Oral history interview with Jerry Taylor, 2014

Biographical Note

At the time of this interview, Gerald "Jerry" Taylor was vice president of Lippe Taylor advertising firm. He served as a board member for Phoenix House and the Phoenix House Development Corporation from 1972 to 2006. He helped in fundraising around special events, using his connections in the magazine publishing and advertising businesses

Scope and Contents

Jerry Taylor narrates his early life in the US Navy and subsequently the advertising business in Chicago, which put him in contact with many celebrities and moguls in the music industry, and eventually brought him to New York City. Taylor details his pathway to the Phoenix House board, his role in fundraising, and the board culture at Phoenix House

Subjects

• Advertising--Illinois--Chicago.
• Drug addicts--Rehabilitation--United States.
• Executives--Interviews.
• Fund raising.
• Interviews.
• Nonprofit organizations--Finance.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Phoenix House (Organization)
• Substance abuse--Treatment.
• Taylor, Gerald, 1935-2021--Interviews.
• Therapeutic communities.
• Thurner, Lance, interviewer.

Access Conditions

Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 2014