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Cullimore, Lloyd L., 1895-1986

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1895 - 1986

Biographical History

Lloyd L. Cullimore (1895-1986) was a physician and politician in Utah.

Lloyd Lorenzo Cullimore was born on December 10, 1895, in Lindon, Utah, to Albert and Luella Keetch Cullimore. After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cullimore attended the University of Utah where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. In 1920, he married Odessa Allred in the Salt Lake Temple. He earned his medical degree in 1925, and opened a private practice in Provo, Utah in 1928, and specialized in maternity welfare. He founded the Student Health Program at Brigham Young University, where he taught from 1927-1949.

In the fall of 1957, Cullimore was elected a city councilman in Provo, Utah, and in 1959 he became mayor of that same city until 1961. While mayor, Cullimore was appointed to the national civic committee of the "People-to-People Program" organized by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was also deeply involved in the Chamber of Commerce in Provo, Utah, where he served as president twice. Lloyd L. Cullimore died on September 24, 1986 and was buried in the Provo City Cemetery.

Citation:
Lloyd Cullimore scrapbook, 1965-1967 (Dr. L. L. Cullimore; president of the Provo Chamber of Commerce, 1965)

UPB files, Sept. 19, 2016 (Lloyd L. Cullimore)

Provo City Library website, via WWW, Sept. 19, 2016 (Lloyd L. Cullimore; parents: Albert and Luella Keetch Cullimore; city council 1957; nat. civ. committee; m. Odessa Allred 1920; B.S. degree; private practice 1928; teacher at BYU 1927-1949; M.D. 1925; Pres. C of C; b. Dec. 10, 1895 in Lindon, Utah; physician; mayor of Provo, Utah, 1959-1961; d. Sept. 24, 1986)

Familysearch, via WWW, Sept. 20, 2016 (Lloyd Lorenzo Cullimore)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lloyd L. Cullimore scrapbook

 Collection — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232576527]
Identifier: MSS 8891
Scope and Contents

The collection contains material relating to the social, economic, and political interests of Lloyd L. Cullimore. It includes the accomplishments and goals of the Provo Chamber of Commerce, of which Lloyd L. Cullimore was twice president. Newspaper clippings pasted in this scrapbook detail the Chamber of Commerce's development and political endeavors. Other newpaper clippings describe the social and economic events of Provo, Utah, and of Brigham Young University. Dated circa 1965-1967.

Dates: 1965-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Oral history interview with Lloyd L. Cullimore

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 115
Scope and Contents Dr. Cullimore was interviewed by Hollis Scott on June 28, 1978 as part of the Joint Oral History Project for the Brigham Young University Archives and Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club. The interview was transcribed in 1983. The material centers on the 1920s and is mostly concerned with the early years of the Brigham Young University health center. Cullimore reminisces about BYU personalities such as Benjamin Cluff and Ernest L. Wilkinson. He talks about student...
Dates: 1978-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

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