Mira Lloyd Dock
A Register of Her Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Melinda K. Friend
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Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2008
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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2008
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007094
Title: Mira Lloyd Dock Papers
Span Dates: 1814-1951
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1899-1945) ID No.: MSS18689 Creator:
Dock, Mira Lloyd,
1853-1945 Extent: 2,500
items;
11 containers plus 1 oversize;
4.4 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English and
German Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Horticulturalist,
conservationist, educator, and clubwoman. Correspondence, printed matter,
speeches and writings, clippings, photographs, maps, and other papers
relating primarily to Dock's efforts in forestry, conservation, gardening, park
development, and nature study in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the United
States as well as in Germany and England.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Personal Names Bartram,
John G. (John Greer), 1893-1955. Bascom, F.
(Florence), 1862-1945--Correspondence. Brandis,
Dietrich, Sir, 1824-1907--Correspondence. Crocker,
Marion A.--Correspondence. Dock
family--Correspondence. Dock
family--Genealogy. Dock, Mira
Lloyd, 1853-1945. Howells,
William Dean, 1837-1920--Correspondence. Jäger, T.
B.--Correspondence. Lloyd
family--Correspondence. Lloyd
family--Genealogy. Manning,
Warren H. (Warren Henry), 1860---Correspondence. McFarland,
J. Horace (John 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, d. 1935--Correspondence. Surface,
H. A. (Harvey Adam), b. 1867--Correspondence.
Organizations General
Federation of Women's Clubs. Lorberry
Creek Railroad. Pennsylvania. State Forestry
Reservation Commission. State
Federation of Pennsylvania Women.
Subjects Arbor Day. Civic
improvement. Conservation of natural
resources--England. Conservation of natural
resources--Germany. Conservation of natural
resources--Pennsylvania. Conservation of natural
resources--United States. Conservation of natural
resources. Forest fires. Forestry schools and
education--England. Forestry schools and
education--Germany. Forestry schools and
education--Pennsylvania. Forestry schools and
education--United States. Forestry schools and
education. Forests and
forestry--England. Forests and
forestry--Germany. Forests and
forestry--Pennsylvania. Forests and
forestry--United States. Forests and
forestry. Gardening. Horticulture--England. Horticulture--Germany. Horticulture--Pennsylvania. Horticulture--United
States. Horticulture. Parks--Design and
construction. Playgrounds. Railroads--Pennsylvania. Trees. Urban
beautification. Women--Societies and
clubs.
Locations Black
Forest (Germany)--Description and travel. England--Description and travel. Europe--Description and travel.
Occupations Clubwomen. Conservationists. Educators. Horticulturists.
Provenance: The papers of Mira Lloyd Dock, horticulturist, conservationist,
educator, and clubwoman, were given to the Library of Congress by her estate
through her sister Lavinia L. Dock from 1945 to 1948.
Processing History:The papers of Mira Lloyd Dock were arranged and described in 1974. The
collection was reprocessed in 2008.
Transfers:Some broadsides have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs
Division where they are identified as part of the Dock Papers.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Mira Lloyd Dock
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.)
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Mira Lloyd Dock Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Date |
Event |
1853, Dec. 25 |
Born, Harrisburg, Pa. |
1895-1896 |
Studied plant biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Mich.
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1897 |
Chairman, Program Committee, Pennsylvania Federation of
Women's Clubs
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1898-ca. 1932 |
Cofounder and member, Civic Club, Harrisburg, Pa. |
1899 |
Invited by the Metropolitian Public Gardens Association of
London, England, to present paper to the horticultural section, International
Congress of Women, London, England Representated the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women and
City Parks Association of Philadelphia, Pa., at the International Congress of
Women, London, England Studied forestry and urban arboriculture in England and
Germany under auspices of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
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1901-1913 |
First female member, State Forestry Reservation Commission of
Pennsylvania
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1903-1929 |
Teacher, Pennsylvania State Forest Academy, Mont Alto,
Pa.
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1904-1913 |
Chairman of forestry, State Federation of Pennsylvania
Women
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1910 |
Vice-chairman, Conservation Committee, General Federation of
Women's Clubs
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1911 |
Member, Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania State Branch of the
National Conservation Association
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1912 |
Member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania School of
Horticulture for Women, Ambler, Pa.
