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Isabel Ely Lord
American librarian, author and researcher
Isabel Ely Lord (1871 – 1959) was an American librarian, author and researcher. She graduated from the New York State Library School with a bachelor's degree in library science in 1897.[1][2] From 1897 to 1903 Lord worked at Bryn Mawr College.[1] Lord was active in the New York State Library Association, serving as secretary/treasurer in 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1902.[2] She served as the librarian for Pratt Institute from 1904 until 1910, and was the director of the School of Household Sciences and Arts at Pratt from 1910 to 1920.[3] Lord wrote and edited several books on home economics, including Everybody's Cook Book and Getting Your Money's Worth, and conducted research for Carl Sandburg's biography of Abraham Lincoln.[4]
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