vircu00084Lyons, Abraham Judah, collectionA Guide to the Abraham Judah Lyons collection, 1850-1933 M 151A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Collection number M 151Special Collections and Archives staffVCU James Branch Cabell Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-15 15:37:53 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard VCU James Branch Cabell Library Abraham Judah Lyons collection Lyons, Abraham Judah, 1850-1933 M 151 /repositories/5/resources/68 3 Items 1878 English . Arrangement

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 Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

 Scope and Contents

The collection includes a prayer book, prayer shawl, and yarmulka which belonged to Abraham Judah Lyons.

 Preferred Citation

Abraham Judah Lyons collection, Collection # M 151, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

 Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

 Biographical / Historical

Abraham Lyons was born in 1850 in Buttik, Kovno Guberna, Lithuania. In 1910 he emigrated to the United States where he lived in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife, Brina. While residing in Baltimore, Lyons worked as a tailor in a men's clothing factory. After the death of his wife, Lyons moved to Roanoke, Virginia to live with his children until his death in 1933. His grandson is Dr. Harry Lyons, former Dean of the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Virginia.

 Acquistion Prayer books. Tallitot (Jewish liturgical objects) Tailors -- Maryland -- Baltimore Lyons, Abraham Judah, 1850-1933 Lyons, Harry, 1900- -- Family Prayer book/repositories/5/archival_objects/3696318781Prayer shawl/repositories/5/archival_objects/36964undated1Yarmulke/repositories/5/archival_objects/36965undated1