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WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM 30 Elm Street Worcester, Massachusetts ARCHIVES 2014.59 Warren C. Lane, Jr. Collection Processed by Candace Ruby November 2014 1

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W O R C E S T E R H I S T O R I C A LM U S E U M

30 Elm Street

Worcester, Massachusetts

A R C H I V E S

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Warren C. Lane, Jr. Collection

Processed by Candace RubyN o v e m b e r 2 0 1 4

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Col lect ion Informat ion

Historical/Biographical Notes

Scope and Content

Series Description

Correspondences

The Dope Newspapers

M i s c e l l a n e o u s

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C o U e c t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n

Abstract: This collection contains the personal letters of Warren C. Lane, Jr. ("Bud")between 1934 and 1961. In these letters, Lane describes his academic career at bothPhillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College, as well as his travels abroad while servingin the U.S. navy. Also contained in the collection is a collection of naval newspapers,entitled The Dope, which was created by the men aboard the ship, LSI 1046. There isalso a miscellaneous series within the collection that contains records. Lane's schoolmarks at Exeter Academy, and letters from members of his extended family.

Finding Aid : Finding Aid in print form is available in the Repository. Item leveldescription.

Preferred Citation : Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Provenance : Donated by Mr. Warren C. Lane Jr.

MARC Access : Collection is cataloged in MARC under the following subject headings

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His to r i ca l /B iog raph ica l No tes

Warren C. Lane Jr. was a prominent lawyer in Worcester during the second half of the20̂ ^ century. He was bom in Providence, Rhode Island, on August 9,1923 to Warren C.Lane Sr. and Pauline Lane. He received his education through the Leicester publicschools, Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School. Aftergraduating from Harvard College, Lane joined the United States Naval Reserve in 1944,and served in the Pacific between Febmary 1945 and April 1946 as a Lieutenant J.G.aboard the LST 1046. Between 1949 and 1951, Lane was associated with the law firm ofHartwell & Driscoll. In 1951, Lane married Cynthia Rugg, with whom he had threechildren. Since 1951, he has been associated with the law firm of Bowditch, Gowetz, &Lane. Between 1953 and 1955, Lane served as Assistant District Attorney for WorcesterCounty. Lane is one of the founders of the Intemational Center of Worcester, which wasestablished in 1963. Lane has been very involved in the Worcester community, serving asa trustee for institutions such as Worcester Academy, Shepherd Knapp School, and theConsumer Savings Bank. He has also served as director of numerous businesscorporations, the American Red Cross, the Legal Aid Society of Worcester, and the CivicMusic Association. Lane currently resides in Worcester.

Scope and Content

This collection contains personal letters to and from Warren ("Bud") Lane Jr. between1930 and 1961. Many of these letters contain newspaper clippings or photographs ofLane or his family and friends. The collection also contains a number of navalnewspapers entitled The Dope (May 1945-April 1946) that was created by the crewaboard the LST 1046 in the Pacific, and to which Lane served as the technical advisor.

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Series Descr ipt ions

Series 1: Correspondences

Series 2: The Dope naval newspapers

S e r i e s 3 : M i s c e l l a n e o u s

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Warren C. Lane Jr. Collection2 0 1 4 . 5 9

Series 1, Correspondences

B o x # F o l d e r # A c c e s s i o n # D e s c r i p t i o n

1 1 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 1 . 1 - 3 0 L e t t e r s f r o m B u d L a n e t o h i s s i s t e r , C a r o l i n eL a n e .

1 2 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 1 . 3 1 - 5 3 L e t t e r s f r o m B u d L a n e t o h i s s i s t e r , C a r o l i n eL a n e .

2014.59.1.1.39 (2 Oct. 1945) contains Korean currency,page with Korean alphabet

2014.59.1.1.40 (28 Oct. 1945) contains program of horserace in Seoul, Korea

2014.59.1.1.47 (31 Jan. 1946) contains page with Chinesewriting, three photographs (Bud and twocomrades in the Navy; Bud and a Chineseman in Tsingtao; the LSI 1046)

2014.59.1.1.50 (11 March 1946) contains telegram fromC a r o l i n e t o B u d

1 3 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 2 . 1 - 5 L e t t e r s t o B u d L a n e f r o m C a r o l i n e .2014.59.1.2.4 (12 Aug. 1935) contains newspaper clipping

announcing assignment of Leicester schoolteachers

1 4 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 a . 1 - 3 0 L e t t e r s f r o m B u d L a n e t o P a r e n t s w h i l e a t

