Ebenezer Lane Family papers, 1811-1866 (inclusive)

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Description:6 linear ft. (11 boxes)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Archives/Manuscripts
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4351931
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Varying Form of Title:Lane, Ebenezer Family, papers
Notes:The collection is open for research.
The elder Ebenezer Lane was the son of Capt. Ebenezer Lane and Marion Griswold, daughter of Connecticut's Governor George Griswold. His early years were spent in Northampton, Massachusetts and Cambridge, Massachusetts where he attended Harvard University. In 1814 Lane was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Norwich and East Windsor, Connecticut. After three years he decided to emigrate west and settled in Elyria, Ohio. He rapidly gained prominence during a period when, in his words, law "was a new field inducing new studies or rather old studies from a different standpoint." In October of 1819, he moved to Norwalk, Ohio where he had been elected the prosecuting attorney of Huron County. After five years as prosecuting attorney Lane was appointed judge of the Common Pleas Court. In 1830 he was named judge of the Ohio Supreme Court, and in 1835 became Chief Justice and traveled the Ohio circuit until his resignation in 1845. His oldest son, Ebenezer S. Lane, was born on August 16, 1819. He attended Kenyon College. After he graduated in 1838, Lane studied medicine at the Ohio Medical School. Lane completed medical school and practiced medicine in Sandusky. In 1856 he moved to Chicago where, like his father, he was active in the Illinois Central Railroad. Lane and his family were prominent in the early cultural and social life in Chicago. He spent the last thirty years of his life in the real estate and loan business.
Summary:Consists of materials relating to Lane and his son, also named Ebenezer. The papers of the father document his career as an attorney and judge, with materials including financial records, legal documents, letterbooks, notes on law cases, and a travel diary. The papers of the younger Lane contain a diary kept while attending Kenyon College; medical school notebooks; and miscellaneous reports, invitations, announcements, and clippings relating to the Calumet Club in Chicago. The collection also includes clippings and a catalog relating to Lane's interest as a collector of rare books, manuscripts, and autographs.
Cite as:When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Lane, Ebenezer, Family. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
Cumulative Index / Finding Aids Note:Finding aid available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637.