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Richard S. Lyman Papers, 1927-1957

Contains the professional papers of Richard Sherman Lyman (1891-1959), professor of neuropsychiatry at Duke University from 1941 to 1951. Types of materials include correspondence, subject files, memoranda, reports, budgets, course and teaching materials, and schedules. Major subjects include Duke Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, mental health agencies in North Carolina, mental health treatment, psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology, nurse training programs, and treatment of soldiers and veterans of World War II. Materials range in date from 1927 to 1957.
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Correspondence, 1940-1957

Contains correspondence with Lyman's colleagues and former students at Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and other institutions. Also contains Lyman's correspondence related to various hospitals, schools, medical societies, associations, and conferences, laboratories, and his work with conscientious objectors during World War II. Specific Duke Departments and associated entities discussed in this correspondence include the Department of Psychology, the Duke Parapsychology Lab, and Highland Hospital. Materials date from 1940 to 1957.