Taylor, Francis Henry, 1903-1957
Educator, Museum director, Art critic
Size: 0.2 linear ft. (on partial microfilm reel)
Summary: Correspondence concerning the acquisition of Taylor's papers by the Archives; typescripts of "Life Round Table Conference on Modern Art," 1948; and a large file of clippings relating to Taylor's work with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Museum director, Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York, N.Y.
Donated 1958 by Pamela Taylor, Taylor's wife.
Microfilm reel 129 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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Francis Henry Taylor papers, 1950-1958. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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