[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24964]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JOHN E. TAYLOR

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 4, 2005

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to 
commend John E. Taylor for his dedicated service to the National 
Archives. Mr. Taylor has worked for the National Archives since 1946. 
Throughout those years, Mr. Taylor has been acclaimed by researchers 
worldwide for his extraordinary grasp of history and ability to locate 
pertinent documents.
  Mr. Taylor specializes in World War II documents and records of the 
Office of Strategic Services. Mr. Taylor's colleagues praise him as one 
of the most knowledgeable and generous archivists, known for his sound 
advice and resourceful assistance to authors, scholars and historians.
  Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Taylor has been honored by 
groups all over the world. In 1997 Mr. Taylor was honored by the 
Japanese Embassy for helping Japanese historians and journalists for 
the previous forty years. In 2003 the American Jewish Historical 
Society awarded Mr. Taylor its first ``Distinguished Archivist Award'' 
for his lifetime of work as an archivist. He has also received numerous 
honors from the National Archives itself. The National Archives has a 
special John E. Taylor Collection of books on espionage and 
intelligence which largely consists of works with which Mr. Taylor 
provided critical assistance.
  Mr. Taylor is truly an invaluable resource. His service at the 
National Archives is legendary, and he will be greatly missed as he 
enters retirement. I applaud Mr. Taylor for his outstanding 
achievements and dedication to his work and wish him an enjoyable and 
fulfilling retirement.

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