Biographical Materials, 1861, 1872-1935 and undated
Scope and Content
This series includes materials that illuminate the early academic career, business, and personal activities of David Gordon Lyon.
Of particular interest are Lyon's diaries that span a period of sixty years (1870-1934). They include daily descriptions of his activities, recount his trips abroad, enumerate his interactions with family, friends, and members of the academic community, and describe his undertakings at Harvard College. Moreover, they provide a glimpse into Lyon's personal relationship with his wives, Tosca and Mabel, and his son, David Jr.
This series contains letters, postcards, notebooks, ledger books, diaries, contracts, bills of sale, inventories, invitations, and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1861, 1872-1935 and undated
Physical Description
3.55 cubic feet (9 document boxes, 1 portfolio box, 1 card file box)
Conditions on Use and Access
Permission of the Harvard University Archives is required for access to the Papers of David Gordon Lyon. Please see the reference staff for further details.
Extent
6.5 cubic feet (16 document boxes, 1 portfolio box, 1 card file box, 1 record carton)Processing Information
The biographical material in this series was gathered together and arranged alphabetically by subject, topic, or genre by the archivist. Ephemera found in Lyon's diaries was dated by the archivist when necessary to indicate its original location within the diary and relocated to file folders which immediately follow the corresponding diary. Diary ephemera folders include notes, letters, news clippings, invitation cards, tickets, postcards, poetry, notices, and programs. Photographs were removed from the diaries and placed in the family and friends photograph folder. Bundled student exercise papers from Howard College and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary were unfolded and placed in file folders.
Creator
- From the Collection: Lyon, David Gordon, 1852-1935. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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