Colonel Walter H. Taylor Papers | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Colonel Walter H. Taylor Papers

Predominant Dates:1810, 1837-1916

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-233

Primary Creator: Taylor, Walter Herron (1838-1916)

Extent: 9.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by series in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 01/18/1964

Forms of Material: Agreements, Booklets, Checks (bank checks), Clippings (information artifacts), Contracts, Correspondence, Deeds, Diplomas, Drivers' licenses, Envelopes, Excerpts, Financial records, Fliers (printed matter), Insurance policies, Invitations, Invoices, Journals (periodicals), Lists (document genres), Maps (documents), Minutes (administrative records), Notes, Orderly books, Pamphlets, Photographs, Receipts, Resolutions (administrative records), Rosters, Speeches (documents), Stock certificates, Telegrams, Wills

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Personal and business correspondence, notes, financial records, wills and deeds from his clients, booklets and pamphlets, newspaper clippings about the Civil War, and photographs. Also included in the collection are the personal papers of the Saunders family.

Biographical Note

Colonel Walter H. Taylor was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1838. He enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute in 1853 and graduated in 1857. In 1859 he joined the Norfolk militia and by the beginning of the Civil War he was promoted to the headquarters of the Army of Virginia, becoming the adjunct or aide-de-camp to Confederate General Robert E. Lee for the duration of the war. In 1865 Taylor married his longtime love, Elizabeth "Bettie" Saunders. Upon returning to Norfolk after the war, he became involved in politics by representing Norfolk in the Virginia legislature from 1873-1876. In 1877, Walter H. Taylor became the president of Marine Bank, where he served for nearly 40 years. He was also on the board of the Virginia Military Institute and Norfolk and Western Railroad. He remained a great defender of the Civil War and General Lee. Taylor published two books, Four Years with General Lee in 1877 and General Lee, His Campaigns in Virginia, 1861-1865 in 1906. He died from cancer on March 1, 1916 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Janet Taylor by donation

Preferred Citation: Colonel Walter H. Taylor Papers, MSS 0000-233, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed June to November 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 5

Folder 1: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Manuscript Notes, undated

Item 1: Manuscript note, page 10, undated
Item 2: Manuscript note, second Manassas, undated
Item 3: Manuscript notes, forty years after the war, undated
Item 4: Excerpt, What A Boy Saw of the Civil War: with glimpses of General Lee, undated
Item 5: Manuscript notes, undated
Item 6: Manuscript note, Monthly report of 1863 May 31, undated
Item 7: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to the Editor of the Philadelphia Times, undated
Item 8: Announcement, General Lee; His campaigns in Virginia 1861-1865, undated
Item 9: Manuscript notes, Campaign in Western Virginia, undated
Item 10: Excerpt, Chapters from Walter H. Taylor's book, undated
Item 11: Miscellaneous, Manuscript notes, undated

Folder 2: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Publication Correspondence, 1888-1907

Item 1: Correspondence, The North American Review to Walter H. Taylor, 1888 October 2
Item 2: Correspondence, J. P. Thomas to Walter H. Taylor, 1895 May 6
Item 3: Correspondence, John B. Dunbar to Walter H. Taylor, 1897 December 4
Item 4: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to S.B. Woodfin, 1903 January 15
Item 5: Correspondence, J. L. Hall to Walter H. Taylor, 1903 February 26
Item 6: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to J. L. Hall, 1903 March 3
Item 7: Correspondence, Walter H. Page to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 August 12
Item 8: Correspondence, Walter H. Page to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 August 22
Item 9: Correspondence, Henry W. Lewis to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 October 11
Item 10: Correspondence, S. B. Woodfin to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 January 1
Item 11: Correspondence, Walter H. Page to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 January 17
Item 12: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to D. Appleton & Co., 1906 April 9
Item 13: Correspondence, D. Appleton & Co. to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 April 12
Item 14: Correspondence, D. Appleton & Co. to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 April 17
Item 15: Correspondence, D. Appleton & Co. to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 April 20
Item 16: Correspondence, Braunworth & Co. to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 July 3
Item 17: Correspondence, Braunworth & Co. to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 July 6
Item 18: Correspondence, F. M. Colston to Walter H. Taylor, 1907 January 17
Item 19: Note, 1907 February 23

