Letters from Ray to his mother discussing church work, business finances, the depression, and the war.

Letters dealing with his clothing business.

Correspondence concerning Ray's work on John Taylor at the Church Historian Office. Letters contain a small amount of research material.

Correspondence pertains primarily to Ray and the research he had done on John Taylor prior to his death. Letters indicate that they are continuing the research on Taylor but have problems obtaining material & information from the Church Historian Office. Letters contain some research information and discussions of Ray and his work.

Correspondence concerning legislation opposed by Taylor (S. 40-Transferance of general power of eminent domain from the state to private institutions), and his attempts to convince Governor Lee to veto it.

Letter from Watkins to Taylor discussing possibilities of placing him in a state department position. Also several drafts of a letter from Ray to Watkins in which he offers his apoligies for a poor program which he wrote & which was adopted at the Utah County Convention.

Letters to State Senators Clegg and Hunter, Attorney General E.R. Callister, and Governor George Clyde expressing his opposition to S. 250, the Brigham Young University Eminent Domain Bill.

Correspondence between Taylor and Brooks relating to their current activities, research pertaining to John Taylor, and their opinions on Mormon Historians and the writing of Mormon history.

Correspondence between Taylor and Robertson, author of the "Chopping Block" newspaper column. Letters deal primarily with Robertsons declining health, as well as the publication of Uranium Fever.

Letters pertaining to Taylors mandatory retirement from the Sheriff's Office of Utah County and his resulting benefits and compensations.

Letters relating to Brodie's engagement to speak before the Utah State Historical Society at Brigham Young University.

Correspondence with Nauvoo Restoration, Inc., the Utah State Historical Society, and others regarding Taylor's research and article on the "Secret Order of the Black Sticks." Also a letter from Dale Morgan (January 8, 1970) indicating that he knows nothing about the subject.

Letters between Taylor and Quinn, who was also doing research on polygamy. An exchange of information and sources for material on polygamy as well as the practice of plural marriage by fundamentalists today.

Letters pertaining to the research and writing of Family Kingdom. Letter from Joseph Fielding Smith concerning rules for research in the Church Historians Office (October 7, 1948).

Correspondence with publishers pertaining to Family Kingdom and publicity arranged by Ray to promote the book.

Friends and relatives responses to Family Kingdom; disapproval of book by church hierarchy; arrangements for speaking engagements and publicity.

Correspondence with publishers re: "Polygamy Is No Picnic."

Letters resquesting information concerning the lesser known wives of John Taylor; letters pertaining to Ray's will; correspondence from Ogden Kraut concerning the plural marriages of John Taylor and John W. Taylor (December 17, 1966).

Research information for Uranium Fever and John Taylor; letter from Ogden Kraut (December 17, 1968).

Letters pertaining to activities of Utah State Historical Society; responses of friends and associates to Taylor books; death of Ray's wife, Annie.