Glover Family Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection is mainly comprised of a family correspondence between John Glover of Monmouth, Glasgow, and his wife, as well as to their daughter, Lucy Freeman (nee Glover); the bulk of these letters is written in the early 19th century. Manuscript poems, eulogies, and other literary pieces are also included. Another component of the collection consists of 20th century letters and documents relating to the death of John Halcott "Hal" Glover, as well as earlier letters from Hal Glover to his sister, Lucy Lyon.
Dates
- Creation: 1782-1949
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biographical / Historical
John Glover (active 1782-1819) of Monmouth, Glasgow married Lucy Lowder and had a daughter, Lucy. He is most likely the same John Glover that received a patent in 1800 for a method of bleaching linen cloths, per the Annual Register published in London in 1801. He previously owned the estate of Great Lever, in the county of Lancaster, before losing it to bankruptcy debt in 1805. His daughter Lucy married James Freeman in 1808.
John Halcott Glover (1877-1949) was a friend of poet, novelist, and literary scholar Richard Aldington (1892-1962). He had a sister named Lucy Lyon. At his death, Halcott Glover left a third of his property to Catherine Aldington, the daughter of Richard Aldington.
Extent
.5 Linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of letters and legal documents pertaining to members of the Glover family, spanning from late 18th c. to mid-20th c. Bulk of materials are letters from John Glover to his daughter, Lucy Freeman (nee Glover) during the early 1800s.
Physical Location
Clark Library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Clark Library purchase, Michael R. Thompson Booksellers, 2013.
- Title
- Glover Family Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid by Sacha Schneider
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository