Abstract Biographical materials, memorabilia, journals, and writings. These items include typescripts of published biographies of Richard R.'s grandfather, Amasa M. Lyman and his father, Francis M. Lyman by Albert R. Lyman. These materials describe the history of the Lyman family in New England, California, and Utah. Richard R. Lyman's journals (1919-1937) record his daily activities and also served as notebooks for ideas. He records his feelings about religion, his family, education, engineering,...

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Contains typescripts used in preparation of "Biography of Francis M. Lyman, Apostle, 1840-1919", by Albert R. Lyman, published in 1958. Manuscript contains a history of the family's beginnings in New England, their involvement in early Church history, their journeys to Utah and resettlements in California, southern Utah, and central Utah.

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Manuscripts are a partial typescript of a draft used in the preparation of the "Biography of Francis M. Lyman, Apostle, 1840-1919," by Albert R. Lyman, published in 1958.

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Manuscripts from "A Mormon Patriarch : Amasa M. Lyman and His Eight Wives," by Albert R. Lyman, 1942. This compilation later published in bound volume titled "Amasa M. Lyman: Trailblazer, and Pioneer From the Atlantic to the Pacific," by Albert R. Lyman (grandson), 1958.