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Silver, H. F.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1901 - 1984

Biographical History

H. F. Silver (1901-1984) was an inventor and industrialist in Denver, Colorado.

Harold F. Silver was born on March 15, 1901 to Joseph A. and Elizabeth Farnes Silver in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended college at Columbia University, Brigham Young University, and University of Utah. In 1934, Silver founded the Silver-Roberts Iron Works Company. The name changed in 1940 to Silver Engineering Works after Harold bought out his partner. Silver was a great inventor and invented the non-flammable dry cleaning process, sugar beet piling equipment, and the continuous mining machine. He also founded the Silver Steel Co. On February 20, 1929, Silver married Madelyn Stewart, and together they had four children: Brian Q., Barnard S., Elizabeth, and Judith. Madelyn passed away on September 26, 1961. In 1964, Silver met and married Ruth Stanlie Smith. He passed away on September 13, 1984 in Denver, Colorado.

Citation:
nuc89-16200: Coal liquefaction studies, c1982 (hdg. on ICarbS rept.: Silver, H. F.; usage: H.F. Silver)

Arrington, L.J. Harold F. Silver, 1992: CIP t.p. (Harold F. Silver, Western inventor...)

UPB files, February 29, 2016 (married Ruth Stanlie Smith in 1964)

Joseph F. Smith Family Association, via WWW, February 29, 2016 (died September 13, 1984 in Denver, Colorado; president of the Silver Corporation at time of death; inventor and industrialist; invented the continuous mining machine, non-flammable dry cleaning process, sugar beet piling equipment; born on March 15, 1901 to Joseph A. and Elizabeth Farnes Silver in Salt Lake City, Utah; attended Columbia University, New York City, Brigham Young Univeristy, and University of Utah; became chief engineer at Ogden Iron Works; in 1934 founded the Silver-Roberts Iron Works; changed name in 1940 to Silver Engineering Works; founded Silver Steel Co.)

Newspapers, via WWW, February 29, 2016 (married Madelyn Stewart on February 20, 1929; together they had four children-- Brian Q., Barnard S., Elizabeth, and Judith; Madelyn died on September 26, 1961)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ruth S. Silver correspondence, 1939-1994

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8817 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Ruth Stanlie Smith Silver's correspondence, including greeting cards with photographs that she received or sent while she was living in Hawaii, Utah, England, and Colorado. Dated approximately 1939 to 1994.

Dates: 1939-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8817, Ruth S. and H. F. Silver papers / Ruth S. Silver papers

Ruth S. and H. F. Silver papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8817
Scope and Contents Collection contains letters, ephemera, notes, journals, scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, and writings from Ruth Stanlie Smith Silver and Harold F. Silver's lives. The materials were created while Ruth and Harold lived in Hawaii, Utah, and Colorado. Contains materials related to Ruth's work in the Alumni Association of Brigham Young University, the BYU President's Roundtable, cards sent to her for her 60th birthday, and material related to her work with the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Dates: approximately 1930-2014; Majority of material found within approximately 1950-2014
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ruth S. and H. F. Silver papers

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