Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Taylor, Edward DeWitt
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to San Francisco printer Edward DeWitt Taylor.
- Extent:
- 7 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Edward DeWitt Taylor papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters, manuscripts, documents, four photographs, and two scrapbooks related to the personal and business affairs (mainly concerning the printing business) of Edward DeWitt Taylor. There are also a few manuscripts and poems by Edward DeWitt Taylor and his father, Edward Robeson Taylor (1838-1923), and others. There is one letter by Jack London to Taylor, 1909 November 27. Much of the collection is unsorted and undated.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edward DeWitt Taylor (1871-1962) was born in Sacramento, California, became interested in printing as a young boy, and in 1896 established E.D. Taylor & Company, which subsequently became the printing firm of Taylor & Taylor of San Francisco. He also manufactured Taylor oil colors, designed many works exhibited by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and participated in organizations dedicated to etching and the graphic arts. He was active in the printing firm until 1946.
- Acquisition information:
- Gifts of Edward DeWitt Taylor, June 1951 and September 1952.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2022, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Business papers; 2. Correspondence; 3. Personal papers; 4. Manuscripts; 5. Photographs; 6. Scrapbooks; 7. Miscellaneous.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Poets, American -- California -- San Francisco -- Archives
Printers -- California -- San Francisco -- Archives
Printing -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Business records -- California -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century
Manuscripts -- California -- 20th century - Names:
- Taylor & Taylor
London, Jack, 1876-1916
Taylor, Edward Robeson, 1838-1923
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Edward DeWitt Taylor papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191