Special Collections and University Archives
403 Parks Library | 701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2102
RS 21/7/122
Wilford Mervin Taylor
Iowa State College scrapbook and photographs, 1910-1911
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Taylor, Wilford Mervin |
| title: | Wilford Mervin Taylor Iowa State College scrapbook and photographs |
| dates: | 1910-1911 |
| extent: | 2 linear feet (1 half-document box, 1 oversized box ) |
| collection number: | RS 21/7/122 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections and University Archives, Iowa State University. |
| language: | English |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Special Collections and University Archives |
| preferred citation: | Wilford Mervin Taylor Iowa State College scrapbook and photographs, RS 21/7/122, Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives. |
Access points
| People, Families, and Corporate Bodies: | Taylor, Wilford Mervin Iowa State University -- Students |
| Places: |
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| Subjects: | Iowa State University -- Sports |
| Genres: | Scrapbooks Photographic prints |
Biographical note
Wilford Melvin Taylor was born June 6, 1890. Taylor grew up in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Hollywood High School. He attended Iowa State College (University) from Fall semester 1910 through Fall semester 1911, when he left school due to financial difficulties after the death of his father. Taylor was a member of Ozark fraternity (now the Iowa Beta Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi). He played on the 1910 reserve football team and on the 1911 varsity football team in the halfback position. |
Collection description
This collection (1910-1911) contains a scrapbook and photographs documenting the Iowa State College baseball, football, and track teams and the Ozark fraternity. In addition to photographs, the scrapbook also contains several news clippings and artifacts highlighting activities Taylor participated in as a student. A number of loose photographs and a program for the Iowa versus Iowa State football game were removed from the scrapbook and placed in Box 1, Folder 3. |
Organization
The collection is arranged alphabetically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Picture postcards: baseball and football teams (2 b/w) |
1911 |
1 |
2 |
Photographs: baseball team (1 b/w), track team (1 b/w), football team (1 b/w) |
1911 |
1 |
3 |
Photographs (9 b/w, loose photographs and program separated from scrapbook) |
1910-1911 |
2 |
|
Scrapbook (51 b/w photographs) |
1911 |