MS 950 03

Reference code

MS 950 03

Title

Loyd family archive: Reginald Loyd papers

Level

Series

Administrative / Biographical history

Known as Reggie

He was educated at Ludgrove and subsequently at Eton College before studying at Trinity College, Cambridge

At the outbreak of the First World War, his ill health precluded him from fighting at the front, so he joined the Berkshire Yeomanry before being appointed to the Remount Service in April 1915

Date

[1890s]-1944

Content description

The papers include correspondence, covering his early school days, his time at Eton and wartime letters. They also include diaries, travel papers, photographs and various printed material collected by Reggie.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged according to the type of material, with the original arrangement imposed by the family maintained. This is reflected by the following sub-series:

01: Correspondence

02: Photographs

03: Diaries

04: Travel papers

05: Printed matter

06: Miscellaneous papers