Cyril D. Pearson papers
Content Description
Contains letters written by Cyril D.rew Pearson and other items related to his life in Utah, his time in the military, and his law career in New York City. Also included are items relating to the history of the Church in New York. Materials created 1904-1966.
Dates
- 1904-1966
Creator
- Pearson, Cyril D., 1897-1966 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Cyril D.rew Pearson papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Cyril D.rew Pearson (1897-1966) was a Mormon lawyer and veteran from New York.
Cyril Drew Pearson was born in Lehi, Utah on April 4, 1897 to parents Andrew C. Pearson and Sarah Smith Pearson. He enrolled in the United States Military Academy when he was 21 and graduated two years later in 1920. Pearson served for one year in infantry and one year in Chemical Warfare Service, when he resigned his Army commission to attend law school. He received a bachelors and a Doctorate in Law from the New York University Law school. He became a member of the New York, Utah, and United States Supreme Court Bars. In 1928 Pearson was hired by the Standard Oil legal department where he received international acclaim. In 1921 he married Helen Smart. They had two daughters.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Catherine Pearson Taylor and John Taylor, daughter and son-in-law of Cyril D.rew Pearson in 2018.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Catherine Pearson Taylor and John Taylor; Feburary 2018.
Appraisal
20th and 21st Century Western and Mormon Americana (Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history, II,B,5,VI, 2016)
Processing Information
Processed; Andrew VanDomelen, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2019.
- Title
- Register of Cyril D. Pearson papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrew VanDomelen
- Date
- 05-15-2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States