Background
Newlin, Lyman Wilbur was born on May 26, 1910 in Buda, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred Matheny and Maude Lillian (Potter) Newlin.
Newlin, Lyman Wilbur was born on May 26, 1910 in Buda, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred Matheny and Maude Lillian (Potter) Newlin.
Student, College Emporia, Kansas, 1928-1930; student, University Chicago, 1930-1932.
Buyer, business manager, Follett Book Company, Chicago, 1934-1944;
manager, Minnesota Book Store and Macalester College Book Store, Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1944-1948;
co-owner, Broadwater Lodge, Hackensack, Minnesota, 1948-1965;
founder, owner, Broadwater Books, Lewiston, New York, since 1948;
buyer, department manager, Kroch's & Brentano's Book Store, Chicago, 1951-1965;
regional manager, Richard Abel and Company, Portland, Oregon and Zion, Illinois, 1966-1969;
assistant to president, Richard Abel and Company, Portland, Oregon and Zion, Illinois, 1969-1975;
founder, principal counselor, Lyman W. Newlin Book Trade Counsellors, Lewiston, New York, since 1975;
merchandise manager, Coutts Library Services, Inc., Lewiston, 1976-1990;
public relations advisor, The Charleston (College Library.) Conference, since 1985;
public liaison, Book News, Inc., Portland, since 1989. Program coordinator Academy of Scholarly Public seminar College of Charleston, since 1995. Consultant Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1975-1981.
Panelist and lecturer to academic libraries and schools, booksellers.
Founder, 1st president Boy River Chain of Lakes Improvement Association, Cass County, Minnesota, 1961-1965, Concerned Parents Organization, Freehold, 1976-1979. Trustee, vice president, secretary, chairman new library building committee Lewiston Public Library., 1985-1998, president board trustees, 1998-2002. Committeeman Niagara County Democratic Party, since 1987, secretary, 1988-1990.
Member council Lutheran Church Messiah, Lewiston, 1982-1993, deacon, 1992-1997. Member Town of Lewiston Senior Citizens Advisory Board, since 1992. Member, committee person Zion Lutheran Church, Niagara Falls, New York, since 1995.
Member American Library Association, Association Book Travelers (50 Year award 1984), American Booksellers Association (50 year bronze plaque 1998), Society Scholarly Public (program committee 1985), American Association Publications (emeritus), Pi Kappa Delta.
Married Evy Ottonia Magnusson, 1966. Children: Fred M. II, Erik B.M.