Lloyd and Baily family papers
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
- Loyd, Susan H. (Person)
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
- Lloyd family (Family)
- Loyd, Susan H. (Person)
- 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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