How does one load a whole Elisp directory?

[Joe Fineman]

I run Emacs 22.3.1 under Windows XP.

I have been trying to put something in my .emacs file that will cause
eshell & calc to be loaded.  Do those whole directories /lisp have be
loaded file by file?  The eponymous files within those directories do
not do the job.  I keep being told that some other .el file or other
can't be loaded.  apropos -> load does not reveal anything
suggestive.  What am I missing?
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