b1659 Joseph Edward Taylor Business Records, 1917-1962 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2007 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2007. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1659 Joseph Edward Taylor Joseph Edward Taylor Business Records, 1917-1962 .25 lin. ft. (1 box)

All items in the collection are original documents.

 The collection includes ledgers, contracts, and miscellaneous business documents from Mount Olympus Water Co. Topics: Business enterprises--Utah Water rights--Utah Persons: Taylor, Joseph Edward Taylor, Leuinna Knudson Organizations: Mount Olympus Water Co. Places: Neff Canyon (Utah) Form or Genre: Ledgers, contracts, certificates, leases Background Biographical Note

Joseph Edward Taylor was born 12 September 1882 in Salt Lake City to Fanny Mulholland and Edward Theodore Taylor. He graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in 1905, and rose to prominence within the business community in Utah. Taylor was one of the founders of the Deseret Farmer and became its business manager. He was general manager of the Mutual Coal Co., executive secretary of the Utah Retail Coal Dealers Association, and developed the Mt. Olympus Spring Water Co. in Salt Lake City. From 1909 to 1917, Taylor served as Utah State horticulturist. He received an award from President Herbert Hoover for his work with the United States Food Administration during World War I.

Taylor married Leuinna Knudson (1887 - 1981) in 1909. Together they raised three children.

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 Scope and Content

The collection includes ledgers, contracts, and miscellaneous business documents from Mount Olympus Water Co. Items in the collection have been maintained in their original files.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Joseph Edward Taylor Business Records, 1917-1962, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Eileen T. Smart, 2005.

 Restrictions on Use

The Joseph Edward Taylor Business Records are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Melissa Ferguson, 2007 Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2007 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2007 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2007. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2007. Sources:

Cemetery Burials Database entries for Joseph Edward Taylor and Leuinna Knudson Taylor, available at http://history.utah.gov/utah_history_research_center/cemetery_burials/index.html

Related collections

Governor Spry records, Utah State Archives, Series 226, Reel 5, Box 2, Fd. 66 for correspondence from Taylor as State Horticultural Inspector. Also of interest are fourteen entries in the Lieutenant Governor Executive Record Books, Utah State Archives, Series 242. (See Archives Index, http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html).

 Separations

Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 1659.

Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Contracts for construction, 1927-1962 1 2 Gooney Gazette, 7 September - 12 October 1941 1 3 Ledgers (2), n.d. 1 4 The United States Food Administration certificate to J. Edward Taylor in appreciation of efficient and patriotic service during the Great War, 1917-1918 1 5 Water Rights, 1947-1960