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Evans, Robert John, 1909-1997

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1909 - 1997

Biographical History

Robert John Evans (1909-1997) was a poultry professor and researcher in Michigan.

Robert John Evans was born on March 18, 1909 in Logan, Utah to Robert James and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans. He attended schools in Logan, and then moved with his family to Lehi during high school. After graduating he attended Brigham Young University, where he ran for the track team. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served a mission to South Africa between 1929 and 1932. After his return he attended Utah State Agricultural College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics, and a master's in poultry science. He continued his studies at the University of Wisconsin, earning his Ph.D. in the field in 1939. He returned to the West, working at Carbon College in Price, Utah and at the State College of Washington in Pullman. In 1941 he married Alice Pugmire, and they had two children.

In 1947, Evans took a position on the faculty of the Poultry Department of Michigan State University. He completed some advanced studies at Cambridge, England and Edinburgh, Scotland, but remained at Michigan until his retirement in 1977. He was internationally recognized as an expert in protein biochemistry, doing extensive work with eggs and beans.

He and his wife then moved back to Utah and settled in Ogden. During this time, he participated in travel study programs offered by Brigham Young University. Evans died on December 6, 1997 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Citation:
UPB files, accessed Nov. 26, 2013 (at Michigan State University 1947-1977; travelled with the BYU Travel Studies Department, 1983-85) .

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Nov. 26, 2013 (Robert John Evans; b. Mar. 18, 1909 in Logan, Utah; parents: Robert James Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings; m. Aug. 14, 1941 in Logan, Utah to Alice Pugmire; d. Dec. 6, 1997, two children)

LexisNexis, Nov. 26, 2013 (Robert John Evans; father of Robert Pugmire Evans)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Nov. 26, 2013 (Robert John Evans; b. Mar. 18, 1909 in Logan, Utah; lived in Ithaca, N.Y., 1909-1912; member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; attended high school in Lehi, Utah; attended Brigham Young University, ran track; served mission to South Africa, 1929-1932; graduated from Utah State Agricultural College (USAC), chemistry and math, ran track; master's degree from USAC, then Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin in 1939; taught at Carbon College (Price, Utah), then State College of Washington (Pullman, Wash.) in Poultry Dept.; moved to Lansing, Mich. in 1947 to work at Michigan State University; advanced studies at Cambridge, England, 1963; further advanced studies at Edinburgh, Scotland and Cambridge, England, 1972; retired in 1977, moved to Ogden, Utah; d. 1997 in Idaho Falls, Idaho)

UPB files, accessed March 19, 2014, (internationally recognized as an expert in protein biochemistry, doing extensive work with eggs and beans)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Robert John Evans papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8244
Scope and Contents Collection contains 738 slides taken by Robert John Evans between 1965 and 1985. Majority of slides are photographs taken while on Travel Study Tours with Brigham Young University to places such as Europe and Mexico. Other slides demonstrate the performance of science experiments. Materials include 39 pages of handouts from Brigham Young University Travel Study Tours. Collection also includes journals of both personal and professional nature, materials from Evans' LDS mission to South...
Dates: 1918-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert John Evans papers

Robert John Evans ephemera, approximately 1950-1990

 Series — Box 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197235217566], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains assorted papers, an Arizona desert painting on wood, some lab supplies (unused), and undated papers. Dated approximately 1950 to 1990.

Dates: approximately 1950-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8244, Robert John Evans papers

Robert John Evans journals, 1922-1994, bulk: 1963-1964

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains personal, professional, and travel journals belonging to Robert John Evans. Materials dated 1922 to 1994, with the bulk of the materials falling between 1963 and 1994.

Dates: 1922-1994; Majority of material found within 1963-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8244, Robert John Evans papers

Robert John Evans slides and other material on Brigham Young University Travel Study, 1983-1985

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233639209], Folder: 2-6
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains 618 slides taken between 1983 and 1985 while Robert John Evans was on Brigham Young University Travel Study tours to England, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, and other places in Eastern Europe. Materials dated 1983 to 1985.

Dates: 1983-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8244, Robert John Evans papers

Robert John Evans slides of Michigan State University and science experiments, 1965-1973

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233639209], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8244 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains 120 slides on science experiments and study, taken between 1965 and 1973 at Michigan State University.

Dates: 1965-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8244, Robert John Evans papers

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