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Hubert Ritchie Taylor papers
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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Hubert Richie Taylor (1916-1998) was the son of Francis Taylor and Elizabeth Richie Taylor. He attended Westtown School and graduated from Haverford College in 1938. He went on to receive a law degree from Temple University. He was a conscientious objector during WWII, spending 3.5 years in Civilian Public Service in Montana and Virginia. Hewas a member of Cheltenham Meeting and Southampton Meeting. He was married to Dorothy Plaisted and had four children. Throughout his life, Hubert maintained a strong connection with Haverford as his father was also an alumni of the College.
This collection consists of materials related to Hubert Richie Taylor, a Haverford alumni and Quaker lawyer. It consists of corresondences, ephemera, identidication materials, photographs and interviews. Many of the materials relate to his time in the Selective Service as a conscientious objector, as well as his journey to law school. In addition, there is included a printed family history of the Richie family edited by one of the descendants of Francis R. Taylor, Esther T. Cornell.
This collection is arranged into three main series: Correspondence, Personal, and Multimedia. The correspondence series contain folders with letters both received and written by Hubert Richie Taylor to his parents, sister, as well as other friends and colleagues. The personal series contains identification documents and ephemera related to Hubert Richie Taylor and his family. The multimedia series contains photographs as well as digital materials related to the history of both the Taylor and Savery family.
Gift September 2020
Processed by Maria Reyes Pacheco, completed October, 2022
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- Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
- Finding Aid Author
- Maria Reyes Pacheco
- Finding Aid Date
- October, 2022
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The collection is open for research use.
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Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Collection Inventory
This folder contains correspondences sent to Hubert R. Taylor during his final year of secondary school, his time at Haverford College, and his time abroad in England.
This folder contains correspondences sent to Hubert R. Taylor.
This folder contains letters sent from Hubert R. Taylor to his family when he was in England and Maine.
This folder contains letters sent to Hubert R. Taylor relating to personal updates as well as Quaker news.
This folder contains letters sent to Hubert R. Taylor relating to personal updates as well as Quaker news.
This folder contains letters sent from Hubert R. Taylor to Francis Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marge Thompson.
This folder contains correspndences sent to Francis R. Taylor as well as Hubert R. Taylor. Also includes several letters from the College in reponse to Francis R. Taylor's passing.
A temperance union pledge signed by Elizabeth Richie Taylor.
This folder contains ephemera and newspaper clippings from Hubert R. Taylor's first year at Haverford College. Among the ephemera there is also an item from Hood College, where Hubert's sister went to school. There are also a couple of correspondences from Albert J. Edmuned.
This file includes items from Hubert R. Taylor's trip to London in his college years. There are also some mentionings of Bryn Mawr alumni.
This file includes various passports belonging to Hubert R. Taylor. There is also ephemera and records from his time at Temple University School of Law, as well as his time in selective service in Massachusetts and public service in Montana.
In this file are obituaries as well as correspondences following the deaths of Francis R. Taylor and Hubert R. Taylor.
A family history published by Ester T. Cornell, a descendant of the Taylor family.
Photographs of Hubert Richie Taylor, Francis Richie Taylor, Elizabeth Richie Taylor, and Dorothy Richie Taylor. Also includes photographs from Hubert's time in England, Missoula, and Haverford College.
Photograph of Missoula, Winsconsin Camp reunion from 1973 as well as a report of smoke jumper built at the camp from 1943.
This folder contains compact discs regarding some of Hubert R. Taylor's research as well as information on the Savery family, Francis R. Taylor, and Dorothy P. Taylor. There is also a correspondence and attached photograph of the Richie family in 2008.