THE DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS LIBRARY
Col 940
Taylor Family Papers
1885-1956
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Collection information
Physical description: 1 document box, 7 oversize boxes
Acquisition: Gift of Greg and Louie Davenport, 1978
Processed by: Warren Stricker, 1998
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Table of contents
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Continuing a family tradition of business activities in Texas, members of the Taylor family were engaged in real estate, farming and ranching in the San Antonio area, in addition to their participation in the social and cultural life of the community. Born in Terrell, Texas in 1879, Amanda Holman “Mant” Cartwright was the eldest daughter of Matthew and Mary C. Cartwright, and a descendant of prosperous east and central Texas businessmen and women. In 1900, she married Lane Taylor (1869-1950), a Kentucky native who had come in 1874 with his parents to Sherman, Texas, where his father was the owner of a hardware business. Lane and Amanda Taylor had three children, Eugenia Polk Taylor, Maria Louise Taylor, and Lane Taylor, Jr.
The family moved from Sherman to San Antonio in 1906, where Lane Taylor engaged in a real estate business, working in part with his brother-in-law, Lon D. Cartwright. Amanda Taylor became active in a number of organizations; she was a founding member of the San Antonio Conservation Society, serving two terms as president of the organization, and was a leading figure in its historic preservation work. She was also a founder of the San Antonio Museum Association, and worked to establish the Witte Memorial Museum.
Lane Taylor, Jr. was also involved in several business interests, including ranching in the Uvalde, Texas area.
Sources
Ellis A. Davis and Edwin H. Grobe, eds. The New Encyclopedia of Texas. Dallas, Tex. : Texas Development Bureau, 1930?
Margaret Swett Henson and Deolece Parmelee. The Cartwrights of San Augustine: Three Generations of Agrarian Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth-Century Texas. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1993.
Emily Griffith Roberts. Ancestral Study of Four Families: Roberts, Griffith, Cartwright, Simpson with Relationships Lineal and Collateral of my Children. Dallas, Tex.: Regional Press, 1939-c1948.
Southwest Texans. San Antonio: Southwest Publications, 1952.
Amanda Cartwright Taylor, vertical file. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Taylor Family Papers. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Correspondence, legal and financial documents, journals, printed material, and photographs document the business and personal activities of the Lane Taylor family and some of their close relatives.
The earliest and most detailed correspondence is business related, consisting of five letterpress books containing the outgoing letters of Lon D. Cartwright. Most the letters are related to his real estate dealings and management of family property, though some personal items are also included. Some letters refer to the real estate partnership of Cartwright and Lane Taylor. Many letters are addressed to Matthew Cartwright, the father of Lon D. Cartwright and Amanda C. Taylor. Most of the remaining correspondence is miscellaneous in nature, and is related to several family members. A number of letters concern the marriage of Lane Taylor, Jr. and Nell Graves. Included in the correspondence of Amanda C. Taylor is a letter from Emily Edwards in which she discusses her work with artist Diego Rivera in Mexico.
Legal documents consist of three deeds to Grayson County property, and a lease agreement. Most financial records, while unidentified, appear to be related to the management of farm and ranch land of the Cartwright and Taylor families. A few other scattered financial documents are associated with Lane Taylor, Jr.
Calendars and diaries consist of a series of pocket journals of Catesby W. Taylor, recording his travels and health concerns. Also included is a single appointment calendar of Amanda C. Taylor.
The remaining material is a miscellany of personal documents, including printed invitations, programs and pamphlets, a typescript of a play, and a scrapbook. Photographs include three aerial shots dating from the late 1920s showing San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission, Kelly Field, and the early stages of work on Randolph Field. Other photographs include some identified individuals, and several unidentified items.
Material connected with the wedding of Lane Taylor, Jr. and Nell Graves includes a bound record of the wedding service, notes, and cards received by the couple.
