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Short stories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

John Lyon letters and writings, 1845-1888

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Personal letters and writings of John Lyon, dated 1845-1888.

Dates: 1845-1888

John Lyon writings, 1849-1888

 File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197233598264], Folder: 8-9
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 3 File 1
Scope and Contents Includes John Lyon correspondence, 1849-1880: ALS to editor of Kilmarnock Standard, December 22, 1877; ALS to friend named Wardrobe, February 28, 1878; ALS from a Lyon (presumably John) telling about a daytime vision, July 24, 1876; ALS by John McDonald (Pastor in Scotland) to Elder Omas Lyon, an endorsement, April 20, 1853; ALS by John Lyon to Janet Lyon, September 24, 1880; ALS by John Lyon to Levi Richards, 1857, 1849 (fragments) and others; Letter of appointment to Thomas Lyon, April 11,...
Dates: 1849-1888

Prose stories, approximately 1845-1887

 File — Box 2: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197233598389], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 3 File 3
Scope and Contents

Includes Loch Doon; Thoughts of Scotland; Legend of James Humphrey; The Life and Adventures of Captain Jack; Dr. Bannet, Story on Poverty; Jack O' the Whelps, 176 pages; A Curious Story, dated approximately 1845-1850; Personal Story, 1887 July 11; Author's reflections; John Lyon's story on poverty, no date, 3 pages, typescript.

Dates: approximately 1845-1887