Alice Lloyd was born on October 1, 1864. Originally from Germantown, Kentucky, Lloyd attended Daughters' College in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. In the fall of 1901 Lloyd began attending the University of Chicago. She continued to take courses during the Winter and Spring quarters of 1902, and again in the Summer quarter of 1906. Lloyd left the University without receiving a degree.
From the guide to the Lloyd, Alice. Papers, 1901, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)