John Arthur Taylor papers
Scope and Contents
Collection primarily contains the papers related to two book collections donated to BYU by John A. Taylor: the "Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) collection" and "Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) collection." Also includes correspondence, invoices, and business papers related to Mrs. Trollope's Bazaar; articles/essays relating to Trollope; two videos about Benjamin Disraeli; newspaper/magazine articles; and a CD containing a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Taylor about book collecting.
Dates
- approximately 1965-2005
Creator
- Taylor, John Arthur, 1928- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Content restricted; permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from John Arthur Taylor papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
John A. Taylor established "Mrs. Trollope's Bazaar," which was a small company that bought and sold Trollope literature, writings, and related material.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3284.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; John Arthur Taylor.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Separated Materials
System requirements: Microsoft Powerpoint.
- Title
- Register of John Arthur Taylor papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 May 3
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States