Tuesday, September 29, 2009

An Interesting Taylor by Marriage

Here is the description directly from the New York University Library website:

Treva Margaret Taylor, nee Hampton, (1929-2006) was an avid reader throughout her life, not only of Harlequin romances, but of other novels and of history. She instilled the love of reading not only in her own children, but also in scores of neighborhood children. She was always ready for a trip to the local public library. Taylor subscribed to the monthly Harlequin service and received a number of titles in each package during the 1970s and early 1980s. Once read, the novels were kept in numerical order by the publisher's number on bookshelves. Her collection is reminiscent of dime novel collections from the Nineteenth Century, presenting a cross-section of popular romance during the growth of the feminist movement.

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/fales/harlequin.html

Apparently this collection is massive!

Just one more of an interesting collection of Taylors...

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