[Charles Lanman Collection]. 1828-1923.

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[Charles Lanman Collection]. 1828-1923.

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Lanman wrote a Dictionary of the United States congress and general government in the late 19th century. This collection contains the title page and the table of contents of the Dictionary and responses to his solicitation requesting biographical information from notable government figures such as Silas Rody Ashley, Thomas Fitch, Gordon N. Matt, Henry Worthington, S.M. Worts, and Ernest B. Norris. Of particular interest with regard to Nevada are the original holograph letters of James W. Nye and William M. Stewart.

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries

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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...

Nye, James W. (James Warren), 1814-1876

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First governor of Nev. (Territory), 1861-1864, and U.S. Senator, 1864-1873. Nye and his wife Mary E. were originally from New York City, N.Y. From the description of Deeds, 1861-1862. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 43917342 Governor of the Territory of Nevada, 1861-1864; U.S. senator from Nevada, 1864-1873. From the description of James Warren Nye papers, 1861-1872. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 85428106 U.S. s...

Stewart, William M. (William Morris), 1827-1909

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U.S. senator from Nevada. From the description of Papers of William M. Stewart, 1866-1909. (Nevada State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 693592144 Member of the first Stanford Board of Trustees; lawyer and United States Senator from Nevada. From the description of William M. Stewart papers, 1873-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122546693 William M. Stewart was one of the first U.S. Senators from Nevada (1864-1874 and 1886-1904), and author o...