Guide to the Lyon Family Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Lyon Family Papers

Inclusive Dates

1869-1907

Call Number

RG 178

Creator(s)

Lyon family.

Quantity

0.50 cubic feet (1 box)

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

David Nelson Lyon (1842-1927) and Mandana Eliza Doolittle Lyon (1840-1934) were first appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions to the China Mission in 1869. Until their resignation in 1881, they served in Hangchow where Reverend Lyon itinerated and Mrs. Lyon ran a school for Chinese girls. In 1886 they were reappointed by the Board to the China Mission and served in Hangchow and Soochow. Reverend and Mrs. Lyon resigned from mission work in 1904 and 1910 respectively.

Collection Overview

Record group 178 consists primarily of the Lyon's journals and diaries, 1869-1907. These materials and other miscellaneous items reflect conditions in China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and include observations on Chinese life and culture.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES I: DAVID NELSON LYON, 1869-1879

Includes travel journals from New York to China, 1869-1870; DNL's diary, 1870-1873; and miscellaneous correspondence and other items, 1869-1879. Arranged chronologically by year.

SERIES 2: MANDANA ELIZA DOOLITTLE LYON, 1869-1907

Includes journals, 1869-1880 (with transcript); and miscellaneous items, 1870-1907. Arranged chronologically by year.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1984
Frederick J. Heuser, Jr., Archivist

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Lyon, David Nelson, 1842-1927.

Lyon, Mandana Eliza Doolittle, 1840-1934.

Corporate Subject

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Missions--China.

Topical Subject

Missionaries--China.

Women missionaries--China.

Missions--China.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Diaries. aat

Personal Added Name

Lyon, David Nelson, 1842-1927.

Lyon, Mandana Eliza Doolittle, 1840-1934.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 178

		SERIES I: DAVID NELSON LYON

1	2	Travel journals, 1869-1870
1	3	Diary, 1870-1873
1	4	Miscellaneous items/correspondence, 1869-1879

		SERIES II: MANDANA ELIZA DOOLITTLE LYON

1	5	Journals, 1869-1880
1	6	Miscellaneous items, 1870-1907

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