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Cannon, Clawson Y. (Clawson Young), 1885-1977

 Person

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.

Citation:
Utah State History Online Photograph Archives, viewed May 17, 2012 (parentage) http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/USHS_Class&CISOPTR=784
Citation:
Brigham Young Family website, viewed May 17, 2012 (birth, burial, and death dates; information about wife, children; marriage) http://brighamyoungfamily.org/descendants/b2488.htm
Citation:
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 3 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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Clawson Y. Cannon papers

Clawson Y. Cannon family scrapbook, 1859-1975

 Series — Carton 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232480050], Folder: 1-8
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains an anthology of family and personal histories about Clawson Y. Cannon; his relatives; and the relatives of his wife, Winnifred Morrell. The majority of the histories concern his ancestors, but the series includes a lengthy autobiography of Cannon himself. Includes photographs of friends and family, letters, magazine articles, articles written by the subjects, notifications of awards granted, diplomas, missionary histories, religious speeches, biographies, nostalgic writings, and...
Dates: 1859-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7793, Clawson Y. Cannon papers

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