A Guide to the Harry Lyons papers Acc. 23
A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Accession number 23
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Jody Romero
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Harry Lyons Collection, Accession #Acc 23, Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Dr. Lyons over a span of several years. It includes accessioning numbers Acc 23, Acc 77, Acc 86, PF-176, PF-181, PF-182, PF-183 and 88/Mar/13.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Harry Lyons was born in Washington DC on March 18, 1900. His father moved the family to Lexington, Virginia when Lyons was a year old. It was in Lexington that he was raised and went to school. After a year at Washington and Lee University in the Student Army Training Corps, he followed his sister's advice and transferred to the Medical College of Virginia where he graduated with a degree in dentistry in 1923.
Impressed with his strong knowledge, Dr. Cameron Hoogan, Dean of the School of Dentistry, offered Lyons a faculty position right after graduation. Remembering a professor's comparison of the beauty of a bicuspid to a young girl, Lyons decided to make an engagement ring out of a tooth in a black vulcanite setting. Sara Miriam Wice would accept his unusual ring and they were married for 41 years until her death in 1967.
Lyons worked as a full-time faculty member until 1928 when he started his own practice in periodontics. He continued to teach part time until 1950, progressing through the academic ranks to become a professor of periodontia and oral pathology. He would eventually become the periodontal department chair. Then in 1951, he accepted a challenge from MCV President Dr. William Sanger, to create the best dental school in the country, and became Dean of the School of Dentistry.
Lyons was active professionally and served as president of several state and national dental associations including the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Association of Dental Schools, and the American Dental Association. It was during his tenure as President of the ADA that the issue of fluoridation of water became a national debate. Lyons was frequently quoted in the press advocating the benefits of fluoridation. He was called to testify before several state legislatures as well as the United State Congress. In the end, Lyons efforts were successful as many states adopted his recommendations adding this element to their community water supplies.
Lyons was a prolific writer and contributor to dental literature with over thirty articles to his credit. These range from specific clinical dental procedures to advice on professional behavior and grooming. . Lyons continued to teach classes even after he became Dean. Lyons disliked facial hair and forbid MCV students from having moustaches and beards for years during his tenure. While Dean, Lyons wrote about the relationship between research and education, including ways to improve dental instruction. Lyons twice earned the William J. Gies award for the best paper in the Journal of Dental Research.
Throughout his career Lyons was recognized for his hard work and dedication to the dental profession. He received Distinguished Service Awards from four national dental associations. He was named a Laurate of Virginia, and given the Edward Wayne Medal for outstanding service to Virginia Commonwealth University in 1981. After over fifty years of dedication to MCV, Lyons was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1985. He also held four honorary doctoral degrees. Lyons married Doris Yingling, Dean of the School of Nursing in 1969.
Lyons retired as Dean in 1970, and was named Dean Emeritus. That same year, the new dental building was named in his honor. In addition VCU has named a scholarship, professorship, and an outstanding dental alumni award in his honor. Lyons established several endowments including a fund to support the School of Dentistry, libraries, and the VCU Center for Judaic Studies.
Lyons died April 15, 1997 and was buried in Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, VA. At the time of his death, the School of Dentistry was ranked as one of the top ten in the country.
Scope and Contents
The collection focuses on Lyons' writings, articles, clippings, photographs, and awards covering his professional career and tenure as Dean of the School of Dentistry, Medical College of Virginia, 1948-1979. The body of the collection is his papers and addresses. Lyons professional work was in periodontology, which deals with diseases of the gums These papers focus on problems and solutions related to this specialty, improving dental education, professional ethics. The collection also chronicles his gifts to the University and donations to local organizations. The collection does not include information regarding Lyons private dental practice or the official record of the School of Dentistry.
Arrangement
Records are arranged in chronological order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Dentistry -- Study and teaching.
- Lyons, Harry, 1900- -- Archives
- Medical College of Virginia -- Faculty
- Medical College of Virginia. School of Dentistry
- Periodontics.
