Theresa_Angela_Lane

Theresa Angela Lane

Theresa Angela Lane

American historian

Theresa Angela Lane (February 7, 1915 – August 6, 1974) was an American teacher, librarian, and archivist.[1][2] She was the first to be professionally trained as an archivist at the Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin and helped found the Society of Southwest Archives, serving on the executive board.[3][4] She was a featured speaker, lecturer, and writer on archival and historical topics.[3][5]

Early life and education

Theresa Angela Lane was born in Dobbin, Texas, on February 7, 1915.[6] She was the first child of Michael W. and Mary Lou Lane who later had three more children.[6] In June 1932, she graduated from St. Agnes Academy in Houston and joined the Dominican Sisters, taking the name Mary Claude.[3][6] In 1953, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Latin from Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio and completed her graduate studies in 1961, earning a Master's in Library Science from the University of Texas.[3][6]

Career

Lane taught classes, directed choir, and served as a librarian in Dominican elementary and high schools through Texas from 1933-1960.[3] After she graduated with her MLS, she became the first professionally trained archivist at the Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin where she served from 1960-1974.[3] While working in archives at University of Texas, she expanded the holdings and helped obtain documentation on Catholic clergy, religious communities, and parishes and dioceses throughout Texas.[3] She "set-up and reorganized the collection. She prepared work guides, outlines, and a manual of procedures" in the beginning of her tenure.[7]

Lane was a frequent speaker and lecturer on archives, religion, history, and, specifically, Texas Catholic history.[6] She also wrote many articles for journals such as Catholic Library World, Texas Library Journal and the Texas Catholic Herald, and over twenty articles authored by her appear in the Handbook for Texas Supplement (1976).[6] Her master's thesis was published in 1961 as Catholic Archives of Texas: History and Preliminary Inventory, which inspired and informed many scholars, researchers, and teachers of Texas' Catholic Archives.[6][8]

Affiliations[6]

Death

On August 6, 1974, Lane died at the Dominican Retirement Home in Houston after a long illness.[6]

The Award

In 1974, after Lane's death, the Society of Southwest Archivists created the Sister M. Claude Award.[4] It is awarded annually and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to religious archives.[3] It is the only award established, sponsored, and funded by a regional archival organization while the recipient is chosen and presented by the Society of American Archivists.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    A Biographical Directory of Librarians in the United States and Canada. Fifth edition. Edited by Lee Ash. Chicago: American Library Association, 1970. [BiDrLUS]
  2. [2]
    Who's Who in Library Service. A biographical directory of professional librarians in the United States and Canada. Fourth edition. Edited by Lee Ash. Hamden, CT: Shoe String Press, 1966. [WhoLibS 4]
  3. [3]
    "Sister M. Claude Lane Award – Society of Southwest Archivists". Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. [4]
    "Sister M. Claude Lane, O.P., Memorial Award | Society of American Archivists". www2.archivists.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. [5]
    Who's Who of American Women. Eighth edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1973. [WhoAmW 8]
  6. [6]
    GAROFALO, KENNON H. (2010-06-15). "LANE, THERESA ANGELA [SR. M. CLAUDE]". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  7. [7]
    Hardesty, William W. ""A Proper Function of Library Schools": T. R. Schellenberg's Archives Institute at the University of Texas, 1960." Libraries & the Cultural Record 42, no. 2 (2007): 129-50. Accessed March 18, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/25549401.
  8. [8]
    Catholic Archives of Texas; History and Preliminary Inventory by M. Claude Lane Review by: Peter J. Rahill. The American Archivist, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jul., 1962), pp. 367-368. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40290184
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