mnsss265 Susan Elizabeth Lyman Papers, 1938-1976 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College
Northampton, MA
© 2005

Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College Susan Elizabeth Lyman Papers, 1938-1976 Finding Aid MS 97 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

© 2005 Smith College. All rights reserved.

 Collection Overview Lyman, Susan Elizabeth Susan Elizabeth Lyman Papers1938-1976 MS 97 2 boxes (1.5 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection
Smith College Northampton, MA
Historian; Curator. Primarily research material and writings related to New York City history. Biographical Note

Susan Lyman representing the Museum of the City of New York on a New York City television show, with host Walter Hurlihy, 1950

Susan Lyman was born in New York City November 18, 1905. She graduated from Smith College in 1929 and received a MA from Columbia University in 1933. She was curator of manuscripts at the Museum of the City of New York from 1939 to 1946 and member of the Educational Department of the museum from 1949 to 1959, developing the "Please Touch" room for children. She became a writer and authority on the history of New York City, publishing The Face of New York (1955); Here is New York; Young Folks New York (1960); and The Story of New York (1966). She also published Lady Historian: Martha J. Lamb in 1969. She was active for many years on behalf of Smith College, including chair and member of the Board of Counselors (1961-67), past president of the Pen and Brush and among the first women elders of Breck Presbyterian Church in New York City. She died in 1976 from injuries received in an automobile accident.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Lyman papers consist primarily of material related to New York City history including her writings: New York: A Key To The City (1938); The Face Of New York (1954); and 100 New York Years. There is also a copy of Survey of Manuscript Collections in the New York Historical Society; compiled by S.E. Lyman (1941).

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 Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection.

NOTE: This collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be difficult to use.

Copyright to unpublished materials may be owned by the creator, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.

 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Susan Elizabeth Lyman Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

 Search Terms New York (N.Y.)--History--Sources Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893 Lyman, Susan Elizabeth