Manuscript Group 397
M. HARVEY TAYLOR PAPERS
1896, 1901-02, 1905, 1911, 1913-17, 1929-82
1.1 cubic feet
Maris Harvey Taylor (1876-1982) was a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1941 to
1964 and President pro tem of the Senate, 1947-1964. After founding an insurance
agency in Harrisburg in 1915, Taylor was subsequently elected to Harrisburg City
Council in 1907, held numerous Dauphin County offices, 1920-1934, and chaired
the Pennsylvania State Republican Party, 1934-1937.
This collection is mainly comprised of personal correspondence (1902-1905,
1935, 1943, 1963, 1964, 1972-1982), newsclippings of Taylor's career (1929-1981
and undated) and photographs of Taylor with Governor and Mrs. Scranton, Governor
Duff, and President Nixon. There are also numerous personal and publicity photographs
including views of dinner meetings, birthday parties, and early (1896, 1911)
baseball teams. Other items include early (1913-1919) election posters, testimonials,
resolutions, citations, birthday greetings, and dedications (1934, 1941, 1943,
1946-1948, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1963-1967, 1973-79, 1982).
Items of a political nature (correspondence, etc.) were lost in the 1972 flood
that devastated Harrisburg.
- Fraternal Society Memorabilia, 1930-1932, 1960, 1964. (1 folder) {#397m.1}
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- General Correspondence, 1902-1982, undated. (3 folders) {#397m.2}[Description]
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- Magazines: Republican Party, National and Local, 1948-1957. (1 folder) {#397m.3}[Description]
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- Memorabilia from the Republican National Convention, Miami, FL, 1968 {#397m.4}[Description]
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- Newsclippings, 1929-1968. (15 folders) {#397m.5}[Description]
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- One Hundredth Birthday Scrapbook, Correspondence and Newsclippings, June
1976. (2 folders) {#397m.6}[Description]
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- Personal Files, 1914-1981. (1 folder) {#397m.7}[Description]
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- Photographs, 1896, 1911, 1952 1966 & undated. (8 folders) {#397m.8}[Description]
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- Posters, 1921, 1947 & undated. (1 folder) {#397m.9}[Description]
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- Resolutions and Personal Ephemera, 1963-1982. (1 folder) {#397m.10}[Description]
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- Taylor Bridge Dedication Material, 1952. (1 folder) {#397m.11}[Description]
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- Testimonials and Programs, 1934-1967. (1 folder) {#397m.12}[Description]
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