Phillips Exeter Academy2014.59.1.3a.5 (7 Oct. 1938) contains graded blue book math test2014.59.1.3a.20 (4 Dec. 1938) contains note that money has been

sto len f rom two s tuden ts ' room a t Exe te r2014.59.1.3a.21 (9 Dec. 1938) contains note to mother that Bud

and his roommate get along fine2014.59.1.3a.22 (13 Dec. 1938) contains graded blue book math

and Latin quizzes; photo of Warren Lane Sr.at annual meeting of Woman's AllianceClub clipped from newspaper

1 5 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 a . 3 1 - 6 02014.59.1.3a.37 (12 April 1939) contains program for Easter

service at Exeter Academy; log of weightlost by Exeter students

2014.59.1.3a.41 (30 April 1939) contains note asking mother tosend Bud a few things

2014.59.1.3a.53 (1 Oct. 1939) contains Exeter Academy footballand soccer schedu les

2014.59.1.3a.58 (29 Oct. 1939) contains a note for his father

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2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 a . 6 1 - 9 02014.59.1.3a.71 (4 Mar. 1940) contains program for play at Exeter,

"It Can't Happen Here"2014.59.1.3a.82 (5 May 1940) contains program for play at Exeter,

"The Devil's Disciple"

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2014.59.1.3a.l24 (12 May 1941) contains program for musicalvesper service at Exeter's church for 11 May1941

2014.59.1.3a.l47 (21 Mar. 1942) contains second letter to parents2014.59.1.3a.l54 (22 May 1942) contains second letter to parents2014.59.1.3a. 155 (30 May 1942) contains second letter to parents

2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 b . l - 3 0 L e t t e r s f r o m B u d L a n e t o P a r e n t s w h i l e a tHarvard College

2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 b . 3 1 - 4 42014.59.1.3b.32 (2 Feb. 1944) contains newspaper clipping

(Wanted section for female employment)2014.59.1.3b.43 (16 May 1944) contains newspaper clipping

regarding Patricia Saltonstall

2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 c . l - 3 0 L e t t e r s f r o m B u d L a n e t o P a r e n t s w h i l e i nthe Nava l Rese rve

2014.59.1.3c.8 (18 Feb. 1945) contains photo negatives of Bud forWhite Camera Portraiture

2014.59.1.3c.l2 (10 Mar. 1945) contains second letter to parents2014.59.1.3C.22 (18 April 1945) contains naval telegram

announcing death of FDR2014.59.1.3C.27 (2 June 1945) contains three photographs (of two

women and Bud); two small drawings2014.59.1.3c.30b (12 May 1945) contains note from Bud

announcing that he is the technical advisorfor The Dope, discovered in a differentsubseries after letters had already beenassigned serial numbers

2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 C . 3 1 - 6 02014.59.1.3c.41 (11 July 1945) contains letter from uncle John

Garwood Newitt and Bud's letter inr e s p o n s e

2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 3 C . 6 1 - 9 02014.59.1.3C.69 (9 Sept. 1945) contains telegrams from Saipan

(CNB) declaring end of war (12 Aug. 1945);Japanese 10-sennote

2014.59.1.3C.75 (28 Sept. 1945) contains draft of a letter from Bud

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to Professor Warren A. Seavey (Dean ofAdmissions at Harvard Law School)

2014.59.1.3c.76 (2 Oct. 1945) contains program of horse race2014.59.1.3C.86 (19 Nov. 1945) contains 10-yuan note; script of

short skit ("I Got the Wardroom Blues" byD. Sebastian Dotv) in which Bud played roleof Mr. O'Donaghue

2014.59.1.3C.89 (11 Dec. 1945) contains three 100-yuan notes, two500-yuan notes

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2014.59.1.3c.94 (7 Jan. 1946) contains Christmas carols songsheet; information pamphlet on Peiping(Peking) prepared by War Area ServiceCorps. (Nov. 1945); program of Chineseopera; WASC and OMEA Christmas partyc a r o l s

2014.59.1.3c.97 (12 Jan. 1946) contains People's Herald (Vol. 1,No. 57, dated 6. Jan 1946) of Tsingtao

2014.59.1.3C.99 (31 Jan. 1946) contains two programs for LyceumTheatre (one for the opera, MadamePompadour, the other, for Tenth SymphonyConcert); two pages written in Chinesescript

