Lyman Horace Weeks was an American genealogist and editor. Publicly available information about his life, including his birth and death dates, is limited, and a complete personal record is lacking. Among the works held in the collection is Automobile Biographies, which presents the lives of figures associated with the early automobile era in biographical form, reflecting his approach of combining historical source organization with personal narrative. He is otherwise known for compiling works on New York local history and family history. Such work emphasizes the careful examination of documents, genealogical verification, and the arrangement of local archives, and its style tends toward practical, detailed compilation of materials rather than popular narrative. Overall, his contribution lies chiefly in the compilation and editing of materials on local and family history, which may be useful to readers studying American local history and genealogy.
