Skip to main content

Utah State University

 Organization

Biography

Utah State University (1888- ) is a public research university in Logan, Utah.

Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 as Utah's agricultural college and focused on agriculture, domestic arts and mechanical arts. Now, however, the university offers programs in liberal arts, engineering, business, economics, and elementary and secondary education. USU is the largest public residential campus in Utah.

USU's main campus is located in Logan, Utah, with regional campuses in Brigham City, Tooele, and the Uintah Basin.

Citation:
Wikipedia, via WWW, 26 January 2015 (Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 as Utah's agricultural college and focused on agriculture, domestic arts and mechanical arts; now offers programs in liberal arts, engineering, business, economics, and elementary and secondary education; is the largest public residential campus in Utah; has a main campus located in Logan, Utah, with regional campuses in Brigham City, Tooele, and the Uintah Basin).

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Biography and family record of Cecil Grant Ash

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227650014]
Identifier: MSS SC 2930
Scope and Contents

Biography and family record of Cecil Grant Ash, 1990 where Ash recounts his experiences growing up in Lehi, Utah from the 1920s to the 1940s. He also discusses his POW experiences, including journal enteries and war poems written in the camps by U.S. soldiers

Dates: 1990

Will W. Bowman photographs and postcards

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 101
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs, postcards, and negatives taken and assembled by Will Bowman. Includes images of First Day covers, Ogden businessmen, trade cards, "Rocky Mt. Wonders", Utah State University football games, and other Utah events and people.

Dates: approximately 1920-1979

Life story of Agnes Howe Corbridge

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331479]
Identifier: MSS SC 3019
Scope and Contents Autobiography of Agnes Howe Corbridge contains memories of her childhood in Murray, Utah; church service; attendance at the University of Utah, 1934-1938; teaching at Preston High School (Idaho), 1938-1942; marriage; and travels. Autobiography of Ivan L. Corbridge contains memories of his childhood in Malad, Idaho; church service, including a Latter-day Saint Mission to Australia; service in the U.S. Air Force during World War II; attendance at Utah State University; and work as faculty at...
Dates: 1993

Franklin Stewart and Estelle Spilsbury Harris certificates, drawings, and pillow case, 1908-1983

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1106 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Materials include certificates to Franklin S. and Estelle Harris, as well as drawings by Estelle Harris. Dated 1908-1983.

Dates: 1908-1983

Franklin Stewart Harris business records and court case, 1947-1965

 Series — Box 4: Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197225546917]
Identifier: UA 1106 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include the testimony of Franklin S. Harris in Confederated Bands of Ute Indians vs. the United States, and business records of Franklin S. Harris. Dated 1947-1965.

Dates: 1947-1965

Willard Gardner biography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315340]
Identifier: MSS SC 1785
Scope and Contents

One typewritten booklet. It contains a brief history of Willard Gardner. He has been referred to as the "father of modern soil physics." Willard got his Ph.D. in physics at the University of California at Berkeley and later on joined the Utah State University Physics Department where he worked on the theoretical and experimental interpretation of soil moisture phenomena.

Dates: 1978

Janet Jenson biography of Franklin Stewart Harris, approximately 1980-2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1106 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes material and audiocassettes collected by Janet Jenson, concerning her grandfather Franklin S. Harris. Dated approximately 1980-2002.

Dates: approximately 1980-2002

Janet Jenson collection of Franklin Stewart Harris and family correspondence, 1939-1962

 Series — Box 4: Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197225546917]
Identifier: UA 1106 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include letters to and from the Harris family. Dated 1939-1962.

Dates: 1939-1962

Janet Jenson collection of Franklin Stewart Harris diaries, 1847-1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1106 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include diaries of Frankie Estelle Spilsbury Harris and papers of Eunice S. Harris. Dated 1847-1972.

Dates: 1847-1972

Janet Jenson research notes for Harris biography, approximately 1980-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1106 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Materials include Janet Jenson's research notes for the Franklin S. Harris biography. Dated approximately 1980-2000.

Dates: approximately 1980-2000

Additional filters:

Type
Collection 9
Archival Object 6
Digital Record 1
 
Subject
Provo (Utah) 7
Colleges and Universities 6
Education 6
Autobiographies 3
Letters 3