2014.59.1.3C.100 (31 Jan. 1946) contains three photographs (oneof LST 1046, ship on which Bud wasstationed; Bud with two crewmen, Kent andO'Donoghue, in Tsingtao; Bud and aChinese man in Tsingtao)

2014.59.1.3c.l05 (11 Mar. 1946) contains 10-cents notes forgovernment of Hong Kong

2014.59.1.3c. 106 (11 Mar. 1946) contains two photos (one of Bud,taken in Hong Kong at National Studio on26 Feb. 1946; the other, of Bud and awoman in Shanghai in Jan. 1946)

2014.59.1.3c. 114 (4 May 1946) contains two newspaper clippingson Patricia SaltonstalTs wedding

2014.59.1.3c.l 16 (15 May 1946) contains telegram from Captainof LST 1046 with wishes for fast recoveryfor Mrs. Lane, saying that early leave forBud has been arranged

1 15 2014 .59 .1 .3d . 1 - 12 Le t t e r s f r om Bud Lane t o Pa ren t s a f t e rWWII, while touring Europe

2 16 2014 .59 .1 .4a . 1 -30 Le t te rs t o Bud Lane f rom Paren ts wh i l e a tPhillips Exeter Academy

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2014.59.1.4a.l (12 Jan. 1938) contains newspaper clippings aboutBecker football

2014.59.1.4a.l4 (10 Oct. 1938) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.l7 (27 Oct. 1938) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.24 (21 Nov. 1938) contains newspaper comic

2 1 7 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 a . 3 1 - 6 02014.59.1.4a.34 (22 Jan. 1939) contains article from newspaper

Bulletin: For High School Students onLeicester student Olive Stone winningGazette's Biggest News contest for thirdt i m e

2014.59.1.4a.35 (26 Jan. 1939) contains newspaper clippings onOlive Stone; Warren Lane Sr. (speaking atconvention)

2014.59.1.4a.36 (30 Jan. 1939) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.40 (20 Feb. 1939) contains newspaper clippings

regarding Leicester High School2014.59.1.4a.41 (24 Feb. 1939) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.49 (22 Mar. 1939) contains Sports section of

Worcester Daily Telegram (22 Mar. 1939)-Warren Lane Sr. on front page presentingaward to captain of Becker basketball team,Ziggy Strzlecki

2 1 8 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 a . 6 1 - 9 02014.59.1.4a.68 (2 Oct. 1939) contains newspaper clippings

regarding Leicester High School2014.59.1.4a.72 (16 Oct. 1939) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.79 (30 Oct. 1939) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.80 (2 Nov. 1939) contains newspaper article on

Leicester "seen-ery"2014.59.1.4a.86 (20 Nov. 1939) contains newspaper clippings

announcing engagement of Natalie EwellMacCarthy to Arthur Edward Laidlaw

2014.59.1.4a.87 (23 Nov. 1939) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.89 (4 Dec. 1939) contains newspaper comic

2 1 9 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 a . 9 1 - 1 2 02014.59.1.4a.91 (11 Dec. 1939) contains newspaper article from

Sports section (on Becker's men'sbasketball)

2014.59.1.4a.92 (14 Dec. 1939) contains newspaper clippings2014.59.1.4a.95 (16 Jan. 1940) contains newspaper clippings on

B e c k e r b a s k e t b a l l2014.59.1.4a.98 (26 Jan. 1940) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a. 102 (12 Feb. 1940) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a. 105 (23 Feb. 1940) contains two newspaper clippings

(comic, article on dessert bridge to be

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sponsored by Nancy Bigelow Society)2014.59.1.4a.l 14 (12 Apr. 1940) contains newspaper comic

2 2 0 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 a . l 2 1 - 1 5 02014.59.1.4a.l21 (7 May 1940) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a. 123 (16 May 1940) contains newspaper comic; two

newspaper articles (Becker basketball;T elegram-Gazette

2014.59.1.4a. 129 (19 Sept. 1940) contains newspaper clipping onelection for state representative (Charles J.Campbell won race)

2014.59.1.4a. 137 (28 Oct. 1940) contains written electionpropaganda for Wendell Willkie (againstFDR) in 1940 election

2014.59.1.4a. 139 (8 Nov. 1940) contains newspaper comic2014.59.1.4a.l40 (12 Nov. 1940) contains note from mother to

leave extra pints of cream2014.59.1.4a. 146 (9 Dec. 1940) contains newspaper article on

