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Heber R. Taylor papers, 1924-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Taylor, Heber R.
Title
Heber R. Taylor papers
Dates
1924-1976 (inclusive)
1963-1968 (bulk)
Quantity
3.25 Linear Feet
Collection Number
Acc0542
Summary
Heber R. Taylor, A.C.S.W. was an instructor in the University of Utah School of Social Work from 1938 until his retirement in 1960. The majority of this collection consitsts of the historical index " Health and Welfare Services in Utah: A Chronological Listing with Historical References," along with files of corresponding material, which he compiled as an Instructor Emeritus in 1968. This collection also contains miscellaneous papers from Heber R. Taylor including correspondence, magazine articles, newsletters, meeting minutes, miscellaneous papers, and reports.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Heber R. Taylor was born in New York City on September 4, 1891. He earned his B.S. from Brigham Young University in 1925. Between 1926 and 1938, Taylor attended the New York School of Social Work (1926-1927), the University of Washington (1936), the University of Minnesota (1938), and completed his education attending summer school at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (1943 and 1944). His career in the social health and welfare field incuded a stint as a case worker for the Salt Lake County Relief Committee (1932-1933), a case worker for the Federal Transient Bureau (1933-1934) and as a field representative for the Utah State Welfare Department (1935-1938). In 1938, Heber R. Taylor became an Instructor in University of Utah School of Social Work and remained there until 1960 when he retired with the rank of Instructor Emeritus and continued working with the College of Social Work including the compilation of the Historical Index in 1968. He died in 1983.

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Content Description

The majority of the material in this collection is comprised of the index " Health & Welfare Services in Utah: a Chronological Listing With Historic References" and its corresponding files that Heber R. Taylor compiled in 1968 as part of a project to gather and list historical materials concerning the health and welfare field in the state of Utah from 1850-1968. The historical index provides a chronological listing of dates that corresponded with folders containing supporting material that Heber R. Taylor had gathered for this project. Some dates are missing in the finding aid because their corresponding folders contained only index cards that merely duplicated information already in the historical index. Records listed in the index are not necessarily in the folders; records in the corresponding folders are not necessarily listed in the index. Material for this index was compiled from the Social Work Library, social work organizations, and individuals who had worked in the field. The historical index was eventually going to become a part of a Utah Historical Collection that was to be located in the Social Work Library in the new Social Work Building that was completed in 1971.

The second series of this collection consists of one linear foot of miscellaneous papers from Heber R. Taylor including correspondence; magazine articles about teenagers, poverty and prison; miscellaneous papers from both Taylor and other authors; minutes of the Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Social Work; miscellaneous records; and newsletters. The majority of the correspondence and the miscellaneous records pertains to the compilation of information to be eventually included in the historical index.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Heber R. Taylor papers, Acc. 542, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 542

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is divided into the following two series: 1. " Health & Welfare Services in Utah: a Chronological Listing With Historic References" with corresponding files and 2. Miscellanous Papers of Heber R. Taylor. The first series is arranged according to a number scheme where the number on the folder corresponds with a chronological entry within the index. Within each folder, items are listed chronologically. The second series is arranged alphabetically.

Acquisition Information

Four cubic feet of material was collected from the Graduate School of Social Work in 2007. It was never accessioned into the Records Center.

Processing Note

Processed by Tad Garland in 2013.

Related Materials

Acc0168: Graduate School of Social Work Faculty Meetings and Newsletters, 1954-1978

Acc0188: Arthur Lawton Beeley Papers, 1916-1973

Acc0255: Graduate School of Social Work Accreditation and Research, 1947-1974

Acc0360: Graduate School of Social Work Records, 1938-1979

Acc0521: Graduate School of Social Work Records, 1950-1992

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Public health--Utah--Sources
  • Public welfare--Utah--Sources

Personal Names

  • Taylor, Heber Richards--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Correspondence
  • Minutes
  • Newsletters
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Tad Garland
2013

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