A Guide to the Edward Crane Papers, 1883-1963
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Creator: |
Crane, Edward, 1883-1959. |
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Title: |
Crane (Edward) Papers |
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Dates: |
1883-1959 |
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Abstract: |
Correspondence, photographs, maps,
newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous certificates, legal documents, and financial
records comprise the Edward E. Crane Papers, 1883-1963, documenting Crane’s personal
life and career. |
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Accession No.: |
80-51 |
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OCLC No.: |
29884535 |
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Extent: |
6 ft., 2 in. |
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Language: |
Materials are written in English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin |
Attorney, law professor, and university regent Edward E. Crane (1883–1959) was born
to Eula Olatia (Taylor) and Martin McNulty Crane in Cleburne, Texas. He graduated
from the University of Texas with B.Litt. and L.L.B. degrees in 1906. The After
practicing law with his father in Dallas, Crane fought in World War I in France from
1917 to 1919. In 1927, he was appointed to the University of Texas board of regents
and served as chairman of the Board for Lease of University Lands until joining the
law faculty in 1933. Crane married Donna (Roberts) Fitzgerald, widow of Hugh Nugent
Fitzgerald, in 1937 and became regional attorney for the Office of Price
Administration in 1942.
Source:
Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth, “Crane, Edward E.,” Handbook of Texas
Online. Accessed September 16, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcr60.
Correspondence, photographs, maps, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous
certificates, legal documents, and financial records comprise the Edward E. Crane
Papers, 1883-1963, documenting Crane’s personal life and career. The bulk of the
material is personal and family correspondence, much of it reflecting his
association with the University of Texas. Correspondents include Winnie Allen,
Eugene C. Barker, William James Battle, Roy Bedichek, H. Y. Benedict, Tom Connally,
J. Frank Dobie, J. Evetts Haley, John A. Lomax, and Dan Moody.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Crane, Edward, 1883-1959 -- Archives. |
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Allen, Winnie. |
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Barker, Eugene Campbell, 1874-1956. |
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Battle, William James, 1870. |
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Bedichek, Roy, 1878-1959. |
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Connally, Tom, 1877-1963. |
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Crane, Martin McNulty, 1855-1943. |
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. |
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Haley, J. Evetts (James Evetts), 1901- |
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Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948. |
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Moody, Daniel James, 1893-1966. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Democratic Party (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century. |
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University of Texas -- History -- 20th century --
Sources. |
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University of Texas. Board of Regents -- History --
20th century -- Sources. |
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University of Texas. School of Law -- History -- 20th
century -- Sources. |
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Subjects |
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Law teachers -- Texas. |
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Lawyers -- Texas. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France. |
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Places |
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Germany -- History -- Allied
occupation, 1918-1930 -- Sources. |
Edward Crane Papers, 1883-1963, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University
of Texas at Austin.
This collection was processed by archives staff. Subsequent revisions were made by
Evan Usler, September 2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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Inventory |
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| 3R123 |
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University of Texas affairs: |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1905-1962,
undated |
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Rainey controversy, 1944-1947,
undated |
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UT Law School correspondence,
1905-1948 |
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Board of Regents: |
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General correspondence,
1927-1929 |
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| 3R124 |
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General correspondence, 1930-June
1954 |
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Board for Lease of University Lands: |
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Correspondence,
1920-1931 |
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| 3R125 |
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Correspondence,
1932-1963 |
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Landreth Corporation litigation, 1929-1931,
undated |
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Regents Committee to Investigate Athletics at UT,
1927-1931 |
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Business correspondence: |
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1917-1940 |
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| 3R126 |
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1941-1959, undated |
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Torch Club correspondence,
1925-1927 |
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Legal affairs: |
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General correspondence, 1907-1949,
undated |
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Letters of congratulation on return to the practice of law,
1941 |
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Political correspondence, 1913-1959,
undated |
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Office of Price Administration correspondence, 1942,
undated |
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Tax Relief Commission correspondence,
1939 |
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Classified personal correspondence: |
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S. M. Adams, 1936, 1949-1950 |
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Winnie Allen, 1949-1952 |
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Suzanne Ashford, 1942 |
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| 3R127 |
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Eugene Campbell Barker,
1944-1952 |
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William James Battle, 1945-1951,
undated |
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Roy Bedichek, 1931-1956,
undated |
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Harry Yandell Benedict 1927-1936,
undated |
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William B. Blocker and family,
1936-1959 |
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Albert Boggess, 1957 |
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Hal Browne, 1937-1943 |
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Henry P. Burney, 1932, 1950 |
