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Taylor, Beryl E.

 Person

Biographical Note

Beryl Taylor, born in Versailles, Illinois on August 28, 1918, began working in the Frick Laboratory in 1937 and continued there while attending Walker Harvey Jr. College in New York City, from which he graduated in 1952. After serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps he resumed work in the Frick Laboratory and directed the moving of the Frick Carnivore and Camel collections from the Millstone Laboratory on Long Island to AMNH. He was appointed Frick Associate Curator at the AMNH in 1972. He retired on September 3, 1980 and moved to Florida. Taylor's field of research was deer and cameloid fossils in North America. The research records have been divided into stratigraphic and geographic data of the Tertiary and Quaternary periods written by Taylor, Skinner, Tedford, Toohey, Galusha, Falkenback, Frick, Wilson and Schultz. The records of deer fossils are arranged by taxon and include descriptions of each taxon and distribution. The records of the MERYCODONTS (antelopes) describe their dentition and horns.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Series 1: Biographical, 1946-1978

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection includes Beryl E. Taylor's professional papers from working in the Frick Laboratory, specializing in deer and cameloid fossils of North America. Box 1 contains biographical data, and DVP/Frick Laboratory administrative materials such as memos, meeting notes, and grant applications. Box 2 contains correspondence. Box 3 contains published papers and indices by Taylor. Box 4 contains research notes and unpublished papers, primarily on deer species. Box 5 also contains notes and data...
Dates: 1946-1978

Beryl E. Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: VPA 129
Scope and Contents Collection includes Beryl E. Taylor's professional papers from working in the Frick Laboratory, specializing in deer and cameloid fossils of North America. Box 1 contains biographical data, and DVP/Frick Laboratory administrative materials such as memos, meeting notes, and grant applications. Box 2 contains correspondence. Box 3 contains published papers and indices by Taylor. Box 4 contains research notes and unpublished papers, primarily on deer species. Box 5 also contains notes and data...
Dates: 1891-1980; Majority of material found within 1960-1980