Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: T.B. Lyon letters

Abstract

The T.B. Lyon letters (dated 1906-1909; 0.04 cubic feet; 3 folders) comprise letters that document the efforts of Lyon to sell tracts of land he owned in Kentucky in the early twentieth century.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: T.B. Lyon letters
Date
1906-1909 (inclusive)
Creator
Lyon, Thomas B., 1854-1941
Extent
0.04 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Correspondence.
Cost of sales.
Family.
Farm life
Farms -- Kentucky.
Land sales contracts.
Letters.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged chronologically. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
Finding Aid Author
Sarah Coblentz
Preferred Citation
2009ms132.0375: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: T.B. Lyon letters, 1906-1909, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
Thomas Bascomb Lyon (1854-1941) was born in Russellville, Kentucky to Thomas J. Lyon (1826-1894) and Martha J. Withers (b. 1829). He married Susan Barker (1868-1931) and together the couple had three children: Sherley (1894-1960), Velma (1894-1966), and Viola (1901-1951). Lyon worked as a salesman in Lexington, Kentucky.
American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
Scope and Content
The T.B. Lyon letters (dated 1906-1909; 0.04 cubic feet; 3 folders) comprise letters that document the efforts of Lyon to sell tracts of land he owned in Kentucky in the early twentieth century. In the letters, Lyon writes to his brother Wayland whom he affectionately refers to as "Brownie". Lyon asks his brother to act as an intermediary while he is trying to sell some of his land, discusses the collection of bank notes from Brownie and the buyer as payment, and the cost of land and commission rates at the time of sale. He also includes in the letters updates on his health and his family's health, how his crops are growing, and issues had with their mother's will.
The T.B. Lyon letters are part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Use Restrictions
The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

T.B. Lyon letters to W.B. Lyon, 1906

  • Box WH-18, folder 15
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T.B. Lyon letters to W.B. Lyon, 1907

  • Box WH-18, folder 16
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T.B. Lyon letters to W.B. Lyon, 1908-1909

  • Box WH-18, folder 17
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