Biography

Robert C. Taylor (1927-1995) was a college administrator in Utah. He managed the Brigham Young University Travel Studies Program between 1959 and the 1980s, and was instrumental in the development of the BYU Jerusalem Center.

Robert "Bob" C. Taylor was born April 17, 1927, in Salt Lake City to Frank C. and Bessie T. Taylor. Taylor served in the United States Coast Guard from March 1945 to May 1946. He was a German-reading specialist. He then attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he received a bachelor's degree in speech in 1952. Upon graduating, Taylor went to Hollywood and worked as a staff assistant for the Howard Hughes Production company and as president of the Deseret Theatrical Artists of Hollywood Association until 1959. While working in California, Taylor married Katherine Cook, who was a model and an actress in several of the productions made by Howard Hughes. THey had three children, Mark, Michael, and Michele. In 1959, Taylor was named as the chairman of the Brigham Young University Travel Studies Program, replacing Dr. Jay B. Hunt. Taylor was instrumental in obtaining permission to build the BYU Jerusalem Center and oversaw its completion. He worked for BYU the Travel Studies program until his retirement. Taylor passed away in 1995, and Katherine Cook Taylor passed away in 2003.

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Robert C. Taylor papers, 1969-1995 (Robert "Bob" C. Taylor; born April 17, 1927 in Salt Lake City to Frank C. and Bessie T. Taylor; served in the United States Coast Guard from March 1945 to May 1946; German-reading specialist; attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he received a bachelor's degree in Speech in 1952; went to Hollywood and worked as a staff assistant for the Howard Hughes Production company and as president of the Deseret Theatrical Artists of Hollywood Association until 1959. While working in California, Mr. Taylor married Katherine Cook Taylor, who was a model and an actress in several of the productions made by Howard Hughes; In 1959, he was named as the Chairman of the Brigham Young University Travel Studies Program replacing Dr. Jay B. Hunt; instrumental in obtaining permission to build the BYU Jerusalem Center and oversaw its completion; served BYU until his retirement working with the Travel Studies program; died in 1995; had three children with Katherine--Mark, Michael, and Michele; Katherine Cook Taylor died in 2003)

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