Lyon and Stowe families papers, 1862-1955

MLMSS 1381

fonds

1862-1955

Textual Records, Clippings

936650

Microfilm : CY 722 (MLMSS 1381/Item 1)

0.24 metres of textual material (2 boxes)

John Lamb Lyon, 1835-1916, an artist, arrived in Melbourne in April 1861. He formed the firm of Lyon, Cottier and Co., painters and decorators and he erected many stained glass windows in churches throughout New South Wales. He married Elizabeth Gillespie in 1860 and had eight children. His daughter, Margaret, born 1862, married Francis Ernest Stowe, an engineer, who submitted plans for the design of Sydney Harbour Bridge

BOX 1

I. Diaries, 1880-1894

A. John Lamb Lyon. Diary, 1886, kept while touring America and Europe (Item 1)

B. Margaret Stowe, nee Lyon
i. Diaries, 1880-1886, written at her Sydney home recording day to day events (Items 2-8)
ii. Diary containing shopping lists, 1894 (Item 9)

II. Printed material, 1890-1936

A. Pamphlets, 1890-1915
i. Advertisements and catalogue of Lyon, Cottier and Co., ca. 1890 (Items 10-11)
ii. Articles by F. E. Stowe, 1924-1936 (Item 12)
iii. 'Letter from the Dardanelles', by B. Fraser Lyon, son of J. L. Lyon, 1915 (Item 13)

BOX 2

B. Newscuttings, 1918-1922
i. Scrapbook, 'All about ships', kept by Nesta Stowe, 1918-1922 (Item 14)
ii. Cuttings mainly regarding suggestions for a second harbour bridge in Sydney, 1922 (Item 15)

III. Miscellaneous material, 1862-1955

A. Correspondence, 1922-1955, regarding F. E. Stowe's plans for a second harbour bridge in Sydney being re-submitted by his daughter, Mrs Gribbell (Item 16)
Maps at M Ser 4 000/1 MSS 1381 maps 1-5

Item 17
B. Other miscellaneous items, 1862-1905 (Item 17)

Certificate issued to F. E. Stowe by Board of Architects of New South Wales is filed at MLMSS 1472/Folder 1X/Item 1

This collection includes pictorial material. For location and description of this see Pic.Acc.982 in Pic. Source File

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-157B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012