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University
of North Carolina at Asheville Register
of Manuscript Papers
of Congressman Roy
Arthur Taylor M77.15.1- [M77.06.01] |
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| Title | Papers of Congressman Roy Arthur Taylor (1959-1977) |
| Creator | Roy Arthur Taylor |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/taylor/taylor.html |
| Subject | Keyword : Roy Arthur Taylor ; National Parks and Recreation Sub-Committee ; National Park Service ; United States Congress ; |
| Subject | LCSH : Taylor, Roy |
| Description | Taylor's Congressional papers including his bills, material relating to various issues considered by Congress during his terms (1959-1976), letters to and from constituents, press releases, records of his committee work, and other items, many dealing with the National Park Service. Taylor was a member of the Interior and Insular Affairs committee and was Chairman of the National Parks and Recreation Sub-Committee. He was also a member of the International Relations Sub-Committee. The collection contains detailed, comprehensive information on acquisition, boundaries, maintenance, and use of the National Park system, including Congressional Bills, letters, maps, photographs, and proposals. Taylor's papers also reflect his other concerns in the areas of foreign policy, school affairs including busing and integration, and other issues of importance in the 1960s. |
| Publisher | D.H. Ramsey Library, Special collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Contributor | Southern Highlands Research Center ; United States Government ; family of Roy Taylor |
| Date | 2001-05-28 |
| Type | Collection ; Text |
| Format | 22 linear feet, consisting of 18 document cases and 2 1/2 file cabinets ; note- that location is largely file cabinet storage |
| Source | M77.15.1 [M77.06.01] . D-163 through D-180 inclusive; file cabinet 16, drawers 1 through 5 (16-1 through 16-5); file cabinet 17, drawers 1 through 5 (17-1 through 17-5); file cabinet 18, drawers 1 and 2 (18-1 and 18-2) |
| Language | English |
| Relation | |
| Coverage | 1959-1977 ; Washington, D.C ; Asheville, NC ; Western North Carolina ; world-wide in scope |
| Rights | Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Donor | Donor number 25 |
| Acquisition | Spring & Summer, 1977. Additional acquisitions added August 11, 1994. Acquired by the SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS RESEARCH Center |
| Citation | Roy Arthur Taylor Collection (1959-1977), D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collection, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Processed by | Southern Highlands Research Center staff, 1977 ; Special Collections staff, 1994, 2001. |
| Last update | 2001-05-28 |
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| Biographical outline | |
| 1910 | Born in Vader, Washington, son of Arthur A. and Ida (Morgan) Taylor |
| 1931 | A.B., Maryville (Tennessee) College |
| 1932 | Married Evelyn Reeves. Children: Alan F., Toni T. Roberson |
| 1936 | Law License, Asheville N.C. |
| 1936 | Admitted to N.C. bar. Practiced in Asheville and Black Mountain until 1960 |
| 1943-46 | Served as Lieutenant (senior grade) U. S. Naval Reserve. |
| 1947-53 | Member, 86th-87th Congress, 12th district, N.C. Member, 88th-93rd Congresses, 11th district, N.C. |
| 1949-60 | Member, N.C. legislature from Buncombe County |
| 1951-52 |
Lion's Club, district governor. Baptist deacon. |
| Home, at time of donation, 110 Connally St., Black Mountain, N.C. 28711 | |
| Brief Biography |
Roy Arthur Taylor was born January 31, 1910 in Vader, Lewis County, Washington. In his first year his family moved to Chandler, North Carolina, where he grew up. There he attended the Buncombe County Public School system. Taylor went on to attend and then graduate in 1929 from Asheville-Biltmore College, the predecessor of UNC Asheville, and at the time a two year institution. He continued his training at Maryville College in Tennessee, where he received and A.B degree in 1931. In 1936 he received a law degree from Asheville University Law School. Upon his graduation from Asheville University Law School, Taylor was admitted to the bar and began private practice in Asheville. When World War II broke out Taylor enlisted in 1943 in the United States Navy. He stayed in the military for three years and was discharged as a lieutenant in 1946 after having served as commanding officer of a tank landing ship. After the war Taylor went into politics and in 1947 was a member of the North Carolina general assembly. He continued in that capacity, serving another two-year term, until 1951. Taylor was a Buncombe County attorney from 1949 until 1960, and was a member of the Asheville-Buncombe College board of trustees for the same years. In the spring of 1960 North Carolina Congressman David M. Hall died while in office, and Taylor was elected to take his place. Taylor served out the term as the 12th District Representative, and was elected for eight Congresses after that as the 11th District Representative. In total he was in the House of Representatives from June 25, 1960 until January 3, 1977. Taylor did not run for office again in 1976 or afterwards, and died November 28, 1995 in Black Mountain, North Carolina. During his life Taylor was a Baptist and a member of the Lions Club.
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