Guide to the Taylor Family Papers
1853-1862

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Biographical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Papers

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Taylor family
Title: Taylor Family Papers
Dates: 1853-1862 ( inclusive )
Quantity: .05 linear feet (1 folder)
Location of Collection: Collection is located with other small manuscript collections.
Collection Number: A 121
Summary: The Taylor family papers include a journal of an overland trip from Rockford, Illinois to Oregon in 1853 by Rachel Taylor; a diary of D. H. Taylor on military service against Indians, January 1862-May 1862; and a genealogy of the Taylor family and related families.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

The Taylor family journeyed overland from Illinois to Oregon in 1853. The Taylor family resided in Phoenix, Oregon.

Content Description

Collection consists of typed copies of a journal of a trip from Rockford, Illinois to Oregon in 1853, by Rachel Taylor; a diary of D.H. Taylor on military service against the Indians, January 1862-May 1862; and a genealogy of the Taylor, Merriam, Phelps, Court, and related families.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Taylor Family Papers, A 121, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Papers
Description
Dates
Journal 1853
Diary 1853
Genealogy
Includes genealogy of the Taylor family and related families.

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Taylor, D. H.--Diaries
  • Taylor, Rachel--Diaries
  • Family Names :
  • Court family
  • Merriam family
  • Phelps family
  • Taylor family
  • Geographical Names :
  • Phoenix (Or.)
  • Subject Terms :
  • Indians of North America--Wars--1862-1865--Personal narratives
  • Overland journeys to the Pacific
  • Soldiers--West (U.S.)--Diaries
  • Form or Genre Terms :
  • Diaries
  • Genealogies
  • Overland journals

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    Finding aid prepared by Rose M. Smith
    ©2004