Mira Lloyd Dock papers, 1814-1951 (bulk 1899-1945).
- 2,500 items. 11 1 containers plus oversize. 4.4 linear feet.
- Arranged in 4 series. Series 1: Correspondence, 1814-1951; Series 2: Speeches and Writings, 1840-1936; Series 3: Miscellany, 1836-1944; and Series 4: Oversize, 1890-1921.
Open to research.
Correspondence, printed matter, clippings, photographs, maps, and other papers pertaining primarily to Dock's involvement in conservation, forestry, forestry education, and horticulture in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the U.S. as well as in England and Germany. Documents her work with the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Pennsylvania State Forestry Reservation Commission, and State Federation of Pennsylvania Women. Subjects include Arbor Day; John G. Bartram; forest fires; gardening; Lorberry Creek Railroad, Penn.; park development; playgrounds; tree species; and urban beautification. Includes material concerning Dock's 1899 trip to Europe, especially England and the Black Forest, Germany; and Dock and Lloyd family genealogy. Correspondents include F. Bascom, Sir Dietrich Brandis, Marion A. Crocker, William Dean Howells, T.B. Jäger, Warren H. Manning, J. Horace McFarland, Gifford Pinchot, Joseph T. Rothrock, Charles Sprague Sargent, Mary Belle King Sherman, H.A. Surface, and the Dock and Lloyd families.
Some broadsides Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. transferred to
Horticulturist, conservationist, clubwoman, and educator.
Collection material in English and German.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007094
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Bartram, John G. 1893-1955. Bascom, F. 1862-1945 --Correspondence. Brandis, Dietrich, Sir, 1824-1907 --Correspondence. Crocker, Marion A.--Correspondence. Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 --Correspondence. Jäger, T. B.--Correspondence. Manning, Warren H. 1860- --Correspondence. McFarland, J. Horace 1859-1948 --Correspondence. Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946 --Correspondence. Rothrock, Joseph T., 1839-1922 --Correspondence. Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927 --Correspondence. Sherman, Mary Belle King, -1935 --Correspondence. Surface, H. A. 1867- --Correspondence. Dock family--Correspondence. Dock family--Genealogy. Lloyd family--Correspondence. Lloyd family--Genealogy.
Pennsylvania. State Forestry Reservation Commission. General Federation of Women's Clubs. Lorberry Creek Railroad. State Federation of Pennsylvania Women.
Arbor Day. Civic improvement. Conservation of natural resources. Conservation of natural resources--England. Conservation of natural resources--Germany. Conservation of natural resources--Pennsylvania. Conservation of natural resources--United States. Forest fires. Forests and forestry. Forests and forestry--England. Forests and forestry--Germany. Forests and forestry--Pennsylvania. Forests and forestry--United States. Forestry schools and education. Forestry schools and education--England. Forestry schools and education--Germany. Forestry schools and education--Pennsylvania. Forestry schools and education--United States. Gardening. Horticulture. Horticulture--England. Horticulture--Germany. Horticulture--Pennsylvania. Horticulture--United States. Parks--Design and construction. Playgrounds. Railroads--Pennsylvania. Trees. Urban beautification. Women--Societies and clubs.
England--Description and travel. Europe--Description and travel. Black Forest (Germany)--Description and travel.