William Denison Lyman Explained

William Denison Lyman
Birth Date:	1 December 1852
Birth Place:	Portland, Oregon
Death Place:	Walla Walla, Washington
Nationality:	American

William Denison Lyman (December 1, 1852 – June 21, 1920) was an author, professor, and historian.^[1]

Biography

Lyman studied at Tualatin Academy and Pacific University, graduating from the Pacific scientific course in 1873. He received a degree from Williams College in 1877.^[1]

After an attempt at farming and teaching at the University of New Mexico at Santa Fe,^[1] Lyman taught history and served as department head at Whitman College from 1888 until his death in 1920. Just before his death he became Professor Emeritus at the college. In 1890 and 1891 he went to Spokane to try to bootstap a new college. Lyman contributed published papers to the American Antiquarian Society. Lyman published several books, notably about the history of Walla Walla, Washington and the significance of The Columbia River.

Lyman climbed and documented many peaks in the Pacific Northwest.^{[1] [2]}

Legacy

Lyman House at Whitman College is named in his honor,^[3] as are the Lyman Glaciers on Mount Adams^[2] and in the North Cascades.^[4]

Bibliography

• An illustrated history of Walla Walla County, State of Washington (1901)^[5]
• Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, volumes 1 and 2 (1901)^[6]
• County of Walla Walla, Washington souvenir booklet, (1905)^[7]
• History of Snohomish and Skagit Counties (1906)^[4]
• The Columbia River: Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman (1909)^{[6] [4]}
• History of the Yakima Valley (1919)^[8]

External links

• William Denison Lyman papers, 1884-1920
• Books by William denison Lyman, Penrose Library at Whitman College

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Denison Lyman. 2023-10-04 . prohibitionists.org .
2. Book: Rusk, Claude Ewing. Claude Ewing Rusk. 1978. 1924. Tales of a Western Mountaineer. 1st. Seattle, Washington. The Mountaineers. 0-916890-62-7 . 78054427 . 4667368 . 11004497M . March 29, 2016.
3. Web site: Place of Residence . 2023-10-05 . whitman.edu.
4. William Denison Lyman obituary . October 1920 . 30 . 2 . 184 . Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society.
5. Web site: An illustrated history of Walla Walla County, State of Washington.
6. Web site: Books by Lyman, William Denison . 2023-10-04. gutenberg.org.
7. Web site: "County of Walla Walla, Washington" souvenir booklet . 1905 . whitman.edu .
8. Web site: History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties. archive.org . 2023-10-04.