Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925

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Editor and publisher.

From the description of Letters of Victor Freemont Lawson, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014889

Pioneering newspaperman, founder, along with Melville Stone, and publisher of the Chicago Daily News.

From the description of Victor Lawson papers, ca. 1860-1931, bulk 1885-1925. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 187974493

Pioneering newspaperman, owner and publisher of Chicago Daily News, president of newly formed Associated Press, philanthropist.

From the description of Victor F. Lawson letter to [John S.?] Phillips, [manuscript], 1896 Jul 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 256491387

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943. Charles H. Dennis papers, 1868-1942, (bulk 1885-1929). Newberry Library
creatorOf Strong, Walter Ansel, 1883-1931. Walter Ansel Strong papers, 1847-2008, bulk 1912-1931. Newberry Library
referencedIn Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931. Illustrations from Harper's Weekly series, American editors, circa 1902. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Scrapbook. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925. Letters of Victor Freemont Lawson, 1900. Library of Congress
creatorOf Taylor, Graham, 1851-1938. Graham Taylor papers, 1820-1975, (bulk 1866-1940). Newberry Library
creatorOf Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925. Letters, 1890-1895, Chicago, to Eugene Field. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Vernon, Leroy Tudor. Vernon, Leroy Tudor, papers, 1884-1945 University of Texas Libraries
creatorOf McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949. John T. McCutcheon papers 1834-1996, bulk 1889-1950. Newberry Library
creatorOf Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925. Letter to J. N. Darling. Chicago, IL. 1912 Aug. 8. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Leroy Tudor Vernon Papers [2008-108]., 1884-1945 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
creatorOf Stone, Melville Elijah, 1848-1929. Melville E. Stone papers, 1815-1954, bulk 1890-1929. Newberry Library
referencedIn John Powell Lenox collection, 1887-1924 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943. Edward Price Bell papers, 1886-1951, bulk 1900-1942. Newberry Library
creatorOf Bell, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert), 1865-1928. Ernest A. Bell papers, 1876-1934. Chicago History Museum
creatorOf John Powell Lenox collection, 1887-1924. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925. Victor Lawson papers, ca. 1860-1931, bulk 1885-1925. Newberry Library
creatorOf Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925. Victor F. Lawson letter to [John S.?] Phillips, [manuscript], 1896 Jul 24. University of Virginia. Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Associated Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943. person
associatedWith Bell, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert), 1865-1928. person
associatedWith Chicago Commission on Race Relations. corporateBody
associatedWith Chicago Daily News, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith City News Bureau of Chicago. corporateBody
associatedWith Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962, person
associatedWith Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943. person
associatedWith Field, Eugene, 1850-1895. person
associatedWith Fresh Air Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Hansen, Harry. person
associatedWith Lenox, John Powell, 1851-1926. person
associatedWith McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949. person
associatedWith Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) corporateBody
associatedWith Mowrer, Paul Scott, 1887-1971. person
associatedWith Newberry Library. corporateBody
associatedWith New England Church (Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Noyes, Frank B. (Frank Brett), 1863-1948. person
associatedWith Phillips, John S. (John Sanburn), 1861-1949, person
associatedWith Rogers, Hopewell L. (Hopewell Lindenberger), b. 1876. person
associatedWith Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931. person
associatedWith Smith, Henry Justin, 1875-1936. person
associatedWith Stone, Melville Elijah, 1848-1929. person
associatedWith Strong, Walter Ansel, 1883-1931. person
associatedWith Taylor, Graham, 1851-1938. person
associatedWith Vernon, Leroy Tudor person
associatedWith Vernon, Leroy Tudor. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Illinois--Chicago
United States
Green Lake County (Wis.)
Subject
Advertising
Advertising, Classified
Advertising, Newspaper
Foreign correspondents
Foreign news
Journalism
Manuscripts, American
News agencies
Newspaper carriers
Newspaper editors
Newspaper employees
Newspaper industry
Newspaper layout and typography
Newspaper presses
Newspaper publishing
Newspaper publishing
Newspaper publishing
Newspapers
Philanthropists
Quacks and quackery
Race relations
Reporters and reporting
Russo
Spanish
Syndicates (Journalism)
World War, 1914-1918
Young Men's Christian associations
Occupation
Editors
Publisher
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Birth 1850-09-09

Death 1925-08-19

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