Taylor, William R(obert)
TAYLOR, William R(obert)
TAYLOR, William R(obert). American, b. 1922. Genres: History. Career: Harvard University, assistant professor of history, 1956-61; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, professor of history, 1961-68; State University of New York at Stony Brook, professor of history, 1968-94, Emeritus, 1994- New York Institute for Humanities, New York University, director, 1987-89, program director, 1989-94; Russell Sage Foundation, research fellow, 1990- 91. Publications: Cavalier and Yankee: The Old South and American National Character, Harvard University Press, 1979; (ed.) Inventing Times Square: Commerce and Culture at the Crossroads, Russell Sage, 1991; In Pursuit of Gotham: Culture and Commerce in New York, Oxford University Press, 1992. Address: 101 W. 12th St., Apt 12-G, New York, NY 10011- 8125, U.S.A.