Jessie Bross Lloyd and family papers, 1866-1969 (bulk 1870s-1903).

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Jessie Bross Lloyd and family papers, 1866-1969 (bulk 1870s-1903).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713348449

Correspondence, diaries, newsclippings, obituaries, and other papers of Jessie Bross Lloyd and other family members and friends. Includes diaries (24 v., 1885-1904), correspondence, manuscripts of articles, wills, and other documents by or about Jessie Bross Lloyd (ca. 4.5 boxes, 1872-1904); correspondence and papers of her husband Henry Demarest Lloyd (ca. 1 box, 1874-1903); correspondence, speech, journals, and other items of their son William Bross Lloyd (0.75 boxes, 1874-1941); and miscellaneous items of Jessie Bross Lloyd's grandparents William Bross and Mary Jane Bross, Grandmother Lloyd, Caro Lloyd, and Caroline Stallbohm (ca. 0.75 boxes, 1866-1937). Topics include family matters, European tour (1885), Chicago Tribune, social reform in general, and civic improvement in Winnetka, Illinois (where the Lloyds resided). Includes a few letters and reviews on Lloyd's Wealth against Commonwealth and other writings on social and economic reform. Includes 3 articles written by E.J. in summer 1898 about disorders in Milan.

1 oversize folder.

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