{"value"=>"<p>Lola Maverick Lloyd's diaries consist of notes recorded on a regular basis from 1894 through 1933, concerning her daily activities and thoughts. As the majority were written in daily pocketbook calendars most entries are no longer than a paragraph in length, yet many are still quite informative. The series begins with a detailed diary begun when Lola was a student at Smith College, and is labeled \"Smith College, Sophomore Year.\" The diaries continue from this point with approximately one volume per year, with the notable exception of 1916, when there were three diaries that overlap significantly.</p> <p>A large number of the volumes originally contained inserts of addresses, notes, business cards and other items retained by Lola Maverick Lloyd, which are now housed in folders accompanying the diaries.</p> <p>Frequent entry topics include: cash accounts; sorority business; leisure activities such as horseback riding, sailing, musical performances, and dances; bible study; Lola's friends and gossip; her frequent insomnia and headaches; menstrual periods; recipes; sketches of dresses to sew; school assignments and exams; occasional logs of letters received; an account of William Bross Lloyd's marriage proposal; the births of the children and their early years, including their weight and amusing statements; marital problems and custody issues; and ongoing work on her house.</p> <p>Topics of a more formal nature include brief mentions of Lola's political activities, and frequent travels on behalf of her work, including her European travel.</p>"}