[BOSTON GLOBE] KEEPSAKE FROM DINNER IN HONOR OF CHARLES H. TAYLOR, JR., TREASURER-MANAGER BOSTON GLOBE

Charles H. Taylor, Jr. | John Stewart Brryan

The American Newspaper Publishers Association, of which Richmond newspaper editor John Stewart Bryan had been President, gathered in April of 1938 to celebrate the Association’s fifty-first anniversary and to honor their President Charles H. Taylor at a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. This bound keepsake was presented to Charles Taylor “by his hearty admirers and his devoted friends” This is John Stewart Bryan’s copy of the keepsake -- penciled in his hand on the front endpaper, “J. S. Bryan | His book”. The next leaf is signed by Mr. Taylor. The album, consists of a printed copy of the menu which started with”Dry Martini Cocktails” and ended with “Cognac 1865” and Liqueurs. There is a photographic portrait of Mr. Taylor, facing the printed text of Mr. Bryan’s remarks, initialed in Mr. Bryan’s hand at the bottom. The bulk of the album consisted of 26 black and white mounted photographs of Newspaper Publishers who were present, of which all but a couple are signed.~~Mr. Taylor’s father, whose name he bore, joined the Boston Globe in 1873 as the temporary business manager, and introduced innovations that resulted in greatly increased circulation. His son and namesake, was the Treasurer and Manager of the Globe from 1893-1937.~~Laid in is an ALS from “Marguerite” (presumably Mrs. Taylor) to Stewart Bryan on Waldorf-Astoria notepaper: “Charles was so happy when he came back from the dinner last night. What you wrote made me cry.”~~The world of American Newspaper publishing was gathered that evening at the Waldorf-Astoria. John Stewart Bryan’s copy of this remarkable artifact of that by-gone world, celebrating the contributions of the Manager of The Boston Globe. ~~~~~~.

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Price: $350.00