Inventory of the John Francis Lanneau Papers MS177 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO. Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
PO Box 7777 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109 336 758-5755
2004
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John Francis Lanneau Papers MS177 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 1 0.42 linear feet 1 document box undated For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives. Collection consists of writings and pamphlets of Lanneau, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, and professor of mathematics at Furman College, where he organized his students into a company known as the "Brooks Troop" that later joined Hampton's South Carolina Legion. After the war he was professor of mathematics at Wake Forest College. This collection contains his "Remembrances of the Civil War" with a photograph of Lanneau on the cover; genealogical information on the Lanneau family; a three-page outline on Bazile Lanneau of Charleston, South Carolina, 1746-1833: His Descendents and Relatives; a photocopy of photographs of Lanneau Family gravestones, Wake Forest, North Carolina; and pamphlets by Dr. Lanneau. Lanneau, John Francis, 1836-1921 Access Restrictions

Collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question or their descendants, unless otherwise designated. Users of this collection are responsible for using the materials in conformance with U.S. copyright law.

Preferred Citation

MS 177, John Francis Lanneau Papers, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Gifts from Charles Norwood, Goldsboro, North Carolina, Sept. 19, 1985, and Mrs. William Mowbrey, Wilmington, North Carolina, Aug. 28, 1984; Mrs. Hannah Holding, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Mar., 1975

MS 177.

Processing Information

Processed by John Woodard

Encoded by Apex, April, 2005

Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), with support provided through North Carolina ECHO.

Biographical and Historical Note

Collection consists of writings and pamphlets of Lanneau, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, and professor of mathematics at Furman College, where he organized his students into a company known as the "Brooks Troop" that later joined Hampton's South Carolina Legion. After the war he was professor of mathematics at Wake Forest College.

Collection Overview

This collection contains his "Remembrances of the Civil War" with a photograph of Lanneau on the cover; genealogical information on the Lanneau family; a three-page outline on Bazile Lanneau of Charleston, South Carolina, 1746-1833: His Descendents and Relatives; a photocopy of photographs of Lanneau Family gravestones, Wake Forest, North Carolina; and pamphlets by Dr. Lanneau.