- Periodontists -- Virginia -- Richmond
- Philanthropists -- Archives -- Virginia -- Richmond
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Lyons, Harry, 1900-
- Lyons, Harry, 1900- -- Archives
Container List
This series contains a biography as well as early personal records.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1.1
BiographyScope and Contents
This folder contains a biography, publications list, selected bibliography and several newspaper clippings with biographic information.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1.2
Elementary and High School records1907-1917Scope and Contents
Original school records bound in a binder
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1.3
Army discharge papers, MCV documents.1918-1925Scope and Contents
Grades, early employment documents, and Army discharge paperwork.
Letters on a wide variety of subjects. Most are personal or are related to Lyons' work with his many dental associations.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2.1
Undated
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2.2
Correspondence1924-1958
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2.3
Correspondence1959-1966
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2.4
Correspondence1967-1978
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 2.5
Correspondence1979
This series include varied subjects and papers. Each is organized either by event, organization, or person.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.1
Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia PAApril 5, 1959Scope and Contents
Dental Clinic Dedicatory Address.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.2
Alpha Omega FraternityDecember 30, 1956Scope and Contents
Achievement Award, Life membership card. (Audio on reel-to-reel)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.3
American Academy of PeriodontologyNovember 4, 1954Scope and Contents
President's Address. (Audio on cassette)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.4
American Association of Dental Examiners1957
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.5
American Association of Dental Schools1961-1965Scope and Contents
This folder contains correspondence and speeches given during these years.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.6
American Association of Dental Schools.1964Scope and Contents
Bound volume, Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.7
American Association of Dental Schools.1954Scope and Contents
Committee on Social Trends in Professional Relations report.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.8
American College of Dentists.1951Scope and Contents
Convocation, Washington D.C.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.9
American College of Dentists.1962 -1965Scope and Contents
See Gies Award, 1978
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.10
American Dental Association1957Scope and Contents
President's Reports
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.11
American Dental Association1939Scope and Contents
81st Annual Session. Milwaukee, WI
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.12
American Dental Association1957Scope and Contents
98th Annual Session. Miami, FL
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.13
American Dental Association1961Scope and Contents
102nd Annual Session. Philadelphia, PA. (see folder 4.28)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.14
American Dental Association1956Scope and Contents
Conference on Dental Research. Atlantic City, NJ
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.15
American Dental Association1960Scope and Contents
Conference of National Organizations for Areas of Dental Practice. Chicago, IL
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.16
American Dental Association1966-1969Scope and Contents
Council on Dental Education.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.17
American Dental Association1980Scope and Contents
Distinguished Service Award.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.18
American Dental AssociationScope and Contents
Miscellaneous
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.19
American Dental Trade Association.1955-1964
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.20
American Fund for Dental Health.1975-1976Scope and Contents
1st Annual Founders' Award
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.21
American Fund for Dental Health.1976-1977
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.22
Arizona State Boards.1963-1966
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.23
Baylor College of Dentistry1973Scope and Contents
Commencement Address. See Folder 9.3
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.24
Belgian Dental Congress1963-1964Scope and Contents
Brussels, Belguim
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.25
Canadian Dental Association1956Scope and Contents
Annual Meeting. Banff, Alberta, Canada (See folder 6.2)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.26
Case Reports1934-1950Scope and Contents
Photographs, x-rays and reports concerning individual cases Lyons worked on while in private practice.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.27
