George C. Taylor papers, 1943-1986.

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George C. Taylor papers, 1943-1986.

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The George C. Taylor collection contains numerous photographs and photograph albums of the places around the world where he worked, USGS open reports, maps, and notebooks from El Salvador and Nicaragua, 1943-1944, and Haiti, Chile, and Panama, 1946-1949. Also included are field notebooks, photographs, and reports from Yemen, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Peru, Jordon and other countries. An unpublished autobiographical account in 12 volumes is included. It is in manuscript form, entitled, "Ten Years with the Mercenaries of International Development, 1975-1985". Consultancy files contain work done for Johnston Associates, 1982-1986. Ephemera include published books and resource materials on the countries where he worked.

26.35 cubic ft. (27 boxes) + 1 expandable envelope.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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