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Archives of American Art
William Ladd Taylor papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.taylwill
- Creators:
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Taylor, William Ladd, 1854-1926
- Dates:
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1884-1966
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Archives of American Art
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