Success will not come from reading books on education, necessarily. What the man is, is the important matter.
Livingston C. Lord
The Life and Words of Livingston C. Lord, 1937
Mr. Lord exemplified ideas of sincerity, intellectual and moral integrity, steadfast character, courage, and a frankness of a large faith in the essential goodness of human nature.
Charles H. Coleman
Eastern Illinois State College Fifty Years of Public Service, 1950
Livingston Lord held strongly to personal ideals of punctuality, neatness in dress, not smoking in public, and correctness in expression that helped in maintaining order and respectability in the institutions he supervised. He believed education should play a dominant role in a person’s life and remained a lifelong teacher and learner.
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Article on Personal Hygiene Lord collected articles that reinfored his values in obtaining personal well-being |
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"Two Dozen Don'ts" |  |
"Lengthens Your Days" |  |
Letter of Advice to a Student |
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Letter to Father of a Pemberton Hall Resident This letter shows Lord's concern for and dedication to his students |
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Thank You Letter |
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Letter From a Friend and Colleague |  |
Letter to a Friend At the end of this letter Lord shows his sense of humor on aging |
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Letter About Lord Addressed to Francis Blair, this letter describes Lord in his older age, and was forwarded to him |
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Letter to Ruth McCormick Lord makes a statement about his view on politics of the early 20th century with this letter |