George Lansing Taylor Image Collection, 2005-2019
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Taylor, George Lansing, Jr.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet One half-size flip-top archival box
- 18 Gigabytes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
George Lansing Taylor Image Collection, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
Background
- Scope and content:
The collection consists of nearly 10,000 photographs in electronic format of historic architectural sites in the United States, primarily in the Southeastern United States.
The images are color, featuring daylight scenes, and dated between 2005-2019. Major subject categories include athletic venues, bridges, cemeteries, churches and synagogues, clubs and associations, college campuses, commercial enterprises, financial institutions, fire stations, hospitals, hotels, libraries, lighthouses, memorials and monuments, museums, national parks, post offices, public buildings, residences, schools, signs and historic markers, and theaters.
Print copies of miscellaneous images were featured in an exhibit in Special Collections, "Jacksonville Architecture: In Print and Photography," December 15, 2011 - March 22, 2012.
Collection items available digitally on Digital Commons
- Biographical / historical:
George Lansing ("Lance") Taylor, Jr. is a native Floridian, born in Live Oak, FL. His family moved to Jacksonville when he was six years old. Taylor attended private and public schools in Jacksonville and graduated from the University of North Florida (UNF) in 1974 with a B.A. in Computer Science.
He received his M.B.A. degree from UNF in 1986. With the exception of a brief stint in the private sector, Taylor worked at UNF from 1974 until his retirement in 2015. Initially hired as a computer lab assistant, he worked his way up to the position of Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
His interest in the photography of historic architecture had its beginnings in 2000 and has developed over the years from an early focus on United States Post Offices to his broadened objectives of today, where his primary focus is on structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. His current interests include historic county courthouses, lighthouses, houses of worship, fire stations, libraries, banks, and movie theatres.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was acquired through donation from George Lansing Taylor, 11/01/2011. Additional images received electronically in 2014 and 2019.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The collection is open for research by appointment only. Please contact lib-special@unf.edu to schedule an appointment.
- Terms of access:
Materials in the collection may be subject to copyright and are to be used for private study, scholarship, or research in accordance with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Use of reproductions of copyrighted works in excess of " fair use," may result in the user's liability for copyright infringement and be subject to the civil and criminal penalties of federal law. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for further information
- Preferred citation:
George Lansing Taylor Image Collection, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.
- Location of this collection:
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Thomas G. Carpenter Library1 UNF DriveJacksonvilleFL32224USA
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