The Private Journal of Rev. James A. Lyons, Vol. III, 1850-1860

Authors

James A. Lyon

Files

Description

Rev. James A. Lyon handwrote this 275 page journal, the third volume of his private journals, encompensing the years 1850-1860. The journal details his life as a minister and as a father while in St. Louis, Missouri and Columbus, Mississippi. The journal includes his thoughts on the church, his time teaching at a school, his move from Missouri to Mississippi, and includes a record of his family history. A history of the Commencement of the Presbyterian University in the City of St. Louis is included on page 109 during 1854. A retrospective is included at the end of each year recorded.

Publication Date

1860

Time Period

1850-1859;1860-1869

Subjects

Presbyterian Church; Clergy; Schools

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

St. Louis, (Mo.); Columbus, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

diary

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MSS_9_Journal_Volume-3

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Rev. Dr. James Adair Lyon papers, Box 1

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Rev. Dr. James Adair Lyon papers, Box 1, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries