Series III. Richard Melville Ward and Lydia Ward Papers is comprised of personal correspondence and business papers of Lydia (Robinson) Ward and her children, Richard Melville Ward and Lydia Robinson Ward, after Richard Ward's death. The business papers include receipts for services and purchases by Lydia Ward and some business papers of Richard Melville Ward. Richard Melville Ward and his sister, Lydia Robinson Ward, maintained a regular correspondence, reflected in the personal papers.