Cannon, Clawson Y. (Clawson Young), 1885-1977
Dates
- Existence: 1885 - 1977
Biographical History
Clawson Y. Cannon (1885-1977) was a high school teacher, college professor, and government worker who specialized in animal husbandry (especially dairy husbandry) and agriculture.
Clawson Young Cannon was the son of George Q. and Caroline Young Cannon. He was born on October 27, 1885, in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah and died on November 3, 1977, in Provo, Utah County, Utah. Cannon was buried on November 7, 1977, in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. On September 11, 1913, Cannon married Winnifred Morrell in Logan, Utah. She died on March 12, 1974. They had four children: Rowland Morrell Cannon, Robert Young Cannon, Winnifred Cannon, and Clawson Young Cannon Jr. During his career, Cannon taught at Iowa State University, Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and a high school in Boise, Idaho. He earned his master's and doctor's degree from Iowa State; he was the first to earn a Ph.D. in Dairy Husbandry from that school. He spent 4 1/2 years in Beirut, Lebanon working for the U.S. Office of Foreign Agriculture Relations, where he helped develop the dairy program of that country. After returning to the United States, he taught at BYU until his retirement in 1971. Cannon was a member of several prestigious honor societies and national dairy science associations. He received several service and teaching awards for his work at BYU. He was recognized as a "Pioneer in the Dairy Industry by the Journal of Dairy Science in 1955 and authored more than sixty publications. He passed away in 1977.
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Utah State History Online Photograph Archives, viewed May 17, 2012 (parentage) http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/USHS_Class&CISOPTR=784Citation:
Brigham Young Family website, viewed May 17, 2012 (birth, burial, and death dates; information about wife, children; marriage) http://brighamyoungfamily.org/descendants/b2488.htmCitation:
Obituary for Clawson Young Cannon, found on docstoc.com, "MEMORIALS CLAWSON YOUNG CANNON 1914 1920, Journal of Dairy Science," website accessed May 17, 2012 (schools he studied and taught at, accomplishments, Lebanon, honor societies, degrees) http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2421294/MEMORIALS-CLAWSON-YOUNG-CANNON-1914-1920-Journal-of-Dairy-Science-#Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
A. Harold Goodman files, 1964-1968
A. Harold Goodman's files.
Clayne Robison files, 1963-1978
Clayne Robison's files.
College of Fine Arts and Communications budget records, 1959-1974
Contains budgetary and salary information related to the college, produced under dean Wheelwright.
College of Fine Arts and Communications dean records
Contains files and correspondence of the administration of the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Includes records of the Mormon Arts Festival, Banyan, Daily Universe, and other facets of the College. Materials date from between 1925 and 1975.
Crawford Gates files, 1962-1968
Crawford Gates' files.
Department of Music curriculum procedures and recommendations, 1945-1965
Contains curriculum procedures and recommendations related to the department. Materials date from between 1945 and 1965.
Department of Music faculty records, approximately 1950-1965
Contains information on faculty, including work loads, status, rosters, reports, and biographical data.
Department of Music records on the Harris Fine Arts Building, 1962-1965
Contains inventories, program requirements, and other materials assembled by administrative assistant Lowell Benson on the Harris Fine Arts Building.
Merrill Bradshaw departmental secretary files, 1966-1967
Departmental secretary files.
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- Music -- Instruction and study -- Utah -- Provo 7