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Harvey L. Dunham
Harvey Leslie Dunham (1877-1956) was an American author and an Adirondack enthusiast.
He was born in Sauquoit (Oneida County), N.Y. in 1877, the son of Frank and Flora Jones Dunham. He was educate...ver maisHarvey Leslie Dunham (1877-1956) was an American author and an Adirondack enthusiast.
He was born in Sauquoit (Oneida County), N.Y. in 1877, the son of Frank and Flora Jones Dunham. He was educated in public schools in Utica, N.Y. and art schools in Philadelphia and New York City. He married Bessie Thorp in 1912 and the couple had one daughter. Bessie died June 12, 1914.
Following his service as a Merchant Marine in World War I, Dunham worked as a commercial artist in New York City, Albany, N.Y., Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, MD. He eventually returned to Utica and worked for the Mohawk Engraving Company. In 1952 he wrote Adirondack French Louie: Early Life in the North Woods, a book on the life of Louis Seymour, a famous Adirondack hermit, trapper, and guide.
Dunham and his friend Robert Gillespie operated a recreational camp in the Adirondack region called Fraser Clearin’ on West Canada Creek near Nobleboro (Herkimer County), N.Y.
Dunham passed away in 1956.ver menos