Charles Shoemaker Taylor commencement oration
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one copy of a speech Charles Shoemaker Taylor gave at his commencement in 1871. The speech references Aurelius Augustine and considers the roles academia and friendship play in life.
Dates
- Creation: 1871
Creator
- Taylor, Charles Shoemaker (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical
Charles Shoemaker Taylor entered Haverford College in 1867 and graduated in 1871. Taylor served as vice president of the Alumni Association and Manager of Haverford College from 1876-1880. He was a trustee of Bryn Mawr College until 1893 and was also a member of the Merion Cricket Club, the University Club, and the Haverford College Union.
He was born in 1850 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Abraham M. Taylor and Elizabeth R. Shoemaker. He married Rebecca... Hughes in 1873 and had five children with her. When Rebecca died, Taylor got remarried to Gertrude Allinson in 1894 and had three children with her. Charles Shoemaker Taylor died September 21, 1939, in Haverford, Pennsylvania, at the age of 89.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charles Shoemaker Taylor's commencement oration.
Processing Information
Processed by Maia Schwallie, completed December, 2024
- Title
- Charles Shoemaker Taylor commencement oration
- Author
- Maia Schwallie
- Date
- December, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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