Lyle family papers, 1789-1944 1824-1872 (bulk dates).

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Lyle family papers, 1789-1944 1824-1872 (bulk dates).

This collection represents four generations of the Lyle family of Virginia and Kentucky. Genealogical materials concerning both the Nourse and Lyle families were accumulated by Marie Nourse Lyle. Additional papers deal with Mrs. Lyle and her children. Among the Lyle papers are early indentures, day books, diaries, scrapbooks, broadsides, and photos (removed to the Photo Archives). Correspondents include Archibald Alexander of Princeton Theological Seminary, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, Presbyterian historian Robert Davidson, textbook author and educator W.H. McGuffey, and religious historian Wiliam B. Sprague.

8.5 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6863639

University of Kentucky Libraries

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Lyle, Joel Kenney.

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Lyle family.

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Ministers, newspaper publishers. John Lyle was an elder of the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church in Rockbridge County, Virginia. His sons, the Rev. John Lyle and Joel Reid Lyle came to Kentucky in the early 19th century. Joel Lyle had three sons, William, John and Joel Kenney Lyle; the latter married Maria Nourse. They were the parents of Lizzie, Helen and Charles Nourse Lyle. The Rev. John Lyle operated private schools in Bourbon County, Ky. and a printing shop in Paris ...

Lyle, John, 1769-1825

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Presbyterian Minister. John Lyle came to Kentucky circa 1800. By 1806 he and his brother Joel Reid Lyle had established themselves in Paris, Kentucky. The father of both was John Lyle (1746-1815), a Virginia clergyman. From the description of John Lyle diary, 1801-1803. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13640188 ...

Lyle, Charles Nourse.

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Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church (Va.)

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Davidson, Robert L., III

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California Maritime Academy Cadet, class of June 1942, Engineering. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Davidson [video recording], 2007. (California Maritime Academy, Library). WorldCat record id: 754874303 ...

Breckinridge, Robert J. (Robert Jefferson), 1800-1871

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Presbyterian minister, educator, Kentucky superintendent of public instruction. From the description of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge : miscellaneous papers, 1822-1864. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46729086 ...

Lyle, Lizzie Agnes.

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Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876

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Clergyman and autograph collector from Albany, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1830-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 33203510 American pastor, collector, and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, N.Y., to [Andrew Preston Peabody?], 1866 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 751989045 William Buell Sprague (1795-1876) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and author. A graduate of Yale and of Pri...

Nourse family.

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Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)

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Miami University, a student centered public university was chartered in 1809 and opened its doors to students in 1823. Named after the Miami Indians who once resided in Ohio, Miami is one of the oldest public institutions in the country. The Miami University Board of Trustees has existed since the schools founding. As the schools governing body, the Board of Trustees is regulated to direct the organization in the actions necessary for the university's successful and continuous operation. The Uni...

Lyle, Maria Nourse.

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Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851

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Archibald Alexander, 1772-1851; Presbyterian pastor and educator; in 1794, pastor of Briery Church (Hampden, Va.). In 1796 he became president of Hampden-Sydney College. In 1807 he accepted a call to Old Pine Street Church in Philadelphia. Later that year he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly. In 1812 he became president of the newly established theological seminary at Princeton. From the description of Papers, 1819-1851. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record ...

Princeton Theological Seminary (N.J.)

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Lyle, Helen M.

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Lyle, William Montgomery, 1913-

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McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873

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Professor of moral philosophy, University of Virginia. From the description of [Letter] 1851 March 13, University of Virginia to J.A. Broadus / W.H. McGuffey 1851. (SBTS Library). WorldCat record id: 48466255 University of Virginia professor. From the description of Letter, University of Virginia to the Rev. A.T. McGill [manuscript] 1851 February 17. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647929521 Author and philosophy scholar, of Ohio and Virgin...

Lyle, Joel Reid, 1774-1849

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Centre College (Danville, Ky.)

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The literary societies at Centre College began with the formation in 1828 of the Chamberlain Philosophical and Literary Society, named in honor of the College's first President, Rev. Jeremiah Chamberlain. The Society apparently died out around 1927, but then was revived around 1939 for only two years.The Deinologian Literary Society was founded in 1835 by students who were dismayed with the Chamberlain Society, and continued in existence until about 1940. The Athenaean Literary Society was an of...