Congregation Beth Ahabah1937-1975Scope and Contents
President Reports
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.27
Correspondence, General1976-1987
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.29
Federation Dentaire Internationale1957-1959, 1964
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.30
Federation Dentaire Internationale1955Scope and Contents
43rd Annual Meeting. Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.31
Florida Board of Examiners1966-1970Scope and Contents
Correspondence
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.32
Florida Board of Examiners1964-1968Scope and Contents
Clippings and exhibits.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.33
Fluoridation1957-1959
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.34
Geis, William J. Award1965-1966Scope and Contents
American Academy of Periodontology
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.35
Geis, William J. Award1978Scope and Contents
American College of Dentists
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.36
Hebrew University - Hadassah School of Dentistry1959-1966
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.37
Hill, Senator Lister.1961Scope and Contents
Citation, American College of Dentists
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.38
International Conference on Dental Education and Dental Research.1959Scope and Contents
New York, NY
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.39
James, E. John1935
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.40
Joint Session: (AADS-IADR)1958Scope and Contents
Detroit, MI
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.41
Kentucky Dental Association1960Scope and Contents
Centennial Meeting. Lexington, KY
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.42
Letterheads
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.43
Licensure1956-1959Scope and Contents
This folder includes correspondence involving various state and national licensing boards
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.44
"The Lion of Dentistry"1956Scope and Contents
Indiana Dental School
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.45
"H. Lyons Collection"
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.46
Maimonides Award1978Scope and Contents
Health Services award, State of Israel.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.47
Massachusetts Dental Society1964Scope and Contents
Centennial Meeting. Boston, MA
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.48
Mid-Continent Dental Congress1956Scope and Contents
15th Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.49
Miscellany1919-1978
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.50
Miscellany1974-1975
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.51
Nagle, Raymond F.1965-1967Scope and Contents
Dean, New York School of Dentistry.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.52
National Conference of Christians and Jews1966Scope and Contents
Brotherhood Citation
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.53
National Conference of the Joint Council to Improve the Health of the Aged.1959
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.54
New York University1965Scope and Contents
Honorary Degree.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.55
NYU, New York College of Dentistry1965Scope and Contents
Centennial celebration. New York, NY
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.56
North Carolina Dental Association1954Scope and Contents
Annual Meeting. Pinehurst, NC
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.57
Ohio State Dental Association1956Scope and Contents
91st Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.58
Omicron Delta Kappa1973Scope and Contents
Honorary Initiation
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.59
Pilcher, Dr. William1931, 1934
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.60
Richmond Dental Society1956Scope and Contents
33 year in the Society.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.61
Richmond, Department of Public Health. City Dental Clinics1962-1970
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.62
Robinson, J. Ben1953-1964Scope and Contents
Testimonials, correspondence.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.63
Talley, Frank E.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.64
Tel Aviv University1977Scope and Contents
Board of Governors
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.65
Tel Aviv University1977Scope and Contents
Miscellany
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.66
Temple University1956Scope and Contents
Honorary Degree. Philadelphia, PA
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.67
"Two Centuries of Dentistry in Virginia"1976Scope and Contents
Virginia Dental Association Fellowship(Audio on reel-to-reel)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.68
US Army Dental Corps1961-1967Scope and Contents
Consultant to..
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.69
U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Institute of Research1956-1963
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.70
U.S. Food and Drug Administration1950-1961Scope and Contents
Consultant to...