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1914-ca. 1924 |
Chairman, Forestry Committee, General Federation of Women's
Clubs
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1945, July 11 |
Died near Cashtown, Pa. |
The papers of Mira Lloyd Dock (1853-1945) span the years 1814-1951,
with the bulk of the material dating from 1899 to 1945. The papers are in
English and German and are organized into
Correspondence,
Speeches and
Writings,
Miscellany,
and
Oversize
series primarily relating to Dock's involvement in horticulture, forestry,
conservation, and forestry education in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the
United States as well as in Germany and England.
The
Correspondence series covers Dock's early efforts, her
years as the first woman on the State Forestry Reservation Commission of
Pennsylvania, and her work through women's organizations such as the General
Federation of Women's Clubs and the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women in
the areas of conservation, forestry, horticulture, forestry education, and city
beautification. Notable correspondents include F. Bascom, Sir Dietrich Brandis,
Marion A. Crocker, T. B. Jäger, Warren H. Manning, J. Horace McFarland, Gifford
Pinchot, Joseph T. Rothrock, Charles Sprague Sargent, Mary Belle King Sherman,
and H. A. Surface.
Also in the Correspondence are letters from family member William Dean
Howells as well as letters concerning Dock and Lloyd family genealogy. Early
nineteenth-century correspondence written by Dock and Lloyd ancestors is
supplemented in the Miscellany series by an 1864 contract with Gilliard Dock
for work on the Lorberry Creek Railroad in Pennsylvania.
The
Speeches and
Writings span Dock's career and cover topics such as forest conservation;
forest fires; playgrounds; park development; forestry education; Arbor Day;
city beautification of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; gardening; John Bartram; and
tree species. Included is a draft and printed version of a report documenting
her 1899 trip to Europe, most notably to England and the Black Forest of
Germany. Other reports include those written for the State Forestry Reservation
Commission of Pennsylvania and various women's clubs.
The
Miscellany
is comprised mostly of newspaper clippings and printed matter relating to
Dock's interest in forestry, conservation, horticulture, and genealogy.
This collection is arranged in four series:
Container |
Series |
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BOX 1-7
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Correspondence with colleagues and family. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 7-8
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Notes, drafts, and printed copies of speeches, writings, papers,
and reports.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 9-11
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Blueprint, contract for work, maps, newspaper clippings,
photographs, postcards, printed matter, and subject files.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material or subject and therein
chronologically.
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BOX OV 1
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Maps. |
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Arranged and described according to the series, container, and
folder from which the items were removed.
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Container |
Contents |
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BOX 1-7
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Correspondence,
1814-1951
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Correspondence with colleagues and family. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 1
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1814-1872
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BOX 1
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1896-1902
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(6
folders)
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BOX 2
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1903-1909
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(7
folders)
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BOX 3
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1910-1914
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(6
folders)
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BOX 4
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1915-1916
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(6
folders)
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BOX 5
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1917-1924
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(6
folders)
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BOX 6
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1925-1934
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(7
folders)
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BOX 7
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1935-1951, n.d.
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(3
folders)
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BOX 7-8
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Speeches and Writings,
1840-1936
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Notes, drafts, and printed copies of speeches, writings, papers,
and reports.
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Arranged chronologically. |
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BOX 7
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General |
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BOX 7
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1896-1906
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(3
folders)
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BOX 8
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1907-1929, n.d.
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(6
folders)
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BOX 8
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Notes,
1840-1854, 1903-1917, 1926, 1936,
n.d.
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BOX 9-11
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Miscellany,
1836-1944
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Blueprint, contract for work, maps, newspaper clippings,
photographs, postcards, printed matter, and subject files.
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material or subject and therein
chronologically.
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BOX 9
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Blueprint,
n.d.
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BOX 9
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Contract for work, Lorberry Creek
Railroad, Pennsylavania,
1864
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BOX 9
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Forestry and horticultural
schools,
ca. 1919-ca. 1922
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BOX 9
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General Federation of Women's
Clubs, biennial meeting,
1916
For additional material see Container 4,
1916
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BOX 9
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Maps,
1890, 1906, 1921, 1933, n.d.
See also Oversize |
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BOX 9
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Newspaper clippings,
1836, 1874-1879, 1886-1944, n.d.
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(4
folders)
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BOX 9
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Photographs, postcards, and
artwork,
1914, n.d.
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BOX 10
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Printed matter |
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BOX 10
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1843, 1857, 1882-1883, 1892-1913
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(6
folders)
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BOX 11
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1914-1936, n.d.
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(5
folders)
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BOX OV 1
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Oversize,
1890-1921
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Maps. |
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Arranged and described according to the series, container, and
folder from which the items were removed.
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BOX OV 1
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Maps,
1890, 1906, 1921, n.d.
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(Container
9)
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