Archives of American Art

William Ladd Taylor papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.taylwill
Creators:
Taylor, William Ladd, 1854-1926
Dates:
1884-1966
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
300 Items
(on 1 microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Mary Alice Taylor (his wife), Clara Taylor Brigham (his sister), Ferdinand Brigham (his nephew), Willard Metcalf, Eugene Field, Elihu Root, Hamlin Garland, George W. Chadwick, Charles Dana Gibson, Royal B. Farnum, Charles H. Turner, and Edward Bok, editor of Ladies Home Journal. Also includes some biographical material; 52 family photographs; manuscripts of lectures to art students and of short stories; 49 sketches; 3 illustrated books; photographs and reproductions of Taylor's works; lists of his works; exhibition catalogs and price lists; and clippings.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, illustrator; Cambridge, Mass.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender, Dr. Ferdinand Brigham, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent 1971 by Dr. Ferdinand Brigham, Taylor's nephew.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painting, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Illustrators -- Massachusetts Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chadwick, G. W. (George Whitefield), 1854-1931 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Farnum, Royal B. (Royal Bailey), b. 1884 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Field, Eugene, 1850-1895 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Metcalf, Willard Leroy, 1858-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Taylor, Mary Alice Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Turner, Charles Henry, 1848-1908 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brigham, Clara Taylor Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Brigham, Ferdinand, 1891- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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