Farnham Lyon Collection, ca. 1885-1926

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Farnham Lyon Collection, ca. 1885-1926

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.2 linear feet; (1 half-size box)

eng,

University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6651068

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Lyon, Farnham

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Biography Farnham Lyon was born on November 5, 1829 in New York, one of ten children of Truman and Lucinda Lyon. The family settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when Farnham was 12 years old. His father was a prominent citizen, serving as a judge, postmaster, and hotel proprietor. When Farnham was 19 years old, he followed his father into the hotel business, where he would make his fortune. Within 10 years, he owned his first hotel. ...

Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933

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American author and wife of General George A. Custer. From the description of Letter, 1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486737 Elizabeth Bacon married Gen. George Armstrong Custer in 1864. After her husband's death in 1876, she was instrumental in promoting his legacy as a hero and role-model. In addition to her books about her life with her husband, Elizabeth Bacon Custer supported herself by working as a journalist. From the description of Oberammergau pa...