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Beirut (Lebanon)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Clawson Y. Cannon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7793
Scope and Contents Contains the papers accumulated by Clawson Y. Cannon during his life and career. Those papers include family histories, photographs, letters, official correspondence, missionary accounts, personal journals, patriarchal blessings, and Cannon's publications and research. The majority of the papers come from his work as an animal husbandry professor at Brigham Young University, as a government worker in Lebanon, and as a husband and father. Many relate to his wife, Winnifred Clawson. The papers...
Dates: 1859-2001

Clawson Y. Cannon awards, 1932-1972

 Series — Oversize-folder 7: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197233643235]
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains several large documents given to Clawson Y. Cannon during his career. For the most part, they are his diplomas certifying his many degrees. There is a service award given to him and a biographical article on him enclosed as well. Dated 1932 to 1972.

Dates: 1932-1972

Clawson Y. Cannon papers from Brigham Young University, 1957-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence and papers generated during Clawson Y. Cannon's professorship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Some of the materials that are included in the series are the following: official publications, research notes, interdepartmental correspondence, Social Security certificates, financial records, minutes from meetings of the Dairy Committee Meeting, letters of recommendation, and a list of publications generated by Cannon himself. The papers were created between...
Dates: 1957-1976

Clawson Y. Cannon papers from Lebanon, 1950-1956

 Series — Carton 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232479920], Folder: 14-18
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, papers, and notes that were created during the time that Clawson Y. Cannon resided and worked in Beirut, Lebanon, for the United States government. They date between January 29, 1950, and November 21, 1956. The materials come from several sources, including his various applications that he needed to enter Lebanon and life insurance payments. Some items of interest include correspondence with Ezra Taft Benson, David O. McKay, and Ernest Wilkinson.

Dates: 1950-1956

Clawson Y. Cannon publications, 1931-1960

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains official publications and articles, most of which were authored by Clawson Y. Cannon and concern animal science, especially dairy husbandry. It also includes radio scripts, research bulletins, and assorted other magazine articles that concern the Cannon family, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, philosophy, and other topics. The materials range from January 1931 to March 1960.

Dates: 1931-1960

R. H. Walker personal papers, 1967-1971

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2137 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains personal papers of Rudger H. Walker, including papers on ward and welfare assignments at the stake level for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, family history, clippings on political topics, and UNESCO.

Dates: 1967-1971

R. H. Walker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2137
Scope and Contents Contains reports on the construction, budgeting, and administration of the American University at Beirut, yearbooks, letters, speeches, minutes, and ephemera from R. H. Walker's time at University of Beirut, and other professional papers of Walker related to Brigham Young University and agriculture. Also contains personal papers of R. H. Walker, including papers on his welfare assignments at the stake level for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, family history, clippings on...
Dates: approximately 1952-1977