Inventory of the George Leonidas Lyon Papers, 1870s-1926

Abstract

World champion marksman from Durham, N.C. and grandson of Washington Duke.

Collection includes correspondence, clippings, and photographs.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Lyon, George Leonidas, 1881-1916.
Title: George Leonidas Lyon Papers, 1870s-1926
Language of Material: English
Extent: 1.0 Linear Feet, 262 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

The collection includes correspondence, clippings, and photographs. Subjects include Lyon's involvement in the sport of trapshooting and Lyon's illness and subsequent death from tuberculosis. Photographs include several generations of the related Carr, Duke, Lyon, McClamroch, and Watts families.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Contents of the Collection

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Information Folder

Box 1

Photographs: Watts Family

Box 1

Photographs: Unidentified

Box 1

Photographs: Lake Toxaway, N.C., including Toxaway Inn, Environs, and Guests (such as members of the Duke Family)

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Photographs: Clara Elizabeth Lyon McClamroch

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Photographs: Miscellaneous (includes image of Julian Carr's hotel "Hotel Carrolina")

Box 1

Photographs: Lewis Albert Carr

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Photographs: George Leonidas Lyon, Jr.

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Photographs: Trinity Methodist Episopal Church Parsonage (Church Street - 200 Block)

Box 1

Photographs: Duke Family

Box 1

Photographs: Zebulon B. Vance

Box 1

Photographs: Edwin Buchanan Lyon's Residence (803 S. Duke Street)

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Photographs: Anne Snowden Carr Lyon

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Photographs: George Leonidas Lyon

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Correspondence, 1911-1917 (includes photo of Geo. Lyon with his rifle)

Box 1

Clippings, circa 1908-1925, undated

Box 1

Miscellany

Box 1

Historical Note

George Leonidas Lyon, a native of Durham, N.C. and grandson of Washington Duke, was a world champion marksman. He coached the United States Trapshooting team to both team and individual gold medals in the Games of the V Olympiad held in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912.