Scope and Contents The John D. Lane Papers contain material recording his career as an English professor at Clemson and his relationships with many of his students and close friends. These papers largely document the successful training of writers and journalists at Clemson College - an institution without a department or school of journalism. The history of Clemson's success as a school whose graduates included Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists can be traced to John Lane.The collection contains...

Scope and Contents Diary (1922-1928), partly in shorthand, describing student life at Clemson (including the Cadet Corps, professors, coursework, accounts of his reading, and the 'spirit' of Clemson during the 1920's), visits to his home in Anderson, and his family and friends; letter from G.E. Metz (with enclosure from H.C. Brearley and two envelopes) to 'Hank' re Brearley's research on homicide statistics in South Carolina, August 9, 1927; 6 page narrative descriptive article (graded 'A Excellent') written...