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Lyon Brothers & Company, D. Yulee Huyett, and Huyett & Lyon business records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2851

Abstract

Lyon Brothers & Company and related companies represented in this collection were Baltimore Grain Commodity brokers which operated from the mid-1800s through 1925. Over the years the business changed ownership several times. This collection encompasses three of those companies. This includes Lyon Brothers & Company, D. Yulee Huyett, and Huyett & Lyon. D. Yulee Huyett officially became Huyett & Lyon on June 30, 1919. The collection contains business correspondence, bills and receipts, cancelled checks, ledgers, insurance policies, and other such business records.

Dates

  • 1850-1925
  • Majority of material found in 1880-1920

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

8.8 Linear Feet (21 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Each series is organized in the following order: business correspondence is followed by telegrams, bills and receipts, accounts, cancelled checks, and finally miscellaneous other records. All of the above are sorted alphabetically by company with important individuals/companies receiving their own folders. The sole exception is cancelled checks which are sorted chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Mrs. Ann Pearre Pardee in 1993.

Physical Description

Many of the documents and ledgers are fragile.

Scope and Contents

Lyon Brothers & Company and related companies represented in this collection were Baltimore Grain Commodity brokers which operated from the mid-1800s through 1925. Over the years the business changed ownership several times. This collection encompasses three of those companies and is organized by series as follows:

Series 1: Lyon Brothers & Company, 1850-1886 Series 2: D. Yulee Huyett, 1917-1922 Series 3: Huyett & Lyon, 1919–1930 Series 4: Miscellaneous Materials

Creator

Title
Guide to the Lyon Brothers & Company, D. Yulee Huyett, and Huyett & Lyon business records
Status
Under Revision
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 2020-03-19: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Sandra Glascock

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750