John W. Taylor family photograph collection

John W. Taylor family photograph collection, 1860-1930

Overview of the Collection

Title: John W. Taylor family photograph collection
Dates: 1860-1930 (inclusive)
18601930
Quantity: 82 photographic prints
Collection Number: P0050
Summary: The John W. Taylor family photograph collection contains portraits of John W. Taylor, various wives, and members of the Taylor family. The collection also contains portraits of members of the Woolley family, portraits of various leaders of the LDS Church, and miscellaneous photographs, many documenting research by Raymond and Samuel Taylor for the book entitled: Uranium fever.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The photographs in this collection pertain to the lives of John Taylor (1808-1887), third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his son, John W. Taylor and his wives, and Taylor's grandsons, Raymond and Samuel Taylor. John W. Taylor was excommunicated by the L.D.S. Church in the early 20th century for continuing to practice polygamy. Raymond and Samuel Taylor later became historians and co-authors of books on their family and Mormon history.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Separated Materials

Materials were transferred to the John Taylor family papers (MS 0050).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

John W. Taylor family and Woolley family photographsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	John W. Taylor and his wives 1-5: John W. Taylor 6: John W. Taylor and his six wives: May Rich, Nellie Todd, Janet Marie Woolley, Rhoda Welling, Ellen Sanberg, Roxie Welling 7: John W. Taylor as president of the Colorado Mission with his two councilors Horace B. Ensign and Fred Graham 8: Four wives of John W. Taylor: Janet Marie Woolley, Roxie Welling, Rhoda Welling and Nellie Todd 9: May Rich, first wife of John W. Taylor 10: Ellen Sanberg, 6th wife of John W. Taylor
1	2-3	John W. Taylor family 11: Nettie M. Taylor 12: Nettie Taylor's home in Provo, Utah 13-15: John Taylor, third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 16-17: Raymond Taylor of Provo, Utah 18-19: Maggie Anderson 20-25: Unidentified 26-27: At Carthage Jail 28: At the General Brock Hotel in Canada 29: The White House 30: Niagara Falls
1	4	Woolley family 31: Mr. and Mrs. Jean Woolley 32: Maria Woolley's girls, 1873 33: Samuel E. Woolley, Elder Gardner and Albert Woolley 34: Horace, Rachel and Leo Woolley 35: Edwin D. Woolley
1	5-6	LDS Church Leaders 36: George Q. Cannon 37: Amasa Lyman 38: Hyrum Smith 39: Joseph Smith 40: Joseph F. Smith 41: Lorenzo Snow 42: Wilford Woodruff 43: Brigham Young 44: The organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, home of Peter Whitmer Sr., Fayette, New York, 1830
1	7	Miscellaneous 48-50: Cahoon Family 51: Ettienne Provot 52: Unidentified 53: Salt Lake Temple and Tabernacle, 1904 54: Old Smith Homestead, Emma Smith's Grave and lot where martyred brothers were buried, Nauvoo, Illinois
1	8	Raymond and Samuel Taylor 55: Samuel and Raymond Taylor at Brigham Young statue at the time of "Uranium Fever" 56: Theron Hall 57: Ellis J. Pickett 58: Merlyn and Homer Wolfe, Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico 59-82: Raymond Taylor and friends in the Paria and Houserock regions of southern Utah researching "Uranium Fever"

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Subject Terms

Latter Day Saint churches--19th century--Photographs

Family Names

Taylor family--Photographs
Woolley family--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Group portraits--1830-1970
Photographic prints--1830-1970
Portrait photographs--1830-1970

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