The William O. Taylor Papers 1872-1890.

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The William O. Taylor Papers 1872-1890.

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This small collection of papers is organized into two series: Personal papers and Photographs. The Personal Papers contain Taylor's discharge papers from the Army, as well as correspondence, personal recollections, and newspaper clippings concerning the Battle of Little Bighorn. Taylor's original, hand-written draft of his manuscript "With Custer on the Little Bighorn" as well as a Japanese translation of the 1996 Viking Press edition of the book are also located in the collection. The Photographs contain tintypes, lithographs, and cartes de visites of various military. Personnel, monuments, and camp life. There are numerous photographs of Taylor himself, at the time of his service in the Army. A number of the photographs and other material in the collection are reproduced in Taylor's book. The collection also contains a black lacquered tin box (in which all the papers were originally stored), a paper wrapper, service ribbon and beaded pouch containing a rosary carved in bone.

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