Warren Lane Sr.'s collection of bottles(2200-piece collection)

2014.59.1.4a. 147 (12 Dec. 1940) contains letter to Pauline fromMrs. Knox Hardon (mother of Bud's friendBurr) asking if Bud could visit for a fewdays over holiday break

2 2 1 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 a . l 5 1 - 1 8 02014.59.1.4a. 151 (20 Jan. 1941) contains newspaper clipping on

B e c k e r b a s k e t b a l l2014.59.1.4a. 153 (28 Jan. 1941) contains two newspaper clippings

on Becker basketball; letter to Bud fromuncle John Garwood Newitt (giving adviceon becoming a letter)

2014.59.1.4a.l55 (3 Feb. 1941) contains several newspaperclippings from Sports section

2014.59.1.4a. 156 (4 Feb 1941) contains newspaper article("Leicester Seen-ery")

2014.59.1.4a. 159 (21 Feb. 1941) contains newspaper clippingsfrom Sports section

2014.59.1.4a.l61 (6 Mar. 1941) contains newspaper article onB e c k e r b a s k e t b a l l

2014.59.1.4a. 162 (11 Mar. 1941) contains several articles onB e c k e r b a s k e t b a l l

2014.59.1.4a. 175 (9 June 1941) contains articles on graduations ofSally Holt (Northfield Seminary), Norris E,Bacon and Ernest Miles Bacon Jr. (SuffieldAcademy)

2014.59.1.4a.l77 (22 Sept. 1941) contains letter from E.S. WellsKim, Dean of Phillips Exeter Academy,

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regarding wedding of his sister2 2 2 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 a . l 8 1 - 2 1 0

2014.59.1.4a. 182 (3 Nov. 1941) contains newspaper article aboutBud's missing dog, Patches; Exeter football

2014.59.1.4a.200 (11 Feb. 1942) contains announcement ofwedding (Phoebe Ann Jamieson to MertonOlaf Lindquist)

2014.59.1.4a.204 (7 Marc. 1942) contains pocket atlas of world2 2 3 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 a . 2 1 1 - 2 2 3

2014.59.1.4a.215 (27 April 1942) contains newspaper article onfire and destruction of Cherry Valley Mill

2014.59.1.4a.221 (28 May 1942) contains newspaper comic

2 2 4 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 b . 1 - 3 0 L e t t e r s t o B u d L a n e f r o m P a r e n t s w h i l e a tHarvard College

2014.59.1.4b.9 (4 Aug. 1942) contains clipping from WorcesterDaily Telegram (28 July 1942)- Pvt. HenryB. O'Neil Jr. presented a purse while homeon furlough

2014.59.1.4b.21 (28 Oct. 1942) contains letter to "Polly" from" B i d "

2014.59.1.4b.24 (19 Nov. 1942) contains newspaper clipping("Social News") declaring Assembly(Worcester's oldest social tradition) beingsuspended due to war

2014.59.1.4b.25 (30 Nov. 1942) contains letter from George B.S.Goddard, Yale University

2 2 5 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 b . 3 1 - 6 02014.59.1.4b.32 (8 Feb 1943) contains postmarks from Bud

regarding grades2014.59.1.4b.42 (22 April 1943) contains newspaper clipping on

aptitude tests for students in Navy V-1program. Marine Corps Reserve

2014.59.1.4b.59 (10 Sept. 1943) contains letter to Pauline Lanef r o m M r s . K n o x H a r d o n

2 2 6 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 b . 6 1 - 9 02014.59.1.4b.75 (6 Jan. 1944) contains newspaper clipping

("Laidlaw Dinner to Honor Debutantes")2014.59.1.4b.77 (19 Jan. 1944) contains comic, two articles on

D e b u t a n t e s2014.59.1.4b.80 (2 Feb. 1944) contains newspaper clipping on

Pa t r i c i a Po t t e r2014.59.1.4b.83 (21 Feb. 1944) contains newspaper clippings

(Patricia Potter helping plan young people's

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concert; wedding announcement of SusanLouise Sibley and Pvt. Lincoln NewtonKinnicutt)

2014.59.1.4b. 88 (14 April 1944) contains newspaper clippings(Warren Lane Sr. as President of WorcesterRotary Club; Comell-Dubilier Corp(Worcester branch))

2 2 7 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 b . 9 1 - 1 0 22014.59.1.4b.97 (1 June 1944) contains postcard to Warren Lane

