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Dc [December] 1933 TT [Ted Taylor]

File contains Ted Taylor incoming correspondence and copy of text wired to L.D. Taylor, cards received, lists, receipts and a pass. File includes a greeting card from Mr. and Mrs. George J. Fowler featuring a sketch of the Burrard Street Bridge.

[1933]

File includes newspaper clippings, financial statements and receipts, reports and a date book.

Ag [August] 1933 TT [Ted Taylor]

File consists of correspondence, three photographs, notes and a poem. Includes a letter from L.D. Taylor to Ted Taylor discussing his decision to run for the Provincial Legislature in Omineca. Included with the letter are three postcards featuring photographs of the Douglas Lodge, B.C. area and Spuzzum. B.C.

[1932]

File includes newspaper clippings concerning L.D. Taylor's activities as Mayor and his illness, correspondence, campaign material, five photographs, a date book and municipal financial statements. File also includes both original and photographic reproductions of political cartoons by R.L. Halstead and Fitzmaurice.

Oct - Nv 1932 TT [Ted Taylor]

File consists of Ted Taylor correspondence with L.D. Taylor, Britann (Bill) Laymon and Ken Taylor, as well as some ephemeral material.
Items within the file have been divided up into sections by Ted Taylor according to month of creation.

1927 Beaton

File consists of Octavia Beaton correspondence, including correspondence concerning the death of her daughter-in-law Mary and a letter from George Beaton, records relating to her membership in the American Legion Auxiliary, and prose written by her on the topic of Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight.

Thanksgiving at E[ugene and] F[rances] Cooley's

Thanksgiving at E[ugene and] F[rances] Cooley's

Photograph shows a family portrait. Left to right. Top row: Bob Ryon, John McAlvay, Dave McKibbin, Albert Cooley, Ellen Jane Cooley, Kate McAlvay, Ned, Carl. Middle row: Bobbie Ryon, Gladys Baker, Betty McAlvay, Stannard, Bess, Papa, Louise Cooley, Edgar Ryon, Jean McKibbin, Eva. Lowest row: Clara, Barbara McAlvay, Margaret Cooley, Eva McAlvay, Edith, Anne Ryon, Arthur

Thanksgiving at E[ugene and] F[rances] Cooley's

Thanksgiving at E[ugene and] F[rances] Cooley's

Photograph shows a family portrait. Left to right: Frances Cooley, Eugene Cooley, Katharine holding Kathleen, Arthur Yull in basket, Paul Yull, Papa holding Mary Lou Cooley, Bruce Chaneller, George Chaneller, and Helen Chaneller

Ap.-My 1932 TT [Ted Taylor]

File consists of correspondence, a theatre program, postcard and other material. Includes a letter from L.D. Taylor to Octavia Beaton and a letter from Ted Taylor to L.D. Taylor pertaining to L.D.'s recovery from illness. Incoming correspondence to Ted Taylor includes letters from Eve West and Horteuse Maddox Davis, and correspondence regarding the revival of the "Garret Club."
Items within the file have been divided up into sections by Ted Taylor according to month of creation.

1932 Beaton

File consists of Octavia Beaton correspondence, financial records, cards, a program, two photographs and other material. Correspondence relates to family, financial and employment matters and the effect of the Depression on the Beaton and Taylor families. Includes correspondence with relatives, friends and an employer, many letters to and from her brother-in-law Ralph Beaton, several letters to L.D. Taylor and letters from L.D. regarding his illness and financial situation. Photographic material includes a print of her niece Mary's wedding party and a negative showing a young girl, possibly Mary Louise Taylor, standing on a porch.

L.D. Taylor family fonds

  • AM1477
  • Fonds
  • 1827-1932

Fonds consists of records of the Taylor and Pierce families. The fonds has been divided into three sousfonds according to the three dominant creators: L.D. Taylor sousfonds (1873-1946), Ted Taylor sousfonds (1919-1959), and the O.J. Pierce (1831 -1939) sousfonds. The fonds includes records relating to the professional activities of family members, including L.D. Taylor's mayoral career and newspaper and mining business interests; Ted Taylor's career as a journalist and Hollywood press agent; Ken Taylor's career as a journalist and his service in the Second World War; and O.J. Pierce's career as an architect and his American Civil War service. Records also document the relationships between family members, their financial affairs and property ownership, education, and activities in general. Records documenting the civic administration and development of Vancouver, 1896 to 1946, may be found in the L.D. Taylor sousfonds and in the Correspondence series of the Ted Taylor and Osborne J. Pierce sousfonds. Some records in the Ted Taylor sousfonds pertain to Mary Louise Taylor, and the Pierce, Beaton and Werbel families. The O.J. Pierce sousfonds includes some records created by Annie, Winifred and Caroline Pierce. Document types include correspondence, photographs, newspapers and clippings, notebooks, financial and legal records, business records, publications, reports, ephemera, architectural drawings, paintings and sketches, poetic works, book drafts, drama scripts, political cartoons, date books, note books, stock certificates and artifacts.

Taylor family, Louis Denison

The retreat, Mashobra

The retreat, Mashobra

Photograph is one of nine photographs adhered to a card created by Lord and Lady Willingdon in commemoration of Lord Willingdon's retirement as Governor General in 1931. The card is titled "Lest You Forget."

Viceroy's house, New Dehli

Viceroy's house, New Dehli

Photograph is one of nine photographs adhered to a card created by Lord and Lady Willingdon in commemoration of Lord Willingdon's retirement as Governor General in 1931. The card is titled "Lest You Forget."

[Group portrait on the deck of the R.M.S. Aorangi]

[Group portrait on the deck of the R.M.S. Aorangi]

Individuals identified are: Managing Director [of the Canadian Australasian Line] holding ring with the ship's name on it and his wife holding flowers, Mayor L.D. Taylor standing to the right of the Director, and the Mayor's secretary on far right. Inscription by Taylor on verso of print reads: "First call the Aorangi, Sydney to Vancouver. Largest power boat so far built."

[Group portrait on the deck of the R.M.S. Aorangi]

[Group portrait on the deck of the R.M.S. Aorangi]

Individuals identified are: Managing Director [of the Canadian Australasian Line] holding ring with the ship's name on it and his wife holding flowers, Mayor L.D. Taylor standing to the right of the Director, and the Mayor's secretary on far right. Inscription by Taylor on the verso of the photograph reads: "Arrival of greatest power boat in the world."

1931 Family general

File consists of Ted Taylor correspondence and notes. Includes cards and greetings from Billie Dove, George McCall and Ralph and Buddy Welles.
File has been divided up into the following sections by Ted Taylor: Xmas 1931.

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