The Lyon Archive presents digital copies of writing by members of the Lyon family. This archive is designed to function as a space for interpretation, dissent, and wonder.
A.S. Lyon kept two diaries during his life. This page comes from the second diary, kept intermittently from 1826-1839
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Emma Lyon’s granddaughter, Lucy Henry, extended the Lyon’s literary legacy when she published a short story collection, The Roll Call, in 1892.
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In his second diary (1826-1839), A.S. Lyon mentions feeling “blue devils in abundance.” This term was a popular reference to feelings of dullness or depression. This video imagines his difficulties by weaving together sound and visual images.
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Members of the Lyon family have curated, transcribed, and studied many of the rare archival materials on this site. Listen to podcast interviews discussing their family preservation work.
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“Fugitive Poetry” a poem by Emma Lyon published in La Belle Assemblée, July 1812
Read Lyon's poems