Clawson, John L. (John Lewis), 1865-1933

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Businessman and bibliophile. Born in Campbell, Steuben County, N.Y., 17 Mar. 1865; moved to Buffalo in 1891. He was a member of Bean, LaDue & Clawson, manufacturers of men's clothing until 1897, when he formed a partnership with James P. Wilson. Clawson & Wilsonsoon became the largest wholesale drygoods business in New York State. Mayor James N. Adam appointed Clawson chairman of a committee to organize Buffalo's Old Home Week celebration in 1907.

From the description of Old Home Week scrapbooks and photograph album, 1907 May 12-Sept. 9. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 53441849

Collector of Elizabethan and early Stuart literature.

From the description of [John L. Clawson's album of letters of thanks, etc., from the recipients of gift copies of S. De Ricci's Catalogue of the Clawson library]. [1924-1926] (Buffalo & Erie County Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50791757
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referencedIn James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964, 1878-1915 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Dale, Richard, 1756-1826. ALS, off the Virginia capes, to Willing and Francis, 1798 June 24. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Charles Lamb collection of papers, 1797-1934, 1797-1836 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn Jesse, William, 1809-1871,. Letters by and relating to Beau Brummell, 1827-1844. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834. Poems and ALsS, [1799]-1842. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
creatorOf Clawson, John L., 1865-1933. Old Home Week scrapbooks and photograph album, 1907 May 12-Sept. 9. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834. Charles Lamb collection of papers, 1797-1934 bulk (1797-1836). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Algernon Charles Swinburne collection of papers, 1856]-1945, 1866-1909 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Chandieu, Antoine de, 1534-1591. Octonaries upon the vanitie and inconstancie of the world [manuscript], 1600/01 January 1 / writin by Esther Inglis. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf George, Prince, consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1653-1708. Document signed : [n.p.], to the Earl of Dysart, 1705 Mar. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909. Algernon Charles Swinburne collection of papers, [1856]-1945 bulk (1866-1909). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. Original drawings for The Virginians, Vanity Fair, etc. [18--]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916. James Whitcomb Riley collection of papers, 1878-[1964] bulk (1878-1915). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Clawson, John L. (John Lewis), 1865-1933. Rare books, autographs and engravings, 1912-1925. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books
creatorOf Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714. Document signed : St. James, to Leopold I, 1703 Oct. 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Clawson, John L. (John Lewis), 1865-1933. [John L. Clawson's album of letters of thanks, etc., from the recipients of gift copies of S. De Ricci's Catalogue of the Clawson library]. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Rare Books
creatorOf Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771. ALsS : to Mary Antrobus, [1759?-1767]. Rosenbach Museum & Library
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associatedWith Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-1893 person
associatedWith Chandieu, Antoine de, 1534-1591. person
associatedWith Dale, Richard, 1756-1826. person
associatedWith George, Prince, consort of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1653-1708. person
associatedWith Grabau, John F., 1878-1948. person
associatedWith Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771. person
associatedWith Houghton Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Jesse, William, 1809-1871, person
associatedWith Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834. person
associatedWith Old Home Week (1907 : Buffalo, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960 person
associatedWith Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916. person
associatedWith Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 person
associatedWith Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926 person
associatedWith Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909. person
associatedWith Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. person
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