This collection consists of papers of and relating to Harry Lane. The materials include a small amount of original correspondence from and to Lane, as well as copies of correspondence held at the University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives; drafts and research materials for a biography by the Federal Writers' Project, circa 1940; and news clippings about Lane, primarily relating to his death. Among the original correspondence are two letters from William ("Big Bill") Haywood, head of the International Workers of the World. The collection also includes political writings and notes by Harry Lane's daughter Nina Lane McBride (later Nina Lane Faubion), who was active in the Socialist Party around 1912-1920.