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Sherman P. Lloyd papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0045

Scope and Contents

The Sherman P. Lloyd papers are mainly comprised of items relating to the congressman's work in the eighty-eighth, ninetieth, ninety-first, and ninety-second congresses. The collection is organized in four sections, with each containing materials compiled during one of Lloyd's congressional terms. The collection also includes scrapbooks, journals and an oral history of Lloyd and his family.

Dates

  • 1962-1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Sherman Parkinson Lloyd was born in St. Anthony, Idaho in January, 1914. He attended Utah State University, graduating in 1935. After marrying Edith Ann Gunn that same year, he began law school at George Washington University, where he received his LL.B. in 1939. After serving as general counsel for the Utah Retail Grocers Association for over twenty years, Lloyd decided to run for Utah State Senate in 1954. After eight years in the State Senate, he ran successfully for United States Congress in 1962. We was reelected in 1966, 1968 and 1970. In addition to his political career, Lloyd was also active in community organizations and served as the Milton R. Merrill Chair in Political Science at Utah State University for the 1973-74 school year. Lloyd also founded Bear Lake Magazine, a publication dedicated to the lake's recreation and preservation.

Extent

64.75 Linear Feet (179 Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Sherman P. Lloyd papers are comprised of items relating to the congressman's work in the eighty-eighth, ninetieth, ninety-first, and ninety-second congresses. The collection is organized in four sections, with each containing materials compiled during one of Lloyd's congressional terms. The collection also includes scrapbooks, journals and an oral history of Lloyd and his family.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Boxes 1-185 were donated by Sherman P. Lloyd in 1972.

Boxes 186 and 187 were donated by Edith Ann Gunn Lloyd in 2006.

Related Materials

The collection also contains published volumes from Lloyd's time on the Committe on Foreign Affairs.

Processing Information

Processed by David L. Washburn in 1978.

Addendum processed by Matthew Weathered in 2013.
Title
Inventory of the Sherman P. Lloyd papers
Author
Finding aid created by David L. Washburn.
Date
1978 (last modified: 2013 and 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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