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Correspondence |
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Box 3 (oversize) |
Lon D. Cartwright, letterpress book, 1900-1907 |
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Box 4 (oversize) |
Lon D. Cartwright, letterpress book, 1907-1909 |
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Box 4 (oversize) |
Lon D. Cartwright, letterpress book, 1909-1911 |
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Box 5 (oversize) |
Lon D. Cartwright, letterpress book, 1911-1912 |
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Box 5 (oversize) |
Lon D. Cartwright, letterpress book, 1912 |
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Amanda C. Taylor, 1913-1941 |
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1/2 |
Maria Taylor, 1922, 1928 |
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1/3 |
Lane Taylor, Jr., 1939-1940 |
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1/4 |
Lane Taylor, Jr. and Nell Graves Taylor, 1940-1941 |
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Catesby W. Taylor, 1919-1924 |
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Miscellaneous, 1931, undated |
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Legal documents |
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Deed: John A. Fitch to James W. Vaden, Grayson County, 1871 |
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Deed: J.W. Vaden and Mollie E. Vaden to F.C. Vaden, Grayson County, 1903 |
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Deed: F.C. Vaden and Bertha Vaden to W.S. Omohundro, Grayson County, 1903 |
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1/8 |
Lease: Lane Taylor to Albert Peeples, 1937 |
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Financial documents |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Ledger: 1885-1893 |
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Box 8 (oversize) |
Account ledger: 1907-1908 |
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Box 8 (oversize) |
Account ledger: 1908-1916 |
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Box 8 (oversize) |
Ledger: 1910-1917 |
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Box 6 (oversize) |
Account ledger: Cartwright and Taylor, farm accounts, 1911-1913 |
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Box 7 (oversize) |
Account ledger: farm accounts, 1913-1916 |
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Box 6 (oversize) |
Account ledger: Cartwright and Taylor, farm accounts, 1915-1916 |
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Box 7 (oversize) |
Account ledger: 1915-1917 |
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Box 7 (oversize) |
Account ledger: 1916-1917 |
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Box 6 (oversize) |
Income/expenses ledger: 1939-1969 |
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Loan records, Lane Taylor, Jr., 1939-1940 |
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Account statements, Lane Taylor, Jr. |
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Horners, 1939-1940 |
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Texas Livestock Marketing Association, 1939 |
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Bills and receipts, 1928-1940 |
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Specifications |
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J.H. Kirkpatrick house, undated (photocopies) |
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Calendars and journals |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Unidentified, 1905 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Catesby W. Taylor, 1911 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Catesby W. Taylor, 1912 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Catesby W. Taylor, 1913 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Catesby W. Taylor, 1914 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Catesby W. Taylor, 1915 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Catesby W. Taylor, 1916 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Catesby W. Taylor, 1917 |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
Amanda C. Taylor, 1956 |
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Memorandum book |
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Box 2 (oversize) |
C.W. Taylor, [Jr.], 1921-22 |
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Scrapbook |
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Box 6 (oversize) |
Maria Louise Taylor |
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Organizations |
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San Antonio Little Theater |
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Typescript |
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May Frances Michael, “Who Can Tell” |
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Clippings |
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Printed material |
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Lane Taylor, Jr.-Nell Graves wedding |
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Marriage service |
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Notes |
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Cards |
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Photographs |
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Photographs include: |
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Edith Chandler |
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Kelly Air Force Base, aerial view, ca. 1928 |
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Robert J. Onderdonk, Groesbeeck house, painting |
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Mrs. F. Oppenheimer |
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Randolph Air Force Base, aerial view, ca. 1928 |
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Frank Reaugh |
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San José y San Miguel de Aguayo Mission, aerial view, ca. 1928 |
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Eugenia Taylor?, Battle of Flowers, 1922? |
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Simona B. Wofford |
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Corinne Worden |
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Unidentified photographs |
See library catalog for location
Catalogue of the M. Krueger Collection of Original Oil Paintings by Celebrated Masters of the XIX and XX Century. 1923.
Cavalry Drill Regulations. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918.
The Home Lighting Primer. 1924.
Kelly Field in the Great World War. San Antonio: San Antonio Printing Co., 1919.
Mrs. Joseph Rucker Lamar. A History of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America from 1891 to 1933. Atlanta: Walter W. Brown Publishing Co., 1934.
A Preliminary Report on Civic Art for San Antonio, Texas. St. Louis: Harland Bartholomew and Associates, 1932.
La Reata 1945
La Reata 1957
El Sombrero 1929
Lon Tinkle. 13 Days to Glory. New York: McGraw Hill, 1958.
Woodlawn Hills. San Antonio: Arthur J. Dreyfuss Co., 1929.
Texas Libraries, November 1953
The Trail, August 19, 1921
Under Texas Skies 6(September 1955)1