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.71
U.S. House Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs1958Scope and Contents
This folder deals with attempts to regulate ads for toothpaste.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.72
U.S. National Advisory Council on Education for Health Professionals1964-1967Scope and Contents
This folder includes information on the promotion of dental education
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.73
U.S. National Advisory Dental Research Council1953-1957
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.74
U.S. National Advisory Dental Research Council1961-1972
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.75
U.S. Navy Surgeon-General1955-1960Scope and Contents
Honorary Civilian Consultant
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.76
U.S. Senate Committee of Consultants on Medical Research1959-1960
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.77
University of Manitoba1960Scope and Contents
Honorary Degree, Official Opening Ceremony-School of Dentistry. Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.77
University of Pennsylvania1956Scope and Contents
Skytop. Philadelphia, PA
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.79
University of Tennessee1964Scope and Contents
Commencement Address. Memphis, TN
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.80
Veterans Administration1962-1971Scope and Contents
Consultant work
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.81
Virginia Commonwealth University, Harry Lyons Fund for Judaic Studies1972-1974Scope and Contents
This folder includes the initial paperwork involved in setting up this endowment to the University.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.82
VCU-Tillie Lyons Ethics Collection Endowment1987-1988Scope and Contents
This folder contains the documentation setting up this endowment to the University.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.83
VCU/MCV Lyons Building: Correspondence1970-1971Scope and Contents
This folder includes official correspondence in the naming of the new Dental building after Lyons, as well as personal letters of congradulations.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.84
VCU/MCV Lyons Building: Miscellany1967-1971Scope and Contents
The folder includes the speech, articles, invitations and other items associated with the opening of the building.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.85
VCU Service Awards Program1973, 1975Scope and Contents
This folder includes programs from the VCU Service Awards program.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.86
VCU/MCV Alumni Association1971Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Minnie Frank, Executive Secretary of the MCV Alumni Association.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.87
VCU- Portrait of Harry Lyons1955Scope and Contents
This folder includes correspondence and publications concerning the presentation of Lyon's portrait at the University.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.88
VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1951-1969Scope and Contents
Annual Reports
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.89
VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1968-1970Scope and Contents
"Clean-shaven dental students"
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VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1968Scope and Contents
"Encouraging Excellence"
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.91
VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1972Scope and Contents
Homecoming flyers and clipping
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.92
VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1974Scope and Contents
Honors Convocation
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VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1970Scope and Contents
This folder contains official documents as well as personal correspondence on Lyons' retirement.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.94
VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1948-1970Scope and Contents
Salary records
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.95
VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1974-1986Scope and Contents
This folder contains documents regarding the Endowment Fund
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.96
VCU/MCV School of Dentistry1977
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.97
VCU Service Award1964, 1975Scope and Contents
This folder includeds official documents and the Service Award.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.98
Virginia State Dental Association1963-1964Scope and Contents
Controversy
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.99
Virginia State Dental Association1963-1964Scope and Contents
Correspondence
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.100
Virginia State Dental Association1978Scope and Contents
Signal Honor Award
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.101
Virginia State Dental Association1957Scope and Contents
Testimonial to Harry Lyons.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.102
Washington and Lee University1972Scope and Contents
Establishment of the Max and Jennie Lyons Fund
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.103
Washington and Lee University1979Scope and Contents
Honorary Degree. Lexington, VA
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.104
White House Conference on Health1965
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.1
"Achievement"1956Scope and Contents
response to Alpha Omega Achievement Medal. (See folder 3.2)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.2
"Acute Necrotizing Gingivitis"1955Scope and Contents
Read at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Federation Dentaire Internationale. (See Folder 3.30)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.3
"Acute Nocrotizing Periodontal Disease"1948Scope and Contents
Published in Journal of the American Dental Association , Vol. 37. Sept. 1948
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.4
The American Dental Association Research Program1956Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.14)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.5
"Courses for Profit and Self-Aggrandizement"1958
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.6
"A Critique of the Dental School Clinic"
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.7
"The Crystal Ball"1957Scope and Contents
Originally written as a President's Address to the American Dental Association. (See Folder 3.12, Audio on reel-to-reel)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.8
"Dental Education"
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.9
Dental Education in Relation to Dental Responsibility and Practice.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.10
Dental Education in the U.S.1964Scope and Contents
Address given at the Belgian Dental Congress (See Folder 3.24)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.11
Variations on 'Dental Licensure'Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.43)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.12
Dentistry: Is it Traveling to the Right or the Left?1960Scope and Contents
Read at the Kentucky Dental Association (See Folder 3.41)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.13
Dentistry - Its Role as a Health Profession1957Scope and Contents
Printed in the Arkansas and Arizona Dental Journals
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.14
Dentistry Peers Through a Window1955
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.15
Dentistry's Future
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.16
Drugs in Periodontal Therapy1939-1940Scope and Contents
Printed in the Journal of the American Dental Association , Vol 27 Jun. 1940
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.17
"Essentials"1971Scope and Contents
Read at the Rotary Club. Richmond, VA
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.18
"Fiction and Facts in Periodontology"1949Scope and Contents
Printd in the Journal of the American Dental Association . Vol 39 Nov. 1949
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.18
"Fluoridation of Municipal Water Supplies"1952Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.33)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.19
"How Do National Organizations Serve the Dental Profession?"1960Scope and Contents
Read at the Annual Meeting of the American Dental Association. Chicago, IL
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.23
"How May the Quality of Teaching Be Evaluated?"1956Scope and Contents
Read at the Mid-Coninent Dental Congress. St. Louis, MO (See Folder 3.48)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.22
"Illustrated Needs for Research in Dental Therapeutics."1947
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.23
"The Importance of Periodontal Diagnosis."
