The Taylor Family Collection
Title
The Taylor Family Collection
Subject
Chicopee (Mass.); George Taylor;
Description
The Taylor Family Collection is a small set of items from the family of George Taylor, the first Mayor of the City of Chicopee. The collection includes two scrapbooks of photographs, letters, property deeds, family photographs and other ephemera.
Source
The Taylor Family
Publisher
Chicopee Archives Online
Date
1850 - 1910
Contributor
Charles Abel - Local History Librarian
Extent
Three boxes. Two Scrapbooks.
Language
English.
Collection Items
Taylor Family Photo Album 1
Album of Carte-de-visite and Tintype photographs of members of the Taylor Family of Chicopee and Springfield Massachusetts.
Taylor Family Photo Album 2
Album of Carte-de-visite and Tintype photographs of members of the Taylor Family of Chicopee and Springfield Massachusetts.
Cabinet Card of Anne Sophia Taylor West
Cabinet Card of Anne Sophia Taylor West. Daughter of Sylvester and Sarah Eaton Taylor. Wife of Bailey West.
Cabinet Card of Ester Buckland Russell
Cabinet Card of Ester Buckland Russell, sister of Electa Taylor
Cased Ambro-type of an unidentified woman from the Taylor Family.
Cased Ambro-type of an unidentified woman from the Taylor Family.
Cased Ambro-type of Woman from the Taylor Family
Cased Ambro-type of unidentified woman from the Taylor Family
James Werneken Taylor, Age 4 years
A mounted albumen photograph of James Taylor when he was four years old.
James Werneken Taylor, Age 9 Months
A mounted albumen photograph of James Taylor when he was nine months old.
James Werneken Taylor, Age 9 Months
A mounted albumen photograph of James Taylor when he was nine months old.
Woman in shawl with Gate
A quarter plate tin-type photograph of an unidentified woman standing in a archway with a gate. She is dressed nicely and is wearing a shawl and holding an umbrella.
Tin-type photograph of Uncle Ed (Taylor)
A eighth plate tin-type photograph with an embosed paper mount of Uncle Ed (standing) and a seated gentleman named Fred (unknown).
Five Photographs of Grandma Taylor
A matted and hand decorated package of five small photographs of Grandma Taylor. Text on back - Grandma Taylor, Winter 1907, St. Augustine, Florida.
My Dear Uncle James
A six-page hand-written letter from G.B. Maxwell to Uncle James describing life in the early 1900s.
Four Page Letter from one Taylor Brother to Another
A long four-page hand-written letter from one Taylor brother to the other.
Letter to friend Jas from Troy, New york
Hand-written letter to Jas from a friend staying and studying in Troy New York.
Postal Card for Frank Wallace
Postcard addressed to Frank Wallace on the front. Hand-drawn caricature of salesman in a horse drawn carriage arriving at a town and saying, "I'll see you in about 10 days with a good line of fall goods." A person welcoming the carriage is saying,…
Letter to James Taylor from A.B. Coleman
Hand-written letter from A.B. Coleman to James Taylor concerning a long illness and recovery.
Stockholders Resolution from the Belcher & Taylor Agricultural Tool Company
Formal resolution typed out on compnay letterhead acknowledging the death of James E. Taylor.
Letter to Mrs. Taylor from George B. Maxwell
Hand-written letter to Mrs. Taylor offering condolences on the death of her husband, Mr Taylor, after a prolonged illness.
Quit-Claim Deed from V. N. Taylor to J. E. Taylor
Quit-Claim Deed from V. N. Taylor to J. E. Taylor a parcel of land in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Warranty Deed from Celia M. Martin to Joshua Stevens
Warranty deed for a parcel of land on the northerly side of Court St. in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Taylor Family Business Card
Small carboard card describing the dry goods import business of Taylor, Thomas and Company.