Background
Taylor, Lonn Wood was born on January 22, 1940 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Alonzo Clason and Virginia Wood Taylor.
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Lonn Wood Taylor
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Education
Bachelor in History and Government, Texas Christian University, 1961.
Career
Writer HemisFair '68, San Antonio, 1966—1968. Assistant director public programs National Museum American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1984—1994, historian, 1994—2002. Deputy director Museum New Mexico, Santa Fe, 1983—1984.
Historian Museum International Folk Art, 1980—1983. Guest curator Library. of Congress, Washington, 1980. Curator history Dallas History Society, Dallas, 1977—1979.
Curator collections Winedale History Center, Round Top, 1970—1973, director, 1973—1977. Research associate Texas State History Association, Austin, 1968—1970. Consultant History Preservation Office, City of Grapevine, Texas, since 2004.
Achievements
Membership
Chair Center Big Bend Studies, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, 2003—2004. Member of American Association State and Local History (council member 1977-1979), Western History Association, Organization American Historians, American Association Museum, Texas Association Museum, Texas State History Association (life), Sons of the Republic of Texas, Philosophical Society Texas, Cosmos Club, Round Top Rifle Association (life).
Connections
Married Edith Uunila Taylor, May 7, 1988.
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Religion
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Political Party
Liberal Democrats
Education
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1961
Career
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1966 - 1968
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1968 - 1970
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1970 - 1973
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1977 - 1979
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1980 - 1983
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1980
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1983 - 1984
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1984 - 1994
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1994 - 2002
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