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Architect based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Project files relate to work with George Brigham and his system of constructing prefabricated homes, 1944-1947; files relating to design and construction of Huron High School in Ann Arbor; other projects concern design of mobile home parks and other Michigan school buildings.

The collection is arranged into five series, Brigham Building System, Lane Projects, Huron High School, Personal and World War II Military Service. The series include the many projects that Charles Wesley Lane worked on during his architectural career and some materials from his military service as well. The collection is composed of photographs, slides, microfilm, microfiche and prints. The researcher will be interested in the variety of architectural projects in which Lane was involved, which include schools, mobile homes, churches, and other types of structures. A small number of photographs of Nagasaki after the atomic bomb may also be of interest.

Jack D. Cheesman, a resident of Ann Arbor, Mich., served in the V Amphibious Corps of the U.S. Marine Corps during the World War II. He fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima between February 19-March 26, 1945. The collection consists of photographs of American soldiers, a bound photograph album from Japanese island of Iwo Jima from 1945, a Japanese map of Iwo Jima, and some correspondence in Japanese with an enclosed photograph. The album includes photographs taken by Marine Corps photographer Douglas H. Page that were compiled into a photo album by Cheesman, entitled "Iwo Jima." The album has been scanned and is available online.

The collection consists of photographs of American soldiers, a bound photograph album from Japanese island of Iwo Jima from 1945, a Japanese map of Iwo Jima, and some letters in Japanese with an enclosed photograph. The photo album includes photographs taken by Marine Corps photographer Douglas H. Page that were compiled into a photo album by Cheesman, entitled "Iwo Jima." The album has been scanned and is available online. Loose photographs include portraits of Cheesman, group photos in front and inside of military buildings, military camps, and in the field. Miscellaneous items include Japanese art, a few newspaper clippings, and Cheesman's military ID.

This collection contains 14 letters that Pharmacist's Mate Robert N. Harrington wrote to his aunt and uncle, Ella and George R. Bliss of Greenfield, Massachusetts, while serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He commented on life at Camp Waldron, Idaho, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; provided a detailed account of his experiences during the Battle of Iwo Jima; and described his service in Hawaii near the end of the war.

This collection contains 14 letters that Pharmacist's Mate Robert N. Harrington wrote to his aunt and uncle, Ella and George R. Bliss of Greenfield, Massachusetts, while serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He commented on life at Camp Waldron, Idaho, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; provided a detailed account of his experiences during the Battle of Iwo Jima; and described his service in Hawaii near the end of the war. The collection also holds a letter Harrington wrote while in college, a letter that the Bliss family received from a serviceman named "Bill," and an undated real photo postcard.

Harrington first wrote his aunt and uncle from Seattle, Washington, on September 28, 1942, about a recent trip to Chicago with his grandmother and about expectations for the coming school year. He sent 13 letters while serving in the United States Marine Corps between May 1943 and December 1945, and 1 on June 22, 1946, after his discharge. He wrote about military life at Camp Waldron in Farragut, Idaho, in 1943, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, until October 1944. Among other topics, Harrington discussed his desire to enter combat and his romantic life. In one letter, he scolded his aunt for her failure to treat her diabetes properly. Two of his letters contain enclosures: newspaper clippings of a humorous military cartoon and quips (October 23, 1944), and a newspaper clipping of a column by Ernie Pyle (October 29, 1944).

Harrington arrived in the "Central Pacific" by December 1944, and he participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima in early 1945. On April 8, 1945, he wrote a 5-page letter to his relatives detailing his experiences in the battle. He commented on the size of the forces, on his pleasure at seeing the Japanese positions being bombed by navy ships and by airplanes, and on his distaste for the Japanese. He also described his experiences losing friends and treating wounded soldiers, provided details on the kinds of wounds others received, and discussed the positive effects that blood transfusions had on patients. Harrington, who had been wounded, continued to serve in Hawaii and in the Pacific until at least December 1945. He frequently described his leisure activities, and in June 1946, he shared the details of a recent trip to New York City with a friend.

The remaining 2 items are a letter that "Bill" wrote to George and Ella Bliss while serving at the New Orleans Army Air Base in December 1943, and an undated real photo postcard to Walter D. Vaughan of Clarendon, Vermont, which depicts a flag-raising ceremony.

Roger Barney was an Episcopal priest serving first in New Hampshire, later as a Navy chaplain during World War II, with Parishfield Community in Brighton, Michigan, and as associate rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor. Jane Lockwood Barney worked with the Institute of Gerontology and as advocate on behalf of the elderly. The collection includes personal correspondence, sermons, and subject files relating to their education, his service during World War II, and their ministry at Parishfield.

Roger Barney's papers date from his youth in the late 1920s up to his death in 1978, and document his personal interests and activities, his education, his time in the armed forces during World War II, and his professional life as an Episcopal minister. Likewise, the papers of Jane Barney date from the 1930s to the early 2000s, and document her education, her family life, and her work with the University of Michigan's Institute of Gerontology and other organizations concerned with senior citizens. The collection is comprised of the following series: Roger Warren Barney Files, Jane Lockwood Barney Files, and Correspondence.