Elizabeth Sturgis Grew Lyon., 01/01/1930-12/31/1968

File — Box: 1, Folder: 42

Identifier: GAMMS414.1.42

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Only one series.

Dates

01/01/1930-12/31/1968

Collection-level Access Restrictions

The Foreign Affairs Oral History Project transcripts and audio tapes have been returned to the Association for Diplomatic Study and Training in Arlington, Virginia.

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit. The transcripts in this collection are stored off site. Researchers may access the transcripts at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/diplomacy/

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Linear Feet (Hollinger Record Storage boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 Tms transcribed oral history interview with Elizabeth Sturgis Grew Lyon, wife of Cecil B. Lyon, covering her experiences as a Foreign Service Spouse. Includes discussion of Tokyo, Japan, 1933; Peking, China, 1933; Santiago, Chile, 1938; Cairo, Egypt, 1944; Warsaw, Poland, 1948; Berlin, Germany, 1953; Paris, France, 1959; Sri Lanka, 1964; and Maldives, 1965.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

LYON, ELIZABETH STURGIS GREW - INTERVIEWED BY FENZI, JEWELL - 1987: Other Types

FOREIGN SERVICE SPOUSE ORAL HISTORY - LYON, ELIZABETH - INTERVIEWEE: Other Types

LYON, CECIL - SPOUSE OF LYON, ELIZABETH GREW: Other Types

LEVITT, LILLA GREW MOFFAT: Other Types

ENGLISH, ANITA GREW: Other Types

GREW, JOSEPH C. (AMBASSADOR): Other Types

BASSELL, CORNELIA: Other Types

"TURBULENT ERA" - BY GREW, JOSEPH (AMBASSADOR): Other Types