Lyon G. Tyler papers, 1930-2000 (bulk 1943-1946)

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Lyon G. Tyler papers, 1930-2000 (bulk 1943-1946)

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Papers chiefly consist of correspondence and scrapbooks. Most of the correspondence consists of letters from Lyon G. Tyler, Jr. to his mother in Virginia written between April 1943 and May 1946. One letter dates from 1930. Wartime letters originate from Chicago (Ill.), Raleigh (N.C.), San Francisco (Calif.), and beginning in March 1945, from aboard ship in the Pacific Ocean, then the Philippine Islands, Shanghai (China), and elswhere. Two scapbooks (1944-1946) contain newspaper clippings, sketches and paintings, military records, ephemera, Asian currency, and photographs. Artwork depicts naval vessels and personnel as well as scenes in the Philippines and China. Miscellaneous items include military records and memorabilia, and Tyler's reminiscences (ca. 2000?) entitled "My War? As I Remember It."

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935

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Lyon Gardiner Tyler was the son of John Tyler (1790-1862) and his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler. Educated at the University of Virginia, he was a lawyer, served in the Virginia House of Delegates and served as president of the College of William and Mary from 1888 to 1919. From the description of Scrapbook, ca. 1885-1889. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 42447061 Lyon Gardiner Tyler was the son of John Tyler (1790-1862) and his second wife Julia Gardi...