Newspaper Articles and Clippings

An article written by Mira Lloyd Dock for the Patriot newspaper, detailing her thoughts on keeping the city of Harrisburg beautiful.

Dock felt that Harrisburg was an ideal place for improvements to be made. She stated that everyone should make it a personal endeavor to make the city more beautiful, and gave examples about how citizens can go about helping. Dock wrote numerous articles such as this one, which she used to rally citizens to continue the work she began in the City Beautiful movement.

Article about Dock's induction to the Forestry Commission.

As a member of the Forestry Commission, Dock was able to further her work in the preservation of nature as she had during the City Beautiful Movement. Dock was the first female member of the Forestry Commission.

Headline of an article from the Wilkes-Barre Record (year unknown) in the Town Improvemens [sic] column about a lecture given by Dock with suggestions for city improvement.

Dock also gave many lectures similar to this to promote her work before and after the City Beautiful Movement.

Headline of an article from the Wilkes-Barre Record (year unknown) in the Town Improvemens [sic] column about a lecture given by Dock with suggestions for city improvement.

Dock gave many lectures similar to this to promote her work in city improvement, botany and plant biology before and after the City Beautiful Movement.