Speeches, Lectures, Papers, 1940-1980

INTRODUCTION The John W. Lloyd Papers were donated to the University Archives August 26, 1983 by Craig Lloyd and Jennifer Lloyd Maxson, his children.  These were added to papers of his already in the archives.  Literary rights are dedicated to the public.  There are no restrictions on access to the collection. SCOPE AND CONTENT The papers in this collection document John W. Lloyd's life and career from 1933-1980.  The collection is organized into three series: Bronxville, New York (1933-1947), Northern Illinois University (1947-1972) and DeKalb, Illinois (1947-1980).  The first folder in the collection contains copies of newspaper articles written about John Lloyd.  The second folder contains biographical information. Papers in the Bronxville, New York series pertain to Lloyd's career as a high school teacher, prior to his arrival at N.I.U. in 1947.  This series, also, contains documents related to both his and his wife's graduate work at Columbia University's Teacher's College. The second series contains papers that relate to Lloyd's career at Northern Illinois University.  These papers include material used in his economics classes, studies he conducted, and correspondence with students.  Documents related to Lloyd's activities on various University committees are also in this series.  In addition, there is material pertaining to his professional activities, including book reviews, publications, background information on manpower and industrial relations, and material related to his year in England as a Fulbright lecturer in this series.  The series also documents Lloyd's involvement with the American Association of University Professors (A.A.U.P.), and the Coalition of University Professors (C.O.U.P.) and the Illinois Higher Education Association (I.H.E.A.). The third series contains papers related to Lloyd's community activities and interests in DeKalb, Illinois.  Most of this series documents Lloyd's terms on the City Council (1965-1969) and the DeKalb Public Hospital's Board of Directors (1972-1976).  Lloyd was on the Board of Directors at the time of the transition to the Kishwaukee Community Health Services Center (KCHSC).  Other community agencies included in this series are the DeKalb Youth Planning Council, the Family Service Agency and the Board of Review for property tax appeals.  This series also documents his service on the state's Department of Personnel Grievance Board. For additional information on aspects of Lloyd's career and activities researchers should consult the following record groups in the University Archives: Faculty Records (UA19), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (UA25), Northern Star, and the Board of Regents Proceedings for July 14, 1947 (UA3).  Researchers may also want to consult the City of DeKalb collection and the oral history inventory for a taped interview of Lloyd. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH John W. Lloyd was born in New York in 1909.  He attended Rutgers University and received his Litt. B. degree in 1930.  Lloyd married Ruth Craig while they were both teaching in Bronxville, New York.  They had two children, a son and a daughter.  After several years, Lloyd completed the work for his M.A. in 1936, and in 1947 he received his Ed.D. degree.  Both of these graduate degrees were obtained at Columbia University's Teacher's College. In 1947, Lloyd came to Northern to teach economics.  His areas of specialization were Labor Economics and Economics of Education.  In 1950, Lloyd was promoted to full professor.  Lloyd went to England as a Fulbright Lecturer in 1960-61 and also was a visiting professor at the Center for Labor and Management, University of Iowa in 1968-69.  He served on the Academic Planning Committee and the NIU Human Relations Council.  In addition, Lloyd was an active member of the A.A.U.P. and became involved in its collective bargaining struggle.  Lloyd retired in 1972 and, a year later, was given the NIU Foundation's President's Award for service to the University. Lloyd was active in the DeKalb community until his death in 1983.  He was a member of the City Council (1965-1969), the local Board of Review (1974-1981) and the DeKalb Public Hospital's Board of Directors (1972-1976).  Lloyd also was active in the DeKalb Youth Planning Council and the Family Service Agency.