Lord family papers
Scope and Content of the Collection
Papers from the Lord family, including the associated Brown, Blayney and McDougal families. Includes letters, manuscript and printed poems by William Sinclair Lord, illustrated manuscript verses by Robert H. Lord, genealogies of the McDougal, Blayney and Lord families and miscellaneous publications about early Peoria, Illinois. Family letters include an 1860 letter from Julia Brown, the daughter of Samuel Robbins Brown, an early American missionary to Japan, describing life in Japan, and an 1862 letter from Frederick Augustus Lord to his wife Emilie from his camp with the Chicago Board of Trade Battery during the Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: 1833-1990
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1840-1920
Creator
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unprocessed but open for research. No appointment is necessary.
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Lord family papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.
Extent
1.4 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 record carton)
Abstract
Papers from the Lord family, including the associated Brown, Blayney and McDougal families. Includes letters, manuscript and printed poems by William Sinclair Lord, illustrated manuscript verses by Robert H. Lord, genealogies of the McDougal, Blayney and Lord families and miscellaneous publications about early Peoria, Illinois. Family letters include an 1860 letter from Julia Brown, the daughter of Samuel Robbins Brown, an early American missionary to Japan, describing life in Japan, and an 1862 letter from Frederick Augustus Lord to his wife Emilie from his camp with the Chicago Board of Trade Battery during the Civil War.
Collection Stack Location
1 10 3
Provenance
Gift, Katharine W. Hannaford, 2022.
- Title
- Lord family papers, 1833-1990, bulk 1840-1920
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Date
- ©2022.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org