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.24
"Medico-Dental Relations"1937
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.25
Miscellaneous Journal and Magazine Articles.1932-1987
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.26
"The Obligations of the New Dentist to Society, to his Profession and to his Fellow Dentists."1961Scope and Contents
Printed in the Journal of the American Dental Association . Vol. 64 Jan. 1962
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.27
Opportunities in Dentistry1961Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.13, Audio on reel-to-reel)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.28
"The Other Side"1957Scope and Contents
Read at the West Virginia Dental Conference
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.29
"Principals of Periodontal Therapy"1950, 1955, 1958Scope and Contents
Read at the American Academy of Peroidontology meeting in Atlantic City, NJ.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.30
"Problems and Relations of the Constituent Society with the Medical Profession"1955Arrangement
Read at the American Dental Associations Management Conference. Chicago, IL
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 1937
"Problems in the Teaching of Periodontology."1937
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.32
The Professional Gentleman and his Monopoly1965
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.33
"Recent Advances in Dental Care"1950
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.34
"A Suggested Method of Examination for Licensure."1939Scope and Contents
Read at National Association of Dental Examiners Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, WI (See Folder 3.4)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.3
"Survey of the Important Advances Made in Dental Education in the U.S. in the Last 50 Years."1959Scope and Contents
Read at the International Conference of Dental Education. New York, NY (See Folder 3.38)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.36
"Technical Procedures in Periodontology."
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.37
"Techniques of Various Forms of Periodontal Therapy"1956Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.78)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.38
"The Training of Teachers"1951
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.39
"Two Centuries of Dentistry in Virginia"1976Scope and Contents
Read at the Annual Meeting of the Virginia Dental Association. (See Folder 3.67, Audio on reel-to-reel)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.40
"Vincent's Infection of the Mouth"1938, 1942Scope and Contents
Written for a chapter in Samuel Gordon's book, Dental Science and Dental Art Updated in 1943.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.41
"A Virginian Contributes"Scope and Contents
Article written in response to J. Wilson Ames.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.42
"What is Required of a Dental Teacher?"1955Scope and Contents
Read at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Dental Schools.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.43
"You Face a Challenge"1956Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.14)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.44
Untitled Addresses.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.45
Untitled Addresses1928-1957
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.46
Untitled Addresses1959-1973
This series consists of clippings and press releases covering Lyons' professional career.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 5.1
Undated clippings.Scope and Contents
Mounted newsprint clippings.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 5.2
Newspaper Clippings1950-1959Scope and Contents
Mounted newsprint clippings. Topics include Lyons named Dean of School of Dentistry, President of the ADA, and the fluoridation campaign.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 5.3
Newspaper Clippings1960-1979Scope and Contents
Mounted newsprint clippings. Topics include awards won by Lyons, retirement from University, and philantrophy.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 5.4
Press Releases1951-1970Scope and Contents
This folder contains press releases from the American Dental Association and Virginia Commonwealth University. Subjects include Lyon's efforts at fluoridation, his demand for better dental education, and the naming of the Harry Lyons dental building at VCU.