Sr. from George Murphy (with regards toBud); newspaper clipping on LeicesterSavings Bank (Warren Lane Sr. asPresident)

2014.59.1.4b. 102 (29 June 1944) contains poem by Caroline Lane("Through These Portals Pass")

2 2 8 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 c . 1 - 3 0 L e t t e r s t o B u d L a n e f r o m P a r e n t s w h i l e i nthe Naval Reserve

2014.59.1.4C.4 (2 Aug. 1944) contains note about Bud's bankA c c o u n t

2014.59.1.4c. 12 (24 Aug. 1944) contains note from Caroline2014.59.1.4C.26 (12 Oct. 1944) contains newspaper clipping on Dr.

Coleman running out of gas rations, unableto make house calls

3 2 9 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 C . 3 1 - 6 02014.59.1.4C.43 (28 Dec. 1944) contains newspaper announcement

of engagement between Jane WorthMontague and Hamilton Brooks Wood Jr.(graduate of Exeter)

2014.59.1.4C.47 (8 Jan. 1945) contains newspaper clipping on Mt.Holyoke College Club (including SallyHolt)

2014.59.1.4c.55 (31 Jan. 1945) contains newspaper clipping onH o n o l u l u

2014.59.1.4c.56 (5 Feb. 1945) contains photograph of Bud inu n i f o r m

3 3 0 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 C . 6 1 - 9 02014.59.1.4C.63 (5 Mar. 1945) contains clipping on E. Kent Swift,

President of Whitin Machine Works2014.59.1.4C.66 (19 Mar. 1945) contains newspaper ad featuring

Pat Potter and Patti Alicoate2014.59.1.4C.68 (2 April 1945) contains clippings on Whitin

Works; Becker College buys dorm buildings2014.59.1.4c.70 (9 April 1945) contains armouncement of wedding

between Marcia West Graham and EdwardR a n d a l l S n o w

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2014.59.1.4C.77 (19 May 1945) contains announcement ofgraduation from Mt. Holyoke of five girlsfrom Worcester (including Sally Holt)

2014.59.1.4c.80 (28 May 1945) contains article on Heirvard crewteam losing to Radcliffe crew

2014.59.1.4c.84 (14 June 1945) contains newspaper clippings onBecker College; engagement of FredericHarvey Hilton ("Freddy," Bud's friend fromHarvard) to Nancy Burton Thayer; weddingphoto of Eleanor Roosevelt and FDR (from1904, published in newspaper)

3 3 1 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 C . 9 1 - 1 2 02014.59.1.4C.96 (26 July 1945) contains clippings on war (US and

British forces damage Japanese ships)2014.59.1.4C.97 (30 July 1945) contains newspaper clippings2014.59.1.4c.l00 (6 Aug. 1945) contains wedding announcement

of Margery Joan MacNeil and James C.Donnelly Jr.

2014.59.1.4c.l01 (7 Aug. 1945) contains Worcester Telegramarticle on atomic bombing of Hiroshima

2014.59.1.4c.l02 (9 Aug. 1945) contains article on USSRdeclaring war on Japan

2014.59.1.4c. 107 (24 Aug. 1945) contains clippings on weddingsin Worcester; Harvard College)

2014.59.1.4c.ll3 (17 Sept. 1945) contains wedding announcementof Lt. Alfred JaretzJd and Sonia Lasell

2014.59.1.4c. 114 (20 Sept. 1945) contains article on award givento Emily Saltonstall

3 3 2 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 C . 1 2 1 - 1 5 02014.59.1.4c. 125 (29 Oct. 1945) contains newspaper clipping on

tuition of Phillips Exeter Academy (20%increase, from $1050/year to $1250/year)

2014.59.1.4c. 128 (12 Nov. 1945) contains comic ("The CheerfiilCherub") on hard work and challengingyourself

2014.59.1.4c.130 (19 Nov. 1945) contains Society section of theBoston Herald (28 Oct. 1945) on debutantesat Copley Plaza's Oval Room

2014.591.4c.l31 (20 Nov. 1945) contains wedding announcementof Ann Phelps to Brinton Coxe Young

2014.59.1.4c.l33 (3 Dec. 1945) contains poem, "Star-Dreams ofYou" by James J. Metcalfe

2014.59.1.4c. 134 (7 Dec. 1945) contains clipping on PatriciaAlicoate and Patricia Kelly

