Papers
of Leonard Lyons
Dates: 1956-1971.
Columnist for the New York Post, 1934-1974.
The Papers of Leonard Lyons consist of twenty-one handwritten letters and one typed and
signed letter from Mrs. Harry S. Truman. This collection also includes postmarked envelopes
that correspond with the letters. All of the letters are thank you notes to Mr. Lyons from
Mrs. Truman.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Size:
Less than one linear foot (about fifty pages).
Access:
Open.
Copyright:
The Truman Library received no donation of copyright from the donor of these papers. Copyright
interest presumably belongs to the creators of these documents, or their heirs.
Processed by:
Natalie Waterman (2006) as part of the Truman Library Internship
Program.
Supervising Archivists: Randy Sowell and David Clark.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
| 1906 (September 10) | | Born, New York, N. Y. |
| 1924-1925 | | Attended City College of New York |
| 1928 | | Received his Bachelor of Law degree from St.
John’s University College of Law |
| 1928 | | Admitted to the New York Bar |
| 1929 | | Admitted to the Federal Bar |
| 1929-1934 | | Practiced law in New York City |
| 1934 (November 29) |
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Married Sylvia R. Schonberger |
| 1934-1974 |
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Wrote “The Lyons Den,” a syndicated column for the New York Post |
| 1954-1968 |
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Special Assistant Attorney General in New York |
| 1976 (October 7) |
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Died, New York, N. Y. |
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The Papers of Leonard Lyons consist of twenty-one handwritten letters and one typed and
signed letter from Bess Truman to Mr. Lyons. The contents of the letters consist mostly of
thanks to Mr. Lyons for sending Mr. and Mrs. Truman large quantities of reading materials
from 1956 to 1971.
In some of the letters, Mrs. Truman refers to her arthritis, and how much she and Mr.
Truman enjoyed the books Mr. Lyons sent them. She often mentions Lyons's wife, Sylvia, and
observes that Mr. and Mrs. Lyons are often traveling to far-off places.
Only one of the letters was dated by Mrs. Truman, and this is the typed letter. The letters
have been arranged chronologically according to the postmarked envelopes that appear to
correspond with the letters.
Correspondence between Harry S. Truman and Leonard Lyons from 1953 to 1971 can be found
in the Name File of the Post-Presidential Papers, filed under "Lyons, Leonard."
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
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Series |
| 1 |
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SUBJECT FILE, 1956-1971 |
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Twenty-one handwritten letters and one typed and signed letter, with postmarked
envelopes. Arranged in chronological order. |
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FOLDER TITLE LIST
Box 1
- Letters from Mrs. Truman, 1956-1967
- Letters from Mrs. Truman, 1968-1971
- An Undated Letter from Mrs. Truman
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