Finding aid for the Virgil Corydon Taylor Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Taylor, Virgil Corydon
Title: Virgil Corydon Taylor Papers
Dates: 1831-1966
Extent: 1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract: Virgil Corydon Taylor (1838-1924) was a realtor, banker, and proprietor of V.C. Taylor & Son, a Cleveland, Ohio, real estate firm (est. 1872). The collection consists of biographical sketches, a diary, a speech, wills, family genealogies and related correspondence, account books of Taylor's real estate firm and the Cherry Run Security Oil Company, and material related to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Cleveland.
MS Number MS 3408
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Virgil Corydon Taylor Papers, 1831-1966, consist of biographical sketches, a diary, a speech, wills, family genealogies and related correspondence, account books of Taylor's real estate firm and the Cherry Run Security Oil Company, and material related to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Cleveland.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of real estate, entrepreneurship, and business in Cleveland, Ohio. Also includes material related to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Cleveland, Ohio.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult PG 173 Virgil Corydon Taylor Photographs.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Real estate agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea.
Real estate investment -- United States -- Finance
Taylor family.
Taylor, Virgil Corydon, 1838-1924.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3408 Virgil Corydon Taylor Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dr. Alexander T. Bunts in 1967.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Virgil Corydon Taylor Papers 1831-1966

Box Folder
1 1 Biographical sketches and obituaries dates vary
1 2 Diary 1860
1 2 Speech 1908
1 3 Household expense account book 1863-1870
1 4 Wills 1898 1923
1 4 Estate matters 1924-1926
1 5 Deeds and titles 1831-1924
1 6 Loose accounts 1883-1891
1 7 Account book 1873-1888
1 8 Account book 1878-1882
Box Folder
2 1 Account book 1881-1887
2 2 Account book 1887-1900
2 3 Account book 1887-1888
2 4 Account book 1888-1906
2 5 Account book 1896-1908
2 6 Secretary's book of the Cherry Run Security Oil Company 1865
Box Folder
3 1 Taylor family genealogy 1879-1924
3 2 Johnson and Sackett genealogies 1897-1960
3 3 Genealogical correspondence with John Romer and others 1896-1962
3 4 Newspaper clippings and genealogy material 1867-1962
3 5 Harriet Taylor Bunts legal papers 1890-1924
3 6 Soldiers and Sailors Monument records 1957-1966