urn:taro:houpub.00106 Horace Dickinson Taylor Family Collection: An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library
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Encoded in EAD Version 2002 and edited according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions by Amber Seely inDecember 2006 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Taylor family Horace Dickinson Taylor Family Collection 1848-1898 Materials are in English. MSS 53 1 box Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library Historical Note

Horace Dickinson Taylor moved to Texas from Virginia and established a cotton warehouse in Houston in the 19th century.

Scope and Contents

The Taylor family collection consists of correspondence to and from Horace Dickinson Taylor and his family between 1848 and 1898. The letters concern daily life in the nineteenth century. There is, however, a noticeable gap in the correspondence during the Civil War period. A brief history, written in 1965 by a descendant, is also included.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically according to outgoing correspondence.

 Access Restrictions

None.

 Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Horace Dickinson Taylor Family Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

 Preferred Citation

Horace Dickinson Taylor Family Collection. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

 Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. David Red.

 Processing Information

Processed by Laura Speck, February 6, 1979.

 Index TermsSubjectsTaylor familySubjects (Persons)Taylor, Horace Dickinson, 1821-1890Taylor, AlfredTaylor, EllenMoore, Cora TaylorTaylor, MarthaHyde, Julia TaylorRobertson, Lily TaylorDetailed DescriptionCorrespondence11Horace Dickinson Taylor: Outgoing Correspondence12Alfred Taylor: Outgoing Correspondence13Ellen Taylor: Outgoing Correspondence14Cora Taylor Moore: Outgoing Correspondence15Martha Taylor: Outgoing Correspondence16Alfred Taylor: Outgoing Correspondence17Julia Taylor Hyde: Outgoing Correspondence18Lily Taylor Robinson: Outgoing Correspondence19Miscellaneous Correspondence: James H. Taylor, Julia Whilden McIver 110Miscellaneous Correspondence: H.D. Taylor, Mary Ann Moseley Taylor, Henry Wyllys Taylor

Originals are missing.

111Correspondence: Date and correspondent unknown Miscellaneous112Miscellaneous Documents: Bill of Cost, Constables Sale, Contract, Bills of Receipt113Miscellaneous: Index, Family History, Clippings