Folder 3: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Business Correspondence, 1856-1922

Item 1: Correspondence, J. T. Loutter to Walter H. Taylor, 1856 May 24
Item 2: Correspondence, J. T. Loutter to Walter H. Taylor, 1856 May 26
Item 3: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to unknown, 1858 May 11
Item 4: Correspondence, George H. Fitzwilson to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 5
Item 5: Correspondence, Henry E. Johnston to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 11
Item 6: Correspondence, Samuel B. Paul to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 14
Item 7: Correspondence, Francis H. Smith to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 19
Item 8: Correspondence, Alexander Stoddart to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 23
Item 9: Correspondence, Montague Brothers to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 29
Item 10: Correspondence, W. A. Seaver to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 30
Item 11: Correspondence, P. Campbell to Walter H. Taylor, 1865 August 30
Item 12: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to unknown, 1872 October 15
Item 13: Correspondence, A. J. Martin to Walter H. Taylor, 1872 December 14
Item 14: Correspondence, unknown to Andrew Martin, 1872 December 16
Item 15: Correspondence, J. E. W. to Andrew Martin, undated
Item 16: Correspondence, J. M. White to Walter H. Taylor, 1877 September 5
Item 17: Correspondence, F. T. Hay to Walter H. Taylor, 1883 October 1
Item 18: Correspondence, H. C. Hardy & Sons to Walter H. Taylor, 1884 February 20
Item 19: Correspondence, Marshall Parks to Walter H. Taylor, 1884 December 17
Item 20: Correspondence, White & Garnett to Walter H. Taylor, 1885 May 4
Item 21: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to A. J. Martin, T. E. Elliott, J. H. Walker, 1886 December 6
Item 22: Correspondence, C. G. Ramsey to Board of Directors, 1891 May 28
Item 23: Correspondence, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1895 May 21
Item 24: Correspondence, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1895 June 21
Item 25: Correspondence, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1896 April 14
Item 26: Correspondence, Henry A. to Walter H. Taylor, 1900 February 23
Item 27: Correspondence, R. R. Bradley to Walter H. Taylor, 1901 October 11
Item 28: Correspondence, Myers & Co. to Walter H. Taylor, 1902 October 27
Item 29: Correspondence, D. Lowenberg to Walter H. Taylor, 1903 February 18
Item 30: Correspondence, D. Lowenberg to Walter H. Taylor, 1903 March 16
Item 31: Correspondence, Barton Myers to Walter H. Taylor, 1903 December 10
Item 32: Correspondence, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1904 November 4
Item 33: Correspondence, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 January 6
Item 34: Correspondence, J. W. Perry to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 June 20
Item 35: Correspondence, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 November 14
Item 36: Correspondence, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 January 23
Item 37: Correspondence, W. J. L. to Walter H. Taylor, 1909 April 5
Item 38: Correspondence, M. W. Muller to Walter H. Taylor, 1909 April 6
Item 39: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to Montgomery Ward & Co., 1909 November 12
Item 40: Correspondence, G. B. Williams to Walter H. Taylor, 1911 November 9
Item 41: Correspondence, M. W. Muller to Walter H. Taylor, 1913 March 6
Item 42: Correspondence, Edgar A. Altland to Walter H. Taylor, 1922 March 27
Item 43: Correspondence, T. S. M. to A., undated
Item 44: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to Walter H. Page, undated
Item 45: Correspondence, unknown, undated
Item 46: Correspondence, J. B. Trippe to unknown, undated
Item 47: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to "Jally", undated
Item 48: Miscellaneous, notes, undated

Folder 4: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Legal documents, 1872-1902

Item 1: Charter of the Marine Bank of Norfolk, 1872
Item 2: Deed, W. Talbott Walke, 1876 May 23
Item 3: Deed, J. D. Brody, 1876 May 23
Item 4: Deed, John T. Redmond, 1876 August 21
Item 5: Deed, John T. Redmond, 1877 June 30
Item 6: Power of Attorney, Kate R. Pollard, 1880 March 27
Item 7: Corporation Court, The Norfolk City Railroad Company vs. The Exchange National Bank of Norfolk, 1886 May 6
Item 8: Corporation Court, The Norfolk City Railroad Company vs. The Exchange National Bank of Norfolk, 1887 July 21
Item 9: Deed, Margaret Lamb, 1900 November 12
Item 10: Deed, John T. Woodhouse, 1901 November 7
Item 11: Will, Howard N. Johnson, 1902 August 28
Item 12: Contract, Mary N. Johnson, Emily E. Johnson, and Sallie K. Zane, 1902 August 28
Item 13: Contract, Mary N. Johnson and Emily E. Johnson, 1902 August 28
Item 14: Deed, Mary N. Johnson and Emily E. Johnson, 1902 August 28
Item 15: Indenture, Howard H. Johnson, 1902 August 28
Item 16: Estate, Howard N. Johnson, 1902 October 17

