Arrangement
The organization of the papers follows that of Taylor’s notebooks and the names she gave those notebooks. The dates listed in the inventory reflect when she compiled the research materials.
Administrative/Biographical History
Ethel L. Taylor was born on February 23, 1922 in DeKalb to parents Harry D. and Gladys D. Horton and she died on August 5, 2007. She graduated from the DeKalb Township High School in 1940 and entered the Northern Illinois State Teachers College. She married Willard Rue “Pete” Taylor on December 28, 1950 and managed a restaurant at the DeKalb/Taylor Airport. Additionally, she learned how to fly multiple engine planes and taught at a Montessori School where children knew her as “ET.” A son,“Petie,” preceded her in death. Author: Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral HOme obituary: http://www.ronanmoorefinch.com/obits3/View.aspx?oID=81