- "Abbott, Lyman," in Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed., 1922)
- "Abbott, Lyman," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- "Abbott, Lyman," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Abbott, Lyman," in Men of the Time (eleventh edition), by Thompson Cooper, London: George Routledge and Sons (1884)
- "Abbott, Lyman," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
For works by or about Lyman Abbott, see Author:Lyman Abbott.