Correspondence with C.M. Lloyd

  • Reference
    • GB 133 GDN/A/L56
  • Dates of Creation
    • 15 Oct 1909-1 Oct 1925
  • Physical Description
    • 11 pieces

Scope and Content

Correspondence with C.M. Lloyd, social scientist, relating to an offer of employment for Lloyd at the Manchester Guardian, which is declined owing to teaching commitments in London. Also included is correspondence relating to Lloyd's employment as a correspondent for the paper at the [Versailles] peace conference, which is accepted, with discussion of arrangements and salary, and of a meeting between Scott and Lloyd. There is discussion of Lloyd's initial experiences as correspondent, and of the progress of the peace conference, with reference to Persia, Japan and China.

There are letters of recommendation for Lloyd from S[idney] Ball, socialist, and senior tutor of St Johns College Oxford, and William Henry Beveridge, social reformer and economist. There are also letters of recommendation for Lloyd from [John Lawrence] Hammond, historian and journalist, suggesting Lloyd as a successor for Hammond as correspondent for the Manchester Guardian on the [Versailles] peace conference.

GDN/A/L56/3 is an internal employment history index card for Lloyd, 1919.