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George L. Charlton,
1950-1956 |
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John J. D. Cobb, 1948-1956,
undated |
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Tom Connally, 1927-1950 |
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George B. Dealey, 1930-1941 |
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J. Frank Dobie, 1942-1950 |
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Bess Ferguson, 1946-1948,
undated |
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Mrs. Carter Fisher,
1938-1941 |
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Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald,
1926-1935 |
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Bruce Frazier and family,
1948-1956 |
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J. Evetts Haley, 1950-1956 |
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| 3R128 |
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Marcelle L. Hamer, 1940-1945 |
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Dexter Hamilton, 1928-1949 |
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Joseph B. Hatchitt, 1927-1953,
undated |
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F. L. Hawkins, 1939-1949 |
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Robert L. Holliday,
1927-1952 |
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G. Drummond Hunt, 1935-1952 |
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Ardon B. Judd, 1950 |
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John Avery Lomax, 1919-1948,
undated |
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| 3R129 |
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James W. McClendon,
1932-1950 |
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Edward F. McGlachlin and family,
1940-1954 |
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T. H. McGregor, 1923, 1938, 1941,
undated |
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Dan Moody, 1925-1950 |
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Robert T. Neill, 1933-1952 |
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Thomas Edward and Rebecca Nelson,
1937-1950 |
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Patrick I. Nixon, 1942-1950 |
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Will E. Orgain, 1906-1907,
1921-1956 |
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Charles S. Potts, 1928,
1945-1951 |
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William Doniphan and Ann Robinson, 1904-1906,
1934-1954, undated |
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William B. Ruggles,
1948-1954 |
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Dallas Scarborough, 1932, 1955,
1957 |
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James Shaw, 1931-1950,
undated |
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Maurice Wolf, 1950, 1953 |
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Miscellaneous personal correspondence, 1903-1908,
1922-1959 |
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Eula Olatia Crane: |
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1903-1917 |
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| 3R99 |
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1918-1919, 1936-1939, undated |
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Martin McNulty Crane: |
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1894-1937 |
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| 3R100 |
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1938-1941, undated |
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Erin Crane, 1906, 1917-1918,
1935-1938 |
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Martin McNulty Crane, Jr., and family, 1905,
1918, 1934-1957, undated |
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Nora Crane, 1918 |
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Abigail Crane, 1918-1919 |
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Olatia Crane, 1918-1921, 1935-1940,
1958 |
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Carrie Crane Kearney and family, 1906,
1919-1957, undated |
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Donna Roberts Fitzgerald Crane, 1916-1938,
undated |
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Miscellaneous and unidentified, 1948,
undated |
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Estate administration: |
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Raymond W. Kearney estate,
1932-1933 |
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Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald estate,
1936-1937 |
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Donna Roberts Fitzgerald Crane estate: |
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General correspondence,
1937-1942 |
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| 3R101 |
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Land correspondence, 1937-1941,
undated |
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M. M. Crane estate: |
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General correspondence 1940-1948,
undated |
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Oil and gas lands 1939-1956,
undated |
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Military affairs: |
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World War I official
correspondence 1917-1919,
undated |
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| 3R102 |
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Miscellaneous correspondence,
1925-1943 |
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First Officers Training Camp Association
correspondence, 1936-1958,
undated |
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Reminiscences, 1937-1972,
undated |
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Invitations and greeting cards, 1907-1908,
1933-1953, undated |
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Historical research and correspondence,
1943-1950, undated |
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Miscellaneous clippings, notes and excerpts,
1928-1959, undated |
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Letter drafts, 1948-1957,
undated |
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| 3R103 |
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Miscellaneous notes on envelopes,
undated |
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Ed Crane obituaries and condolences,
1959 |
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Miscellany, 1920, 1936, 1942, 1959,
undated |
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Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald papers: |
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Letters to HNF, 1913-1935,
undated |
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Classified letters: |
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Gutzon Borglum, 1932-1933,
undated |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1931-1936,
undated |
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Tom Connally,
1928-1934 |
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Newspaper clippings, 1916-1934,
undated |
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Printed material: |
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Masonic magazines, 1952,
1955 |
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Public affairs publications, 1943, 1948,
1950 |
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Miscellaneous,
1943-1959 |
| box |
| 2.325/V41 |
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Oversize documents |
| box |
| 2.325/OD17 |
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Maps |
| box |
| 3S20 |
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Photographs and postcards |
| box |
| 3S49.1 |
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Photographs |
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