Lloyd Library and Museum

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Lloyd Library and Museum
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Lloyd Library in 2017
Lloyd Library and Museum
LocationCincinnati, Ohio, United States
TypeIndependent research library
ScopeMedicinal plants, botany, pharmacy, history of medicine and science
Established1870s
Collection
Items collectedBooks, periodicals, archival materials, artifacts
Size150,000 volumes, 3,000 linear feet of archives, 3,000 artifacts
Access and use
Access requirementsFree, open to the public
CirculationNon-circulating
Other information
Website www.lloydlibrary.org

Lloyd Library and Museum is an independent research library located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Its core subject and collection focus is medicinal plants, with emphasis on botany, pharmacy, natural history, alternative medicine, and the history of medicine and science.

Contents

Scope and Holdings

Volume 1 frontispiece, Flora Graeca by John Sibthorp (1806-1840) Volume 1 frontispiece, Flora Graeca by John Sibthorp (1806-1840).jpg
Volume 1 frontispiece, Flora Graeca by John Sibthorp (1806–1840)

The collections focus on botany, mycology, pharmacy, herbal medicine, chemistry, natural history, horticulture, and the history of medicine and science. The Lloyd also holds material on alchemy, evolution, ecology, ethnobotany, midwifery, entomology, ornithology, agriculture, exploration and travel, and the science of food and cooking. The print collections consist of monographs, serials, reference resources, and rare books dating back to 1493; the archives collections chronicle the work of botanists, pharmacognosists, pharmacists, illustrators, artists, and allied organizations. The Lloyd holds the personal collections of John Uri Lloyd, Curtis Gates Lloyd and the institutional records of Lloyd Brothers, Pharmacists, Inc., and the Eclectic Medical College/Eclectic Medical Institution. Other formats collected include photographs and slides, medicinal and pharmaceutical artifacts, and artwork.

Plate 9, Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1730) Plate 9, Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1730).tif
Plate 9, Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1730)

Rare Books

References

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