Charles Lanman Papers, 1858-1859; 1868

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Charles Lanman Papers, 1858-1859; 1868

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Charles Lanman was a writer, editor, librarian to various goverment agencies, and original author of . Dictionary of the United States Congress The collection includes brief autobiographical sketches submitted to Lanman by members of Congress for inclusion in his , first published in 1859. The sketches contain some unpublished material. Subjects include Thomas Bragg (1810-1872), Aaron Venable Brown (1795-1859), Clinton Levering Cobb (1842-1879), Francis Burton Craige (1811-1875), John Thomas Deweese (1835-1906), John Adams Gilmer (1805-1868), Richard Clausell Puryear (1801-1867), Edwin Godwin Reade (1812-1894), William N. H. Smith (1812-1889), Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894), and Felix Walker (1753-1828; this sketch was written by his grandson, Samuel R. Walker). Dictionary of the United States Congress

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Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895

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Charles Lanman, writer, journalist and amateur painter, was born in Monroe, Michigan, June 15, 1819. He spent much of his career working as a journalist in Monroe and Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to Washington DC in 1848 and worked as a librarian in various branches of government, including the War Department, the Copyrights Division of the Department of State, the executive library of President Fillmore, and the Interior Department. He wrote several books in his career on topics of travel and wil...