2014.59.1.4c. 138 (17 Dec. 1945) contains clippings on WorcesterAcademy armual diimer, WAM tea (Pauline

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Lane mentioned in both articles)2014.59.1.4c.l41 (7 Jan. 1946) contains photograph of a fountain2014.59.1.4c. 147 (24 Jan. 1946) contains article on Worcester

Academy's Davis Hall to house marriedstudents of WPI and Becker Junior College

2014.59.1.4c. 148 (28 Jan. 1946) contains announcement ofengagement of Patricia Saltonstall to Lt.George Marshall Reiner

3 3 3 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 C . 1 5 1 - 1 6 12014.59.1.4C.152 (21 Feb. 1946) contains announcement of

wedding of Philip Leverett Saltonstall(cousin of US senator Leverett Saltonstall)to actress Maxine Bliss Jennings Brown

2014.59.1.4c. 154 (5 Mar. 1946) contains announcement ofwedding of P.L. Saltonstall (Patricia'sfather)

2014.59.1.4c. 155 (11 Mar. 1946) contains newspaper clippings onBecker College

2014.59.1.4c.l56 (18 Mar. 1946) contains ad for silver cocktailc u p s

2014.59.1.4c. 157 (25 Mar. 1946) contains newspaper clippings ons o l d i e r s f r o m Wo r c e s t e r

2014.59.1.4c. 159 (8 Apr. 1946) contains comic ("The CheerfulCherub")

3 3 4 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 d . l - 3 0 L e t t e r s t o B u d L a n e f r o m P a r e n t s a f t e rW W I I

2014.59.1.4d.5 (22 July 1946) contains comic; newspaper clippingon homes to be converted to dorms

2014.59.1.4d.6 (30 July 1946) contains announcement ofengagement of Sally Holt to Robert StanleyTamblyn

2014.59.1.4d.8 (19 Aug. 1946) contains announcement of weddingof Sheila Ellen DriscoII to IngersollCurmingham

3 3 5 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 d . 3 1 - 6 02014.59.1.4d.31 (14 Jan. 1947) contains The Evening Gazette

article on fire at Leicester Junior College2014.59.1.4d. 32 (20 Jan. 1947) contains engagement

announcement of Anne Piersol Murray toPaul Shepard Morgan; ad for property

2014.59.1.4d.35 (7 Mar. 1947) contains announcement thatEdward S. Alden was elected treasurer ofWhit in Machine Works

2014.59.1.4d.37 (21 Mar. 1947) contains letter to Pauline Lanefrom 'Joanie'; announcement of wedding

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between Patricia L. Potter and Henry LuceI I I

2014.59.1.4d.47 (20 June 1947) contains front page of WorcesterTelegram (16 June) on Army plane crash inV e r m o n t

2014.59.1.4d.49 (25 June 1947) contains several weddinga n n o u n c e m e n t s

2014.59.1.4d.50 (27 June 1947) contains comic; ticket form forplay

2014.59.1.4d.52 (7 July 1947) contains wedding announcement ofPatricia Potter and Henry Luce 111

2014.59.1.4d.54 (14 July 1947) contains comic section2014.59.1.4d.58 (6 Aug. 1947) contains wedding announcement of

Caroline Oveson Whitney to Richard S.L o v e l a c e

2014.59.1.4d.60 (15 Aug. 1947) contains ripped letter that hasbeen encapsulated for preservation

3 3 6 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 d . 6 1 - 9 02014.59.1.4d.63 (3 Sept. 1947) contains wedding announcement of

Lucy Rathbone Dodge and Henry M. ElliotJ r .

2014.59.1.4d.66 (3 Oct. 1947) contains article from US Investor onstocks

2014.59.1.4d.67 (6 Oct. 1947) contains comic2014.59.1.4d.72 (15 Oct. 1947) contains newspaper article on 88̂ ^

Worcester Music Festival2014.59.1.4d.73 (15 Sept. 1948) contains article on death of Aldus

C. Higgins (11 Sept.)2014.59.1.4d.76 (12 Oct. 1948) contains article on Leicester plane

c r a s h

2014.59.1.4d.82 (10 Jan. 1949) contains engagementannouncements (Elizabeth Joyce Robertsand David Lord Richardson Jr.; DeborahKitson Kegg and Willard Heathman Smith)

