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Nelson, Joseph C. (Joseph Call), 1901-1952

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1901 - 1952

Biographical History

Joseph C. Nelson (1901-1952) was an architect in Utah.

Joseph Call Nelson was born on May 24, 1901 in Brigham City, Utah to Joseph Nelson and Sarah Eliza Call. He was a student at Brigham Young University and went on to a career as an architect, working in Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1928 he married Dorothy Decker, and they had four children together. Nelson died on November 22, 1952 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Joseph C. Nelson photographs of Brigham Young University, circa 1920s

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Aug. 13, 2007 (Joseph Call Nelson; architect and student at Brigham Young University)

Ancestry.com, viewed Aug. 13, 2007 (Joseph C. Nelson; Joseph Call Nelson; b. Aug. 24, 1901 in Brigham City, Utah; d. Nov. 22, 1952 in Provo, Utah)

UPB files, Nov. 25, 2013 (b. May 24, 1901; d. 1952; student at Brigham Young University; architect)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Nov. 26, 2013 (Joseph Call Nelson; Joseph C. Nelson; b. May 24, 1901 in Brigham City, Utah; parents: Joseph Nelson and Sarah Eliza Call; m. Aug. 24, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Dorothy Decker, four children; d. Nov. 22, 1952 in Provo, Utah; draftsman for his father, the Park Service; architect)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Nov. 26, 2013 (Joseph Call Nelson; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jan. 24, 1909; married in Salt Lake Temple)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph C. Nelson photographs of Brigham Young University

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1007
Scope and Contents

Materials include forty-seven photographs that document campus life in the 1920s. Subjects include Cleo and Tarbo (early Brigham Young University cougar cub mascots), the construction of the Heber J. Grant Library, lower campus, and student activities. Also included are photographs of Mount Timpanogos. Dated approximately 1920-1929.

Dates: approximately 1920-1929
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Reminiscences on Joseph C. Nelson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230345164]
Identifier: MSS 7082
Abstract

Collection consists of seven short reminiscences about Joseph C. Nelson written by various members of Nelson's family. The collection dates from 1982 to 1983.

Dates: 1982-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Subject
Colleges and Universities 1
Education 1
Home and Family 1
Latter Day Saint families -- Utah -- Provo 1
Photographs 1
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Provo (Utah) -- Photographs 1
Reminiscences 1
Social Life and Customs 1
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