Guide to the William Wisner Taylor papers M2203
Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
May 2017
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Note
This is a listing of materials rather than a true finding aid.
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: William Wisner Taylor papers
source:
Chapman, Barney
Identifier/Call Number: M2203
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear Feet
one flat box and one half box
Date (inclusive): c. 1873-1957
Physical Location: [identification of item], William Wisner Taylor Jr. papers (M2203). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Content Description
Materials consist largely of photographs from Taylor's time in the military, including cabinet cards, snapshots, and portraits,
many with notes on the verso. Subject matter includes the Philippines, the army, and Taylor's family. Also includes postcards
and some printed matter and ephemera such as Taylor's official certificate of joining the military, his official honorable
discharge, invitations from President Hoover for a reception at the White House, and some sketches by Taylor.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-pub
lish
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase; 2017. Accession MSS 2017-041.
Biographical / Historical
William Wisner Taylor, Jr. was born on October 24, 1873 and died July 17, 1957. He served in the United States Army, first
in the Philippines from 1898 until at least 1906, and later in France during World War I. He wed Ethel Naill Taylor and had
two sons, William Nallie Taylor and Oliver Burtis Taylor. Taylor rose to the rank of Colonel during his time in the military.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chapman, Barney
flat-box 1, Folder 1
Official certificate of joining the miliary; official honorable discharge
flat-box 1, Folder 1
Army Relief Society Governors Island Section Garden Party, Saturday, June 7th, 1924 - program
flat-box 1
Many photographs, including posed military regiments, individual portraits, snapshots, black and white
Box 2, Folder 1-10
Photographs of army, of the Philippines, of family, black and white snapshots, many with notes on verso
Box 2, Folder 12
Identity card, 7th Division
Box 2, Folder 12
Ephemera: invitation from President Hoover for a reception at the White House; Christmas greetings from officers of the twelfth
U.S. Infantry; marriage announcement of William Naille Taylor; several notes in French; sketches by Wm Wisner Taylor
map-folder 3
Document signed by the Governor General of the Philippine Islands to allow Allen W. Hamilton to freely pass
1919-09-27
map-folder 3
Two posed photographs of military on the lawn