Folder 5: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Financial Records, 1881-1906

Item 1: Account Book, Trustee accounts, 1881-1882
Item 2: Account Book, Trustee accounts, 1881-1882
Item 3: Funds of Walter H. Taylor, 1881-1882
Item 4: Check, Walter H. Taylor to The Bank of New York, 1881 October 12
Item 5: Correspondence, H. C. Hardy to Walter H. Taylor, 1882 February 6
Item 6: Check, Walter H. Taylor to The Bank of New York, 1882 February 6
Item 7: Check, Walter H. Taylor to The Bank of New York, 1882 February 8
Item 8: Check, Walter H. Taylor to The Bank of New York, 1882 March 7
Item 9: Correspondence, Chase Olney Alach to Walter H. Taylor, 1882 March 9
Item 10: Correspondence, H. C. Hardy to Walter H. Taylor, 1882 March 9
Item 11: Check, Walter H. Taylor to The Bank of New York, 1882 April 13
Item 12: Check, Walter H. Taylor to The Bank of New York, 1882 April 18
Item 13: Note, The Bank of New York, 1882 June
Item 14: Invoice, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1896 April 14
Item 15: Invoice, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1896 July 1
Item 16: Check, O. F. Bresee & Sons to Walter H. Taylor, 1900 March 3
Item 17: Check, M. B. Flock to The Marine Bank of Norfolk, 1900 October 30
Item 18: Check, The Marine Bank of Norfolk to Norfolk Yarn Mills, 1903 June 19
Item 19: Agreement, Lamberts Point Knitting Mill to Walter H. Taylor, 1903 December 10
Item 20: Check, Norfolk Yarn Mills to Walter H. Taylor, 1904 March 1
Item 21: Check, The Marine Bank of Norfolk to Norfolk Yarn Mills, 1904 March 23
Item 22: Invoice, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 January 6
Item 23: Invoice, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1905 February 6
Item 24: Invoice, David Bendann to Walter H. Taylor, 1906 January 1
Item 25: Miscellaneous, undated

Folder 6: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Book, 1891 October 3

Item 1: Book, Infantry Drill Regulations- United States Army, 1891 October 3

Folder 7: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Centennial Celebration, 1887-1912

Item 1: Invitation, Lee Monument Association, 1887 October 27
Item 2: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to Clarence W. Bower, 1889 April 10
Item 3: Invitation, Centennial Celebration Ball, Metropolitan Opera House, 1889 April 29
Item 4: Invitation, Centennial Celebration Naval Display, 1889 April 29
Item 5: Invitation, Centennial Celebration Reception, 1889 April 29
Item 6: Program, The Virginians: Centennial Celebration of Washington's Inauguration, 1889 April 30
Item 7: Invitation, Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington, 1889 April 30
Item 8: Invitation, Commemoration of the Inauguration of George Washington, 1889 April 30
Item 9: Invitation, Centennial Celebration, 1889 April 30
Item 10: Invitation, The Committee on the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington, 1889 April 30
Item 11: Invitation, Centennial Celebration, 1889 May 1
Item 12: Invitation, Unveiling the Monument at the Grave of Gen. T. J. Jackson, 1891 May 30
Item 13: Correspondence, Henry to Walter H. Taylor, 1911 January 23
Item 14: Invitation, Mr. L. G. Johnson's Dinner, 1912 November 7

Folder 8: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Miscellaneous, undated

Item 1: Book, Charts of The History and Government of the United Sates, 1892
Item 2: Magazine, The Iron Worker, 1948
Item 3: Journal, Military Collector & Historian, 1960
Item 4: Booklet, "L'APOGEE", undated

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