This series contains journals, newsletters and bulletins regarding Lyons or featuring his writings.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.1
Newsletters and Bulletins1931-1975Scope and Contents
This folder contains bulletins and newsletters with information concerning Lyons from the American Dental Association, American Association of Dental Schools, Medical Society of Virginia, American Dental Trade Association, Kiwanis Club, National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the Rotary Club.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Journals and Publications.1931-1987Scope and Contents
This folder contains journals that have articles written by or about Lyons.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Proceedings of the 8th Annual Meeting, American Association of Dental Schools .1931
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Bulletin of the North Carolina Dental Society1934Scope and Contents
Vol. 18, No 1
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Dental Examiners.1939
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Proceedings of the 73th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Dental Examiners1956
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
The Alpha Omegan1941Scope and Contents
Vol. XXV No. 1
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
The Alpha Omegan1951Scope and Contents
Vol. XLV No. 1
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
The Alpha Omegan1956Scope and Contents
Vol. L No. 3
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
The Alpha Omegan1963Scope and Contents
Vol. LVI No. 3
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Bulletin , Medical College of Virginia1952Scope and Contents
Vol. XLIV No. 2
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Bulletin , Medical College of Virginia1955Scope and Contents
Vol. LII No. 3
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Bulletin , Medical College of Virginia1970Scope and Contents
Vol. LXVII No. 2
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
The Scarab , Alumni Association of MCV1953Scope and Contents
Vol. 2 No. 3
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
The Fortnight Review of the Chicago Dental Society1956Scope and Contents
Vol. 31 No. 9
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Transactions of the Canadian Dental Association1956
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Transactions of the American Dental Association1957
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Revista Odontologica de Conception1956Scope and Contents
Vol. 3 No. 4
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
98th Annual Meeting, American Dental Association1957
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Journal of the Canadian Dental Association1960Scope and Contents
Vol. 26 No. 5
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Proofs, the Dental Trade Journal .1964Scope and Contents
Vol. 47 No. 5
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
Profiles , The Virginia Cultural Laureate Society1988
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Endowment Opportunities1988Scope and Contents
VCU Endowment Proposition.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 6.2
This folder contains convention programs and folders from many dental conventions. Associations included are the American Dental Association, American Dental Trade Association, American College of Dentists, American Association of Dental Schools, American Academy of Periodontology, and several state dental associations.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 7.1
National Association conventions.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 7.2
State and Local conventions.
This series focuses on Lyons many awards and professional gatherings. Also it includes some personal photographs.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.1
Early dental school photographs1922Scope and Contents
Lyons with sister Tillie Lyons and Constance Haller. These were two of the first women admitted into the MCV Dental School.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.2
Groundbreaking of the Wood Memorial Building1951Scope and Contents
(Audio on cassette)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.3
12th International Dental Congress1957Scope and Contents
Rome, Italy (See Folder 3.29)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.4
55th Hawaiian Territory Dental Society meeting1957Scope and Contents
Honolulu, Hawaii
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.5
U.S. Navy Dental School1958Scope and Contents
Bethesda, MD (See Folder 4.7)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.6
Senate Commission of Consultants on Medical Research1959-1960Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.37)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.7
Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dentistry1960Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.36)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.8
University of Manitoba, Dentistry faculty.1960Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.77)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.9
American Association of Dental Schools1961Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.5)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.10
Dental Class Reunion1963Scope and Contents
(Classes 1918, 1923)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.11
American Dental Association1947-1963Scope and Contents
Photographs of multiple events and functions.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.12
American College of Dentists1963Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.8)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.13
New York University College of Dentistry1965Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.51, 3.54)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.14
National Conference of Christian and Jews1966
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.15
VCU/MCV miscellaneous photographsScope and Contents
(See Folder 3.84)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.16
Dedication of the Harry Lyons Building1970Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.83, 3.84, Audio on reel-to-reel)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.17
Groundbreaking of the Harry Lyons Building1967Scope and Contents
(Groundbreaking audio on reel-to-reel; naming ceremony on reel-to-reel, cassette)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.17
Baylor College of Dentistry1973Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.23, 9.3)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.19
Virginia Dental Association Bicentennial1976Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.67, 4.40. Audio on reel-to-reel)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.20
Friends of Tel Aviv University1976Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.64, 3.65)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.21
VCU/MCV Outstanding Alumni Award1987Scope and Contents
(See Folder 3.96)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.22
Undated photographsScope and Contents
These photographs are of Lyons' birth certificate, and early dental advertisement.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.23
Miscellaneous Photographs1950-1960Scope and Contents
This folder includes photographs of Lyon's receiving awards and speaking.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 8.24
Professional PortraitsScope and Contents
Photographs for use in publications and other official uses.
