Collection 45/F/1000 - Helen H. Lyman Papers, circa 1890-2002 (bulk 1955-1998)

34 manuscript boxes, 1 half box (14.40 linear feet)

The collection was received in two accessions: #00-036, American Library Association (ALA) publication manuscripts, 1954-1977, was received from Helen H. Lyman on June 2000 and #03-725 was transferred to the Archives by Lyman's nephew, Richard H. Stamps on August 28, 2003.

The Helen H. Lyman collection is divided into four series:

I is biographical and personal information that includes Lyman's genealogical work on the Huguenor family as well as the handwritten notes that was the beginnings of her autobiography, "My Life."

II is Lyman's professional work with the American Libraries Association (ALA), the Buffalo Public Library (today the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library), conferences, workshops. Also included is the Library Materials Research Project (LMRP) produced for the Office of Libraries and Learning Technologies at the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and many of Lyman's published works including Reading and the New Adult Reader and Adult Services: Vision and Performance.

III is Lyman's outline and syllabi for courses taught at both the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library School from 1966-1977 and the University at Buffalo, 1977-1998. Lyman was Professor Emerita at both of these institutions.

IV is collected materials and notes on gathered research in the field of adult literacy. Throughout her life, Lyman actively collected source information on different aspects of adult learning in public libraries.

No further accruals are expected to this collection.

This collection is arranged in three series: Series I.Biographical; Series II.Professional; and Series III.Teachings.

The Helen H. Lyman Papers, circa 1890-2002 (bulk 1955-1998), are open for research.

Copyright is held by the State University of New York at Buffalo, University Archives. Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Please note: this collection has many photocopies of articles by other authors on the subject of adult literacy. These may be studied, but not re-distributed.

• English

Collection material in

Helen Lyman, Women's work: a tribute to the women who make UB work online exhibit http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/archives/womens_work/ [Last accessed November 24, 2009].

Finding aid prepared using local best practices.

• English

Finding aid prepared by Jessica Tanny.

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