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Size | 11 items |
Abstract | 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 Dictionary of the United States Congress, 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 The sketches contain some unpublished material.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). |
Creator | Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, March 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Charles Lanman (1819-1895) was born in Michigan but lived most of his life in Washington, D.C. He was a prolific writer of biography, essays, and travel accounts; editor; amateur explorer of American wildernesses; artist; librarian of War Department, Interior Department, House of Representatives, and of Washington City Library; private secretary to Daniel Webster; and secretary of Japanese legislation.
In 1859 Lanman first published Dictionary of the United States Congress, which he subsequently updated and which was eventually taken over by the government and published as a Congressional document.
Back to TopThe collection includes brief autobiographical sketches submitted to Charles Lanman by members of Congress for inclusion in his Dictionary of the United States Congress. The sketches contain some unpublished material.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). Some sketches are accompanied by cover letters from the authors.
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