Papers, 1921-1948.

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Papers, 1921-1948.

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Consists of extensive correspondence, writings and talks, and miscellaneous personal papers documenting Taylor's career as a physicist. Well documented is Taylor's teaching career in the Oberlin College Department of Physics. Correspondence includes files of recommendation letters and correspondence with other physicists and scientific companies. His personal correspondence highlights his numerous private interests, including his views on temperance, religion and politics. His interest in inventor Elisha Gray (1835-1901) is evident in the unpublished manuscript, "The Untold Story of the Telephone." Notable correspondents include: Robert Andrews Millikan (1868-1953); Arthur F. Compton (1892-1962); Carl Ellis Howe (1898-1968); and Charles Nelson Cole (1871-1945). Letters inquiring about Elisha Gray and correspondence with campus figures and committees complete the correspondence.

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Taylor, Lloyd William, 1893-1948

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Lloyd William Taylor (1893-1948), noted physicist, married WCTU crusader Esther Elenora Bliss (1890-1980) in 1917. He earned his Ph. D. from the University of Chicago in 1922. In 1924 Taylor was appointed chairman of the Oberlin College Physics Department. He authored several books including "Physics: The Pioneer Science" (1941); "College Manual of Optics" (1924); and co-authored "General Physics for the Laboratory" (1926) with Carl Ellis Howe. His writings include articles about inventor Elisha...

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Taylor, Esther Bliss, 1890-1980

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Esther Bliss Taylor (1890-1980), wife of Oberlin College Physics Professor Lloyd William Taylor (1893-1948), was a tireless temperance crusader. A president of the Oberlin, Ohio branch of the WCTU from 1946 to 1976, Esther Bliss Taylor promoted local temperance initiatives and educational programs. She also participated in temperance efforts on the national, state and county levels. She was also active in politics and church activities in the Oberlin community. From the description o...

Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953

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Physicist (photoelectricity, ions) and educator. On the physics faculty at the University of Chicago, 1896-1921; on the faculty at California Institute of Technology: director, Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics and chairman of the Executive Council, 1921-1946, emeritus professor of physics and chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1946; Nobel Prize in physics, 1923. From the description of Papers [microform], 1847-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77594601 Millikan was...

Gray, Elisha, 1835-1901

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Elisha Gray (b. August 2, 1835, Barnesville, OH–d. January 21, 1901, Newtonville, MA) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. He is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. There is a dispute over the inventor of the telephone: Gray or Alexander Graham Bell. Gray was a prolific inventor and also considered to be the father of the modern music synthesizer. In his lifetime, he was granted over...