Arthur H. Lyons papers, 1891-1933

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Summary

Creator:
Lyons, Arthur H.
Extent:
3 Linear Feet
15 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
RL.00830

Background

Scope and content:

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)

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
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

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

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