Lysander Dickerman papers and lantern slides collection (MS.IU.D2)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
Collection Overview
| Title: | Lysander Dickerman papers and lantern slides collection |
| Date range: | between 1811 and 1902 |
| Creator: | Dickerman, Lysander, 1825-1901 |
| Extent: | 11.5 Linear feet |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of numerous manuscripts: diary of a trip to Egypt and Palestine; diary written during a visit to Rome; diary written during the Civil War as a member of the U.S. Christian Commission (written in a book issued for the purpose by the U.S. Christian Commission); Hebrew grammar notebook; list of books on Egypt; list of church members, Weymouth, Massachusetts; literature and learning of ancient Egypt; ministers catalog; notebook on religious matters (includes notes on Prof. Parks lectures on church ordinances, September 1854); sermon on Acts 2.36. In addition, the collection contains correspondence, postcards, and 15 boxes of lantern slides |
| Language of materials: | English . |
| Repository: | John Hay Library , Special Collections |
| Collection number: | MS.IU.D2 |
