Lane and Waterman Law Firm Records
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of hard cover volumes recording payroll, loans, corporate records, trial balances, cash books, and account books for the law firms of Davison & True, Lane & Davison and Lane & Waterman.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1970
Creator
- Lane and Waterman (Organization)
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This collection is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Joe R. Lane (1858-1931) // Charles M. Waterman (1847-1924)
Lane & Waterman is one of the oldest law firms west of the Mississippi River. It began as a two-person venture, when, in 1854, A. Abner Davison and David C. True formed a partnership to practice law in what was then the budding frontier town of Davenport.
The firm became known as Lane & Waterman in 1902, when Justice Charles M. Waterman left the Iowa Supreme Court to join firm partner Joe R. Lane. Both men were respected community leaders. Lane was the son of James T. Lane, who had become a law partner of A. Abner Davison with the death of David C. True. Lane served as a regent of the University of Iowa, a member of the Davenport City Council, and as a one-term Republican U.S. Representative. Waterman served as Davenport city attorney and as a Scott County District Court judge before becoming an Iowa Supreme Court Justice.
Even the building where we practice has historical roots. The former “American Commercial and Savings Bank” building has been home to Lane & Waterman since it opened its doors in 1928. Lane & Waterman has helped shape the growth of the Quad Cities, representing clients in a broad range of economic development milestones. From its strong roots, it has continued to grow and flourish. The partnership has evolved into a firm of over forty attorneys, the largest law firm in the Quad Cities. https://www.l-wlaw.com/our-firm/our-history/
Extent
30 Volumes
8 Box(es) : Archival boxes contain smaller ledgers and corporate seals.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 37 Section 3: oversized ledgers and two heavy boxes with corporate seals are on bottom two shelves of the section
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Bibliography
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- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
321 Main Street
Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
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