Summary Information
Allan Taylor Papers
1927-1967
U.S. Mss 147AF
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of an author and journalist associated with the Atlanta Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, and the New York Times. Included are articles, book reviews, and theater reviews that Taylor wrote for the Journal, 1927-1932, and two articles which he wrote for the weekly news summary and the Sunday magazine section of the Times. Also included are promotional materials and reviews of two of Taylor's books: What Everybody Wants to Know about Wine (1934) and What Eisenhower Thinks (1952). The correspondence, 1934-1967, primarily concerns the publication of these books and a work of historical fiction for boys, Morgan's Long Rifles (1965).
English
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Biography/History
Allan Taylor, journalist and author, was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, in 1898. He attended Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia, and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1921. During the 1920's and 1930's, he worked for The Atlanta Constitution, The Atlanta Journal, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and the National Real Estate Journal. Taylor joined The New York Times in 1942, specializing in the Russian war front for the Sunday weekly news summary. Remaining with the Times until 1967, he later worked on the rewrite staff of the Sunday Magazine and wrote many book reviews and special articles.
Taylor was the author of two books for an adult audience: What Everybody Wants to Know About Wine (1934) and What Eisenhower Thinks (1952). His others were works of historical fiction for boys: Morgan's Long Rifles (1965) and, in collaboration with his wife, Lois Cole Taylor (under the pen name “Allan Dwight”), Drums in the Forest (1936), To the Walls of Cartegena (1967), and several others. Taylor died on June 18, 1968, in a Boston hospital.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Allan Taylor poorly document Taylor's activity as an author and journalist. The papers are divided into three series: correspondence, newspaper career, and books.
The CORRESPONDENCE covers the period 1934-1967; it is primarily about the publication of Taylor's books. The NEWSPAPER CAREER series contains articles, book reviews, and theater and musical reviews that Taylor wrote for The Atlanta Journal, 1927-1932; it also contains two articles, 1949 and 1950, that he wrote for the New York Times. The BOOKS series has promotional material and reviews concerning Taylor's books on wine (1934) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (1952).
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Mrs. Lois Cole Taylor, May 8, 1975 and December 5, 1975. Accession Number: MCHC75-51 and MCHC75-144
Processed by R.H. Tryon, December 15, 1976.
Contents List
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Correspondence, 1934-1967
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Newspaper Career
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Atlanta Journal, 1927-1932
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General articles
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Book reviews
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Theater and musical reviews
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New York Times, articles, 1949 and 1950
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Books
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What Everybody Wants to Know About Wine (1934)
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Promotion
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Reviews
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What Eisenhower Thinks (1952)
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Promotion
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Reviews
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