Charles Lanman and Mary Lanman Douw Ferris Collection, 1899-1980.

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Charles Lanman and Mary Lanman Douw Ferris Collection, 1899-1980.

Photocopies of correspondence from Peter White to Mrs. Ferris; typed biographical data, 1973 on Lanman and Mrs. Ferris; and a poem by Mrs. Ferris.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7419265

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Ferris, Morris Patterson, Mrs., 1855-1932

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Gramercy Park is a neighborhood on the East Side of Manhattan. Originally called Krom Moerasje (little crooked swamp) by Dutch settlers, it was renamed Gramercy by the English. In the early 19th century, the swamp was drained and streets were laid out in an English style around a private park, leading to the present-day name of the neighborhood. From the guide to the Mary L.D. Ferris papers on the history of Gramercy Park, circa 1898 to 1921, (Brooklyn Historical Society) Ol...

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...

McNeilly, Dorothy R.

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Mary L.D. Ferris was a Michigan author who married Morris Patterson Ferris. Charles Lanman was an important Michigan author, artist, newspaper editor, art collector, Yale graduate, Michigan Territory attorney and probate judge. Peter White was the president of Michigan Political Science Association in Marquette and President of the First National Bank of Marquette (Mich.). The Clarke Historical Library has a number of books by Lanman. From the description of Charles Lanman and Mary L...

White, Peter, 1830-1908

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Born in Rome, Oneida Co., N.Y. Early settler of Marquette, MI; merchant, lawyer, established First National Bank of Marquette, state representative, and state senator. From the description of Papers, 1897-1907. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 31944885 Marquette, Michigan businessman, Democratic state senator, and Republican regent of University of Michigan. From the description of Peter White papers, 1848-1915. (University of Michigan). WorldCat ...