x 9 x 3 inches), 2 flat boxes (15.5 x 10.5 x 3 inches), 4 flat boxes (21 x 17 x 3 inches), 6 pamphlet boxes (7.25 x 4 x 10 inches))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Custodial History

Some of the material had been collected by Lanier family members and Lanier's biographers. It was later presented to the University library and was included in the memorial areas named for Lanier. Most recently, this collection was partly stored at Evergreen and partly in Rare Books.

Related Materials

Some of this material was assembled during the tenure of librarian, Frieda C. Thies (1880-1983). A Lanier bibliography prepared by Miss Thies is included in the Frieda C. Thies Papers. MS.0079.

Processing Information

In 1993, all the items were removed to Manuscripts. Some articles were bound separately, but many single journal issues which included an article were also bound. All articles have either been removed from bindings or photocopied and are filed in folders in Box 12-1. The bound volumes have been retained and are stored in Boxes 12-2 and 12-3.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA