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Latter Day Saint churches -- Utah -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

John Lyon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1595
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023.

Dates: 1803-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ted Lyon research collection on John Lyon, approximately 1970

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1595 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Manuscripts of John Lyon and research materials assembled by his great grandson, T. Edgar Lyon, Jr., for a biography of John Lyon. The items include personal history documents (1853-1903); stories and poems (1824-1887); journals (1849-1884); photographic material (1850-1906); correspondence (1849-1878); and a scrapbook of obituaries and published articles by and about John Lyon.

Additional materials added in 2023.

Dates: approximately 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Lyon papers

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