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MS 0566.1

Correspondence , 1835-1848

2 folders
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0566, The Lucy T. Lord Papers.
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/11/18

Description:
This series consists of letters written by Lord between 1835-1848. The letters from 1835, written while she was in Stockton, N.Y., are addressed to her brother, Aaron E. Lyon, and chiefly discuss religion and local people. The remaining letters date from 1846-1848 and are addressed to Lord's aunt, Mary Lyon, as well as to friends, other relatives, and students at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. The letters of 1846 concern her marraige to Edward Clemens Lord and their plans to go to China as missionaries. Correspondence in a letterbook, 1847-1848, describes Lord's experiences and activities in Ningpo, China, including her struggle to learn the language and her ersponse to Chinese customs.

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MS 0566.2

Biographical Information , 1854

2 folders
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0566, The Lucy T. Lord Papers.
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/02/24

Description:
This series consists of "Memoir of Mrs. Lucy T. Lord," 1854, which offers biographical information and an extensive collection of excerpts from Lord's writing. This book is supplemented by additional biographical notes about Lord.

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MS 0566.3

Drawings , ca. 1840-1846

1 folder

Forms part of MS 0566, The Lucy T. Lord Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 1999/02/24

Description:
This series includes of a drawing of Lucy T. Lord probably dating from aorund 1840-1846.

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