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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], W. L. Taylor, Jr., Practice Book, Ms1992-030, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The W. L. Taylor, Jr., Practice Book was donated to Virginia Tech in February 1980. It was transferred to Special Collections in 1992.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the W. L. Taylor, Jr., Practice Book commenced and was completed in 1992. Additional description was completed in June 2009.
William Leonard Taylor, Jr., was born to William and Irene (Bennett) Taylor on January 2, 1911, in Sayre, Pennsylvania. He was a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1929 through 1931. He died on June 28, 1961, and is buried with his parents in Tioga Point Cemetery in Athens, Pennsylvania.
External sources:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Catalogs, 1930, 1931
U. S. Censuses, 1920-1950
"William Leonard Taylor Jr.", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40415915/william-leonard-taylor, accessed October 4, 2023.
William Leonard Taylor, Jr., in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/3254577:60484, accessed October 4, 2023.
"William L Taylor Jr," in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/6725647:5164, accessed October 4, 2023.
The collection contains a "Lessons in Lettering" practice book that belonged to W. L. Taylor, Jr. The book is the second in a series, with an emphasis on "Inclined Letter Stroke." Taylor completed the exercises in the book and most are graded in the right margin.
The guide to the W. L. Taylor, Jr., Practice Book by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).