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Taylor, William Wisner
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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.
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.
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.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase; 2017. Accession MSS 2017-041.
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.
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Chapman, Barney