2014.59.1.4d.84 (14 Jan. 1949) contains article on traveling toEurope

3 3 7 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 4 d . 9 1 - 1 1 62014.59.1.4d.93 (29 Mar. 1949) contains article on psychology2014.59.1.4d.96 (25 Apr. 1949) contains article of Frank C. Smith

Jr. being elected President of WAM2014.59.1.4d.l04 (7 July 1949) contains wedding announcement

of Nancy Famam and William B. Gannett2014.59.1.4d.l06 (19 July 1949) contains article on Cynthia Rugg

(serving as bridesmaid for Joan CastletonDanner)

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3 38 2014 .59 .1 .5 .1 -30 Le t te rs to Bud Lane f rom Sa l l y Ho l t2014.59.1.5.19 (11 Oct. 1940) contains copy of Sally's class

s c h e d u l e3 3 9 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 3 1 - 6 0

2014.59.1.5.41 (27 Jan. 1941) contains card with cut-out pictures;c o m i c

2014.59.1.5.46 (10 Feb. 1941) contains program for carnival2014.59.1.5.60 (7 Apr. 1941) contains practice SAT test

3 4 0 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 6 1 - 9 02014.59.1.5.63 (10 Apr. 1941) contains note for Bud2014.59.1.5.64 (13 Apr. 1941) contains selections from Handel's

Oratorio "The Messiah"2014.59.1.5.68 (25 Apr. 1941) contains notes between Sally and

B u d

2014.59.1.5.72 (13 May 1941) contains program for 47̂ '' AnnualConcert of Sacred Music (11 May)

2014.59.1.5.82 (26 May 1941) contains Sally's card2014.59.1.5.83 (28 May 1941) contains invitation to Northfield

Seminary's 58*'' Annual Commencementc e r e m o n y

2014.59.1.5.84 (29 May 1941) contains comic; birthday note2014.59.1.5.87 (12 June 1941) contains comic ("Cheerful

Cherub")2014.59.1.5.90 (12 Aug. 1941) contains letter to Sally from Bud (6

Aug.); newspaper article on preparing newmeat recipes

3 4 1 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 9 1 - 1 2 02014.59.1.5.95 (18 Sept. 1941) contains Sally's class schedule at

Mt. Holyoke2014.59.1.5.105 (4 Oct. 1941) contains ad for Calvert whiskey2014.59.1.5.106 (6 Oct. 1941) contains campus map for Mt.

Holyoke2014.59.1.5.107 (7 Oct. 1941) contains second letter to Bud2014.59.1.5.111 (13 Oct. 1941) contains comic2014.59.1.5.114 (17 Oct. 1941) contains note written during class;

Battleship coordinates2014.59.1.5.115 (17 Oct. 1941) contains two letters ("Before

Game" and "After Game")2014.59.1.5.118 (20 Oct. 1941) contains second letter (to Bud from

Sally's roommate saying that Sally is crazyabout him)

2014.59.1.5.120 (21 Oct. 1941) contains photograph of Sally'sroommate Gaynor and Anne

4 4 2 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 1 2 1 - 1 5 02014.59.1.5.122 (23 Oct. 1941) contains comic; photo of heart as

lock with key

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2014.59.1.5.125 (27 Oct. 1941) contains newspaper clipping onExeter football

2014.59.1.5.130 (31 Oct. 1941) contains second letter; Battleshipc o o r d i n a t e s

2014.59.1.5.137 (5 Nov. 1941) contains Battleship coordinates2014.59.1.5.138 (6 Nov. 1941) contains "Before Game" letter2014.59.1.5.140 (9 Nov. 1941) contains second letter2014.59.1.5.150 (25 Nov. 1941) contains second letter

4 4 3 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 1 5 1 - 1 8 02014.59.1.5.154 (28 Nov. 1941) finishes letter on outside of

envelope2014.59.1.5.156(1 Dec. 1941) contains two comics2014.59.1.5.170 (7 Jan. 1942) contains horoscope for "The Leo

H u s b a n d "4 4 4 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 1 8 1 - 2 1 0

2014.59.1.5.189 (26 Jan. 1942) contains origami2014.59.1.5.199 (8 Feb. 1942) contains comic2014.59.1.5.201 (9 Feb. 1942) contains article on prom (including

rules and regulations)4 4 5 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 2 1 1 - 2 4 0

2014.59.1.5.213 (27 Feb. 1942) contains note from class2014.59.1.5.231 (16 Mar. 1942) contains second letter2014.59.1.5.235 (23 Mar. 1942) contains article on Worcester

basketbal l4 4 6 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 2 4 1 - 2 7 0

