Paul E. Taylor Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of printed documents and manuscript material collected by Paul E. Taylor; it reflects his wide-ranging interests and collecting habits. The collection is arranged in two series. Series I, Printed Material, includes books, pamphlets, catalogs, advertisements, etc.; Series II, Manuscript Material, contains original documents including diaries, letters, logbooks of vessels, scrapbooks, family papers, etc. Each series is arranged alphabetically by author or if the author is unknown by title. The published items are mostly concerned with the history of Maine, New England and New York; many were published in Maine or Massachusetts. The manuscripts are also primarily concerned with the history and literature of Maine, especially Kittery and Eliot, or with other areas of New England.
Dates
- Creation: 1750-1953
Creator
- Taylor, Paul E., 1914-1978 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Historical Note
Dr. Paul E. Taylor was an amateur historian and collector of historical memorabilia connected with the Kittery area. The son of Oscar and Dorcas Paul Taylor, he was born on October 15, 1914, in Saugus, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1936 and received an M.D. degree from Tufts University in 1940. A resident of Kittery, Maine, Dr. Taylor practiced medicine there and beginning in 1951 also served on the staff of Portsmouth Hospital in Portsmouth, N.H. Dr. Taylor died on November 6, 1978.
Extent
5 linear feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of printed documents and manuscript material collected by Paul E. Taylor; it reflects his wide-ranging interests. The collection is arranged in two series. Series I, Printed Material, includes books, pamphlets, catalogs, advertisements, etc.; Series II, Manuscript Material, contains original documents including diaries, letters, logbooks of vessels, scrapbooks, family papers, etc. The published items are mostly concerned with the history of Maine, New England and New York; many were published in Maine or Massachusetts. The manuscripts are also primarily concerned with the history and literature of Maine, especially Kittery and Eliot, or with other areas of New England.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Paul E. Taylor between 1967 and 1978 and of his estate thereafter.
Genre / Form
- Administrative records
- Business records
- Catalogs
- Copybooks
- Deeds
- Directories
- Financial records
- Journals (accounts)
- Letters (Correspondence)
- Newspapers
- Pamphlets
- Passenger lists
- Receipts (Financial records)
- Recipes
- Scrapbooks
- Ships' logs
- Stereographs
- Waybills
Geographic
- Kittery (Me.) -- History
- Maine -- History
- Massachusetts -- History
- New Hampshire -- History
- Portsmouth (N.H.) -- History
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Paul E. Taylor Collection
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
