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Lloyd Library and Museum | |
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![]() Lloyd Library in 2017 | |
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Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
Type | Independent research library |
Scope | Medicinal plants, botany, pharmacy, history of medicine and science |
Established | 1870s |
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Items collected | Books, periodicals, archival materials, artifacts |
Size | 150,000 volumes, 3,000 linear feet of archives, 3,000 artifacts |
Access and use | |
Access requirements | Free, open to the public |
Circulation | Non-circulating |
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Website |
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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.
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.