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Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM FRS; (1886-1975)

Title Photographs
Reference E.1-E.15
Content and context

These are presented chronologically as far as possible. Many of them have identification on verso in the hands of Taylor, Margaret Taylor, Stephanie Taylor, Batchelor, Gabrielle Boole, and others.

Trinity/TAYLOR/E.1-E.15 contains:
E.1 Photographs of Taylor, Margaret and Edward Taylor (parents), Julian Taylor (brother), and their family home in London.
E.2 Photographs of members of the Boole family, mostly identified by Taylor or Batchelor. Includes a group photograph of Mary Everest Boole, with her five daughters, and her Taylor, Stott and Hinton grandchildren. nd c1894
E.3 Photographs of Taylor and his room at Trinity College, Cambridge. 1905 and 1911–12
E.4 Photographs of `Scotia' and her crew. Some of these are originals, some are copies made in 1969 with captions by Batchelor, and a ms. letter from Taylor mentioning points of special interest. 1913
E.5 Photographs of portrait drawings of Taylor by Mabel Lapthorn. c1915
E.6 Photographs of Taylor, colleagues and aircraft at Farnborough, 1914-18, and of Taylor, 1919. Envelope of photographs of early aircraft (originals and copies) with a ms. note by Taylor `Photos for lecture on Aeronautics before 1919'. (Lecture published in Nature and Bull.Inst.Math.Applic., see Batchelor, Memoir, p.632, 1971b).
E.7 Photographs. Includes Taylor with Rutherford; skiing with I.A. Richards; making parachute jump at Girton; with Stephanie Taylor at Lofoten Islands. 1920s
E.8 Photographs. 1930s
E.9 Group photograph, Fifth Pacific Science Congress, Victoria and Vancouver. 1933
E.10 Photographs, including photographs of Taylor's visit to Long Range Weapons Establishment, Salisbury, S.A., 1949. 1940s
E.11 Photographs. Personal and group photographs at conferences, dinners, etc. Includes photograph of Taylor and P.A. Sheppard, 1958. 1950s
E.12 Photographs. Personal and group photographs, including Taylor with W. Von Braun at presentation of the Franklin Medal 1962; Taylor receiving Faraday Award via Telstar 1962; Taylor with P. Kapitza in Cambridge 1966; Taylor and colleagues at Stanford Congress, 1968. 1960s
E.13 Photographs. Includes photographs (all identified on verso) of Taylor's visit to Colorado State University 1971, and a passport photograph endorsed `I certify that this is a true likeness of Sir Geoffrey Taylor. Adrian 10.1.74.' (intended for Taylor's planned visit to USA which his failing health obliged him to cancel). 1970s
E.14 Misc. photographs, of sailing, skiing with friends, and of Taylor at `Farmfield', with a model of the CQR anchor. c1936
E.15 Misc. photographs of Taylor, colleagues and friends at meetings, lectures, degree ceremonies, etc.

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