LANG EDUCATION CENTER

The Lang Education Center (LEC) preserves the history of transportation by collecting books, artifacts, and other materials as well as creating public programming for all ages. The Lang Library is a research library containing more than 8,000 book volumes and 3,000 periodicals, paintings, prints and ephemera, 10,000 photographs and negatives, a film and video library and living history recordings and manuscripts.

HISTORY

In 1997, OHTM co-founder Steven Lang’s family donated more than 5,000 books, photographs, art and ephemera to create the Lang Education Center & Library. The donation was made in memory of Steve's Robert, who was a life-long collector and a friend of the museum. Robert Lang’s love for transportation history and the Lang family’s generous donation helped make OHTM an important repository of transportation-related books, articles and ephemera. The Lang Education Center & Library's collection has since grown significantly thanks to the generosity of other donors.

VISITING LEC

The Lang Education Center is open to the public by appointment. To schedule a visit, contact the museum's Archivist & Librarian by phone at (207)594-4418 x143, or by email.

RESEARCH & REPRODUCTION SERVICES

For researchers unable to visit in person, the LEC staff accepts requests for research on a case-by-case basis. Extensive research may require a fee. The museum will photograph objects and will reproduce photos, documents, ephemera, etc., as copyrights allow. For assistance with research inquiries, contact the museum's Archivist & Librarian by phone at (207)594-4418 x143, or by email.

ONLINE CATALOG

OHTM's online catalog contains records for all LEC's book and magazine holdings and a sampling of the museum's archival holdings, including photographs, prints, paintings, ephemera and more. Browse Online Catalog »