Lord papers 1835-1854.

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Lord papers 1835-1854.

Lord, Lucy Thomas Lyon, 1817-1853; Teacher and missionary. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary graduate, 1840. Mount Holyoke Female Seminary teacher, 1841-1846. Papers contain correspondence, letterbook, and a biography. Primarily consisting of letters to her brother regarding her religious life and to Mary Lyon, her aunt, about her mission work in China.

1 box; (2.5 linear in.)

eng,

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Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849

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Mary Lyon, educator and founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College), was born on February 28, 1797, in Buckland, Massachusetts. Her parents were Aaron Lyon, a farmer, and Jemima Shepard Lyon. After her father's death in 1802 and her mother's remarriage 1810, Lyon remained on the family farm as a housekeeper for her brother. She started teaching in 1814 and continued her own education by attending Sanderson Academy in Ashfield, Massachusetts, Amherst (Massachusetts) Acade...

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Lyon, Lucy T., Class of 1840

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Lord, Edward Clemens, 1817-1887

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Lord, Lucy T., 1817-1853

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Educator and missionary; b. Lucy T. Lyon. From the description of Papers, 1835-1854. (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 14234235 Lucy Thomas Lyon was born on February 15, 1817 in Buckland, Massachusetts to Armilla Alden Lyon and Aaron Lyon, the brother of Mary Lyon. Though she moved to Stockton, New York with her family, she returned to attend school at Franklin Academy in Shelburne, Massachusetts. Lyon taught in Shelburne and nearby towns before enrolling at M...