PCL MS 042 Richard L. Lane Collection
MLA Citation
Lane, Richard L. “PCL MS 042 Richard L. Lane Collection.” Finding Aids. BGSU University Libraries, 8 July 2021, lib.bgsu.edu/finding_aids/items/show/2629. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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Title | PCL MS 042 Richard L. Lane Collection |
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Creator | Lane, Richard L. |
Identifier | PCL-MS-042 |
Introduction | The Richard Lane Collection consists of approximately 0.25 linear feet of manuscript materials. The collection was donated to the Browne Popular Culture Library by his widow in 1988. This collection is unprocessed, but may be accessed by contacting the BPCL reference email. The collection has no restrictions placed on its use for scholarly purposes. Researchers are responsible for securing copyright permission when using all unpublished manuscripts and published works found in this collection. |
Biographical Sketch | Richard L. Lane (1927-1987) was a professor of English and Fellow of The Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska. He taught coursesin Chaucer, Shakespears, History of the English Language, Literature of the American West, and Science Fiction. Lane was a passionate collector of all things popular culture, and donated many comic books, games, and periodcials to the Browne Popular Culture Library over the years. |
Scope and Content | This collection contains several pages of poetry by Richard L. Lane, and two copies of an article manuscript titled A Survey of Pulp Fiction. |
Transfers | Materials including comic books, popular fiction, postcards, periodicals, and games were also donated by Richard L. Lane and his wife. These have been separated from his manuscripts and placed into the collections of the Browne Popular Culture Library. |