Guide to the Lyon Family Papers
Open for research.
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.
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.
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.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: 1984
Frederick J. Heuser, Jr., Archivist
| 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 |