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Lloyd and Baily family papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1219

Scope and Contents

Receipt book of William Brown, 1795-1818; "Manuscript pieces copied for Susan H. Loyd," 1819: poems by a variety of authors; "Memorandum book no. 1," 1818-1828, inscribed by Susan H. Loyd: an introspective diary including some poems; Susan H. Loyd commonplace book and personal reflections, 1822; Sarah Loyd commonplace book and personal reflections, 1826; Susan H. Loyd commonplace book dealing with Daniel, Jane and Sarah Wheeler, 1839; Susan H. Loyd commplace book, 1839; Sarah Loyd commonplace book, 1879; [Susan H. Loyd?] commonplace book, undated; [Susan H. Loyd?] commonplace book, undated

Dates

  • Creation: 1795 - 1879

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

Susan H. Loyd was a Quaker and member of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting for the Western District. She died in 1857 "in the 56th year of her age," according to an obituary notice in Friends Review, v. 10, p. 569, 1857.

Extent

1 linear ft. (10 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Primarily commonplace books of Susan H. Loyd (1802?-1857), there is also a diary of Loyd's (1818-1828) and a book of financial receipts for William Brown, 1795-1818, as well as two commonplace books kept by Sarah Loyd.

Processing Information

Processing history is unknown. Materials reboxed and finding aid revised April 2022 by Hannah Kolzer.

Subject

Title
Lloyd and Baily Family Papers, 1795-1879
Status
Completed
Date
April 2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • February 2022: CPeraria- (MLIS Intern) project to remove harmful/biased language from finding aids

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