Preliminary Inventory of the A. C. Taylor Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1997-01883-2006-03968

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses a variety of materials documenting A. C. Taylor, the Luhrs Hotel, and the 158th Infantry's service in World War I. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

Dates

Creation: 1871-1984
Creation: Majority of material found within 1908-1931

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

Arthur Clyde Cap Taylor was born on July 2, 1885 to Alonzo C. and Mary Stowers Yelton Taylor in Butler, Kentucky. He was trained as a printer and came to Phoenix in about 1907 to teach at the Phoenix Indian School. Several years later, he went to work for the Arizona Stockman Printing Company. He soon became the owner and changed the name to A. C. Taylor Printing Company. He was also involved in numerous civic organizations, including the Rotary Club and the Masons. Taylor married Ella Louise Henrietta Luhrs on December 25, 1917. The couple's only child, Mary Margaret, was stillborn in 1922. A. C. Taylor served as a Captain in the Supply Company of the Arizona National Guard and was stationed in Naco, Arizona during the Pancho Villa uprising in Mexico. During World War I, the unit was federalized as the 158th Infantry and served in France. A. C. Taylor died on December 27, 1937 of a fractured skull incurred when he fell down an elevator shaft.

Full extent

5 Box(es)

Full extent

5.75 Linear Feet

Additional description

Abstract

Arrangement

This collection consists of five boxes divided into two series:

Series I: Accession #1997-01883
Series II: Accession #2006-03968

Provenance

Part of this collection was purchased in 1997 as recorded in Accession #1997-01883; the remainder was donated in 1996 as recorded in Accession #2006-03968.