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Clinton Larson post-war correspondence, 1919-1940

 File — Carton: 3, Folder: 1-13
Identifier: MSS 7580 Series 5

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between Clinton Larson and Lillian Foster Larson, with a small amount of correspondence from various authors, including family members and friends of the Lillian and Clinton. In June and July of 1919, Clinton traveled to Europe to compete in the inter-allied games. The letters from those months describe tourist sights of France and Great Britain, war zones including burned villages, the trenches of French battle fields, underground cities built for protection, and the competition at the inter-allied games in the high jump (Pershing Stadium, Paris, France). The correspondence dating in the fall of 1919 describes larson's teaching and coaching job at Duchesne County High School in Roosevelt, Utah, and the birth of the couple's son, Clinton Foster Larson. Correspondence from the summer of 1921 includes Larson's work at the Nevada School of Industry in Elko, Nevada, and Lillian's life back home in American Fork with the baby. They discuss financial issues, upcoming athletic opportunities, and Larson's search for future jobs. Very few letters date after 1921, and they describe a smattering of events until 1940, some athletic-related.

Dates

  • 1919-1940

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 Clinton Larson papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

13 folders

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed finding aid is available in the repository upon request.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States