H. Janabelle Murphy Taylor (1920-2009)
Dates
- Existence: 1920-12-03 - 2009-08-25
Biography
Janabelle Murphy Taylor began at Hallie Q. as a participant, was then hired as a Girls Worker, and retired as the program director in August of 1982. She and her husband of 20 years, James E. Taylor, had three sons and raised many more, living in the Rondo community. She served on the St. Paul Planning Commission and was a member of serveral social service organizations including the NAACP and National Council of Negro Women.
She was also an organizaer of the United Negro College Fund and a member of the Federation of St. Paul Community Centers. She was a teacher at Pilgrim Baptist Church school, she worked with youth groups and was treasurer of the church for over 20 years.
She was educated in St. Paul Public Schools and received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in Physcial Education. She has received many community service awards from her church, the Inner City Youth League, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the St. Paul Urban League, the American Camping Association and Minneapolis Public Schools.
Fun fact: Janabelle Taylor learned fencing at Hallie Q.!
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Janabelle Taylor and dinner guests, circa 1960
BW photo of H. Janabelle Taylor with 5 other women standing around a decorated dinner table.
Janabelle Taylor in HQB offices, circa 1965
Depicts Janabelle Taylor, in a boiled-wool coat, talking to an unseen staff member in the offices at HQB.
Janabelle Taylor presenting an award, circa 1955
Black and white photo of Janabelle Taylor (far left) presenting a basketball award in the gym of HQB beside other five women.
Janabelle Taylor sharing a meal, circa 1960
Depicts women sitting at kitchen tables, sharing a meal. One of the women is Janabelle Taylor.
Joined, No.1, March 1959
Depicts four children, all in formal wear, standing in a room at Pilgrim Baptist Church. Behind them, Janabelle Taylor sits at a desk.
Ladies Aid Society, 1963
Depicts 16 people standing on the choir loft.
Meeting in HQB, circa 1960
Black and white photo of Janabelle Taylor standing beside seven others who are all gathered around a table in HQB. Others who have been identified as being present in the photo are Bobby Bell and Tim Howard.
Murphy-Taylor Family Papers
Sewing class, November 1958
Depicts a groupd of women in a room at HQB, sewing and talking. Anita Tucker,sitting wearing a black dress, and Janabelle Taylor, standing wearing a red blouse, are identified as present in the photo.
Staff sharing a meal, circa 1965
Depicts Janabelle Taylor sitting with other women at tables. Behind them is a tea kettle sitting atop a kitchenette.