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Walter and Ruth Marie Taylor Papers, 1923-1954 2 Linear Feet

Taylor, Walter Andrews, 1899-

Letters, writings, and photographs document the life and work of Walter Taylor as an Episcopal missionary architect based in Wuhan, Central China from 1923 to 1927. Taylor's long distance courtship of his future wife Ruth Marie Smith, her eventual voyage to China to marry him in 1926, and their life in China during a politically turbulent time are well documented.

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Ruth Marie planning to go to Europe when marriage proposal received by cable; begins to preparing to go to China, 1926 May - Box 1, Folder 16

Ruth Marie Smith Taylor to/from family

Ruth Marie to Walter

Scenes and buildings in China, 1924-1926, no date Box 2, Folder 31

Time spent in Beijing (Peking) attending language school, then working and traveling with base at Boone University, 1924 Box 1, Folder 4

Travel mementos, including menus, receipts, passenger lists, 1923-1926 Box 2, Folder 27

Walter and Ruth Marie Taylor Papers, 1923-1954 2 Linear Feet

Walter Taylor to his parents

Walter Taylor to Ruth Marie's mother

Walter to Ruth Marie

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