Lysander Dickerman papers and lantern slides collection (MS.IU.D2)

The Manuscripts series contains numerous diaries: diary of a trip to Egypt and Palestine; diary written during a visit to Rome; diary written during the Civil War as a member of the U.S. Christian Commission (written in a book issued for the purpose by the U.S. Christian Commission); Hebrew grammar notebook; list of books on Egypt; list of church members, Weymouth, Mass.; literature and learning of ancient Egypt; ministers catalog; notebook on religious matters (includes notes on Prof. Parks lectures on church ordinances, Sept. 1854); and sermon on Acts 2.36.

The Correspondence series contains several pieces of correspondence; a telegraph to Dickerman dated March 6, 1902; pamphlets on Dickerman's "Illustrated Lectures on the Ancient Egyptians"; tickets for free lectures held at the Congregational Church and Sunday School in Chico, California; tickets for free lectures held at the Tremont Temple to Mrs. Mary Gregory's Lectures "Among the Islands Sea" and "From Mexico to Greenland." The series also contains a photograph of an unidentified man on horseback. In additon, there is one handwritten topical note,"Lecture on Art and Architecture" which is an accompaniment to the lantern slides.

The Lantern Slides series contains an abundant amount of lantern slides (glass slides) which encompass Dickerman's travels in Egypt. These slides are an accompaniment to Dickerman's various lectures and sermons. A pamphlet from the Course of Vespers Services accompanies the "Hebrews in Egypt" slides and lists Rev. Dickerman's sermon dated January 20, 1889. Additionally, there are two substantial handwritten topical notes by Dickerman accompanying the slides "Religion Egyptians", and "A Trip on the Nile" which are housed with the lantern slides.