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Descriptive Summary

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

SCOPE AND CONTENT

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Papers and records, 1925-1957

C. Marshall (Caleb Marshall) Taylor Papers, 1925-1957

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ca. 1958

Descriptive Summary

Creator C. Marshall (Caleb Marshall) Taylor, 1884-1957
Title Papers,
Dates: 1925-1957
Abstract: C. Marshall (Caleb Marshall) Taylor (1884-1957) was a Quaker businessman and book collector, of Montclair, New Jersey. The collection contains papers relating to Taylor's activities as collector of the books and manuscripts of John Greenleaf Whittier, and correspondence reflecting Taylor's advocacy of liberal Quakerism.
Extent: 2 boxes; 1 linear ft.
Identification: RG 5/147

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

C. Marshall (Caleb Marshall) Taylor (1884-1957) was a Quaker businessman and book collector, of Montclair, New Jersey. He was a member of the John Greenleaf Whittier Club at Haverhill, Massachusetts, and was known for his deep interest in the Quaker poet. He was married to Jane Bentley Taymor.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains papers relating to Taylor's activities as collector of the books and manuscripts of John Greenleaf Whittier, and correspondence reflecting Taylor's advocacy of liberal Quakerism.

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SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Papers and records, 1925-1957


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1
Concerning Collectivism on the Campus, by E. Merrill Root 1955


Concerning Elias Hicks, by Bliss Forbush 1955-1957


Concerning The Friend (British) 1937-1947


Concerning Friends' Concerns (general) 1937-1955


Concerning Friends General Conference 1951-1956


Concerning Friends Intelligencer 1938-1956


Concerning Friends Society 1939-1956


Concerning Legends of New England, by John Greenleaf Whittier 1925-1957


Concerning plans for observance of the 150th anniversary of Whittier's birth and a proposed volume of his poems with comments from various persons. 1957, n.d.

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2
"John Greenleaf Whittier, Selected Religious Poems" n.d. typed MS with 2 carbno copies
With introduction by Janet Whitney, and biography by Howard W. Hintz, compiled by The Whittier Anniversary Committee, Friends General Conference.


Programs

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2
"An Evening with Whittier," by Violet C. Kenworthy n.d.


Play written by pupils of Roland Woodwell 12/3/1956
With covering letter, Roland Woodwell to C. Marshall Taylor.


"Major Pike and the Quaker Witches" n.d.
Adapted by Rosalie Regen from Whittier's "How the Women Went from Dover."