This series contains several artifacts and bound volumes
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 9.1
Miscellaneous artifacts1828, 1868, 1892Scope and Contents
This folder contains a special tax receipt for a dentist office from the Internal Revenue Service, 1868. A ticket for the 1892 Democratic Convention, and a dental school text dated 1828.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 9.2
Yearbook, Dental Columbian1955Scope and Contents
Columbia University
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 9.3
Yearbook, The Baylor Burr1973Scope and Contents
Baylor Univerisity
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 9.4
Awards and CertificatesScope and Contents
(A-N)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 9.5
Awards and CertificatesScope and Contents
(M-P)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 9.6
Awards and CertificatesScope and Contents
(Q-Z)
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 9.7
Awards and CertificatesScope and Contents
Oversized. Held in oversized storage.
This series contains two scrapbooks each chronicling Lyons' professional career.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 10.1
American Dental Association scrapbook.1956-1957Scope and Contents
This scrapbook highlights Lyons work with the ADA. A folder with clippings found in back of book, 1950-1967. This scrapbook contains mostly newspaper clippings and official newsletters.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 10.2
Sara Wice Lyons scrapbook.1953-1958Scope and Contents
This scrapbook was compiled by Lyon's wife and covers his professional activities. This scrapbook contains much more in the way of photographs, and memorabilia.
This series contains audio recordings of Lyons on multiple formats.
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Audio RecordingsScope and Contents
The following audio tapes are part of their respective series but are held within the Audio Collection.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.3
"President's Address, A.A.P."Scope and Contents
cassette
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.100
"Testimony to Harry Lyons"Scope and Contents
7 in. reel-to-reel
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.1
"Achievement"Scope and Contents
7 in. reel-to-reel.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.7
"The Crystal Ball"Scope and Contents
7 in. reel-to-reel.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.12
"Dentistry and the Future"Scope and Contents
5 in. reel-to-reel.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.28
"Opportunities in Dentistry"Scope and Contents
5 in. reel-to-reel.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 4.40
"Two Centuries of Dentistry in Virginia"Scope and Contents
7 in. reel-to-reel.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 3.3
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
"Interview with Alden Aaroe of WRVA radio. On the occasion of the opening of the Wood Memorial Building."1954Scope and Contents
cassette
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
"Wood Memorial Building dedication"Feb. 01, 1954Scope and Contents
cassette
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
Interview with John Wingate of the Home News from NY.1956Scope and Contents
5 in. reel-to-reel
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
"Groundbreaking of Dental Building Two (Lyons Building)"Nov. 08, 1967Scope and Contents
5 in. reel-to-reel
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
"Dedication of Dental Building Two (Lyons Building)"Jan. 26, 1970Scope and Contents
7 in. reel-to-reel
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
"Naming ceremony of Lyons Building"Jan. 26, 1971Scope and Contents
5 in. reel-to-reel, cassette
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
Oral History Interview, Temple Beth AhabahFeb. 22, 1972Scope and Contents
cassette
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 11
"Opening remarks, VCU/MCV endowment fund workshop"Jan. 31, 1982Scope and Contents
cassette
This series contains video recordings of Lyons on multiple formats.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 12
"Patterns of a Profession"1959Scope and Contents
American Dental Association centennial, 16mm color sound film. 2x 11 in. reels. Stored with Film Accessions.
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 12
"Dean's Fund testimonial"1985Scope and Contents
VHS videotape
- Mixed Materials Box-folder: 12
"Virginia Dental Association meeting"1987Scope and Contents
VHS videotape