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Biddulph, Lowell, 1906-1985

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1906 - 1985

Biographical History

Lowell George Biddulph (1906-1985) the head coach and Dean of Men at Rick's College as well as a National Parks ranger at Yellowstone National Park.

Lowell George Biddulph was born April 14, 1906, in Hooper, Utah, to Samuel and Nellie Quibell Biddulph. Throughout his childhood, he enjoyed taking part in football, basketball and track teams as well as trips into the Wasatch Mountains with his father. Biddulph graduated from BYU in 1928 and took a coaching job at Madison High School after working in Yellowstone that summer. He married Ruth Hobson on May 25, 1931, after which he later worked at Rick's College as the head coach, Dean of Men, Dean of Students, head of the athletic and physical education department, and a professor of geology. He also spent every summer from 1928-1968 at Yellowstone park working as a ranger naturalist. Biddulph and his wife served a mission in Nauvoo, Illinois after their retirement from Rick's College in the early 1970's.

Biddulph passed away on March 10, 1985, in Rexburg, Idaho.

Citation:
Find A Grave, via WWW, 29 December 2014 (born April 14, 1906; died March 10, 1985; married May 25, 1931).

UPB files, 29 December 2014 (born to Samuel and Nellie Quibell Biddulph in Hooper, Utah; enjoyed taking part in football, basketball and track teams as well as trips into the Wasatch Mountains with his father; married Ruth Hobson on May 25, 1931, after which he later worked at Rick's College as the head coach, Dean of Men, Dean of Students, head of the athletic and physical education department, and a professor of geology; spent every summer from 1928-1968 at Yellowstone park working as a ranger naturalist; served a mission with his wife in Nauvoo, Illinois after their retirement from Rick's College in the early 1970's; passed away in Rexburg, Idaho).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Stephen G. Biddulph collection on Lowell and Ruth Biddulph

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8441
Scope and Contents Contains Lowell Biddulph papers relating to Biddulph's tenure as a National Park Service ranger in Yellowstone National Park from 1928-1968 as well as the papers of Ruth Biddulph, an English and American Literature teacher. Also contains materials used by Stephen G. Biddulph in the writing of the historical nonfiction/biography novel "Five Old Men of Yellowstone," which detailed the careers of Lowell Biddulph and four other National Park rangers. Also included are Lowell Biddulph's papers...
Dates: 1930-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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