Taylor-Palmer Family Papers Collection

Description:

This collection of family papers and memorabilia starts with a family tree of the descendants of Dr. Henry Palmer (1827-1895), who was a Civil War surgeon and then became the surgeon general of Wisconsin, based in Janesville, Wisconsin. The collection was assembled by his grandson Frederick Hoyt Taylor's second wife Martha Mongeau Taylor. It includes photographs, letters, memorials, small publications, news clippings, textile fragments, a handwritten memory book, and a baby book. Related family names that appear in the collection include Dr. Palmer's daughter Elizabeth Palmer Taylor and husband John Siebert Taylor (who was the MAC/MSU director of bands in the 1910s); their son Frederick Hoyt Taylor; Dr. Palmer's son Dr. William H. Palmer; Dr. Palmer's daughter Stella Palmer Sabin and her family.

Date Created:

[1889 TO 1962]

Data Provider:

Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives

Collection:

Taylor-Palmer Family Papers Collection

Subject Topic:

Baby books, Family history, Textiles, Memorial rites & ceremonies, and Sheet music

Language:

English

Rights:

Copyright Not Evaluated

URL:

http://cadl.pastperfectonline.com/archive/51E8A5CB-5B17-4F5A-9CA9-500832557038