2014.59.1.5.240 (2 Apr. 1942) contains second letter (poorcondition)

2014.59.1.5.246 (10 Apr. 1942) contains second letter2014.59.1.5.253 (20 Apr. 1942) contains second letter2014.59.1.5.255 (22 Apr. 1942) contains article on Harvard and

Outing Club2014.59.1.5.263 (4 May 1942) contains pressed flower petals

4 4 7 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 2 7 1 - 3 0 02014.59.1.5.271 (19 May 1942) contains letter from Sally's

roommate Gaynor2014.59.1.5.284 (5 June 1942) contains graduation card2014.59.1.5.292 (12 July 1942) contains second letter2014.59.1.5.298 (13 Aug. 1942) contains newspaper article on

r o m a n c e

4 4 8 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 5 . 3 0 1 - 3 3 82014.59.1.5.311 (14 Sept. 1942) contains comic2014.59.1.5.314 (21 Sept. 1942) contains note to Sally from 'Judy'2014.59.1.5.327 (23 Oct. 1942) contains three letters

4 49 2014 .59 .1 .6 .1 -30 Le t te rs to Bud Lane f rom Judy

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2014.59.1.6.5 (27 July 1942) contains note to Bud from Judy's son"Salty"

2014.59.1.6.6. (7 Aug. 1942) contains birthday card from Salty4 5 0 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 6 . 3 1 - 6 0

2014.59.1.6.56 (2 July 1943) contains pressed four-leaf clover4 5 1 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 6 . 6 1 - 9 04 5 2 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 6 . 9 1 - 1 1 2

2014.59.1.6.91 (29 Nov. 1943) contains program for Exeter GleeClub (concert put on by Tilden StraussFoundation)

2014.59.1.6.100 (17 Jan. 1944) contains poem "The Brush-Off byLaura Hulse

4 5 3 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 7 . 1 - 3 0 L e t t e r s t o B u d f r o m P a t r i c i a S a l t o n s t a l l2014.59.1.7.19 (27 July 1944) contains wedding announcement for

Barbara Girm and George Washington HelmJ r.

2014.59.1.7.29 (10 Aug. 1944) contains second letter4 5 4 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 7 . 3 1 - 6 0

2014.59.1.7.31 (17 Aug. \9AA) conXsims Boston Daily Globe article(15 Aug.) on New England airmen resting inH a w a i i

2014.59.1.7.49 (26 Sept. 1944) contains article on Hasty PuddingClub at Harvard being used by militaryo f fi c e r s

2014.59.1.7.56 (15 Oct. 1944) contains article on timemanagement for college students

5 5 5 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 1 . 7 . 6 1 - 9 92014.59.1.7.65 (30 Oct. 1944) contains Boston Herald article on

debutante parties2014.59.1.7.81 (4 Jan. 1945) contains newspaper article on Smith

College fire2014.59.1.7.90 (16 Mar. 1945) contains program for Smith Water

Ballet; article from Smith Collegen e w s p a p e r

2014.59.1.7.98 (17 Jan. 1946) contains eight photos of Patricia orBud and Pa t r i c i a

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Series 2, The Dope Newspapers

Box # Folder # Accession # Description

5 56 2014 .59 .2 .1 -25 Or ig ina l cop ies o f T /ze Dope newspapers

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Series 3, Miscellaneous

B o x # F o l d e r # A c c e s s i o n # D e s c r i p t i o n

5 57 2014 .59 .3 .1 .1 - 5 Le t t e r s f r om Ph i l l i p s Exe te r Academyfaculty and school marks from Bud's senioryear at Exeter

2014.59.3.1.3 contains school marks for senior year2014.59.3.1.4 (23 July 1951)- letter from former teacher at Exeter,

Henry Darcy Curwen, congratulating Budon wedding to Cynthia Rugg

5 5 8 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 3 . 2 . 1 - 2 L e t t e r s t o B u d L a n e f r o m m e m b e r s o f h i sextended family

2014.59.3.2.1 (14 Nov. 1938)- letter to Bud from grandmotherSusan Lane (of Lynn, Indiana)

2014.59.3.2.2. (24 Mar. 1941)- letter to Bud from uncle JohnG a r w o o d N e w i t t

5 5 9 2 0 1 4 . 5 9 . 3 . 3 . 1 - 2 R e c o r d s f o r B u d f r o m S a l l y H o l t

2 0