The Ku-Klux Klan

lyonsarthur Preliminary Inventory of the Arthur H. Lyons Papers, 1891-1933 Processed by: Erin Lawrimore; machine-readable finding aid created by: Erin Lawrimore; Joshua A. Kaiser

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: July 10, 2002 Processed by Erin Lawrimore July 10, 2002; Finding Aid encoded by Erin Lawrimore; Joshua A. Kaiser, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 13, 2003 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Arthur H. Lyons Papers)//EN" "lyonsarthur.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Arthur H. Lyons Papers, 1891-1933 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary Arthur H. Lyons Papers, 1891-1933 Lyons, Arthur H. 3.0 Linear Feet 15 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Arthur H. Lyons Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Arthur H. Lyons Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2002.

Processing Information

Processed by Erin Lawrimore

Completed July 10, 2002

Encoded by Erin Lawrimore; Joshua A. Kaiser

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Biographical Note

Railroad employee and resident of New London, Conn., who traveled throughout the Northeast and the South. He was usually joined on the trips by his wife, Nettie, and son, Chelsea.

Collection Overview

Collection comprises seven bound typescript volumes containing Lyons' daily accounts of his trips. There are postcards, brochures, and other materials related to his travel that were placed in the volumes. Destinations include Washington, D.C.; New York City; Boston; Nashville; Charleston, S.C.; Jacksonville, Fla.; the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago; the White Mountains; and the Adirondacks. Topics include destinations, the people he meets, hotels, train travel, and scenery. The collection also contains a postcard scrapbook; a pamphlet by James M. Gillis entitled, The Ku-Klux Klan (1922); and a bound typescript short story entitled The Irony of Fate, which fictionalizes Lyons' father's participation in and life immediately after the Civil War. Includes 5 black-and-white photographs. (02-046)

Subject Headings

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Lyons, Arthur H. Gillis, James M. (James Martin), 1876-1957. Ku-Klux Klan. Railroads--United States--History. Railroad travel--United States--History. Travel writing. United States--Description and travel. New England--Description and travel. Southern States--Description and travel. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction. Scrapbooks. Black-and-white photographs. Postcards Contents of Collection Accession 2002-0046 1 Untitled scrapbook, undated