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John F. A. Taylor papers

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.129

Scope and Contents

This collection included a document titled "The Public Commission of the University: A Plan of Research Submitted to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation by John F. A. Taylor, Professor of Philosophy, Michigan State University." Also included is a newspaper clipping quoting Taylor on the separation of universities from politics.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

John F. A. Taylor was born October 8, 1915 in Dallas, Texas to Charles B. Taylor and Mary Adams Taylor. He earned an A.B (1936) and a Ph.D. (1940) from Princeton University, and a L.H.D. from Lewis and Clark College in 1968. Taylor was hired by Michigan State College in 1946 as a professor and head of the Department of Literature and Fine Arts. He later became a professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy. He retired in 1983.

Taylor married Elizabeth Frost, with whom he had two daughters.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University.

Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Title
John F. A. Taylor Papers
Status
3 Ready For Cataloging
Author
M. Badgley Malone
Date
July 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

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