Dwight P. Lanmon Papers

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Dwight P. Lanmon Papers

1962-2019

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These papers document the career and research of Dwight P. Lanmon, a glass and ceramics curator and museum administrator. They are divided into ten series, most of which represent scholarly projects and publications: (1) Master's Thesis Research Materials and Draft, Circa 1966-1968 (2) John Frederick Amelung and New Bremen Glass Manufactory Research Materials, 1962-1977 (3) Blown "Three-Mold" Vessel Analysis, 1970-1973 (4) Billups Glass Collection Cataloging Worksheets and Notes, 1972 (5) Colonial Williamsburg Glass Fragments Documentation, Circa 1980 (6) New York State Glass Factories Research Materials, Circa 1968-1970 (7) Winterthur Glass Collection Cataloging Worksheets, Circa 1968-1972 (8) Photographic Prints of Glass Objects Displayed in European Museums, 1975 (9) Bryan Glass Collection Cataloging Worksheets and Photographs, 2010-2011 (10) Miscellaneous Materials, 1977-2019

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Corning Museum of Glass. Rakow Research Library

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Corning Museum of Glass. Rakow Research Library

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Lanmon, Dwight P., 1938-

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Dwight P. Lanmon grew up in Denver, Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado and received a bachelor’s degree in physics. He then began a career in engineering, working in Los Angeles at Northrop/Nortronics and TRW Inc. During this time, Lanmon was interested in glass and antiques, but regarded these interests as a hobby, not a potential career. However, these interests grew, and by the 1960s he was taking night courses in art history, American history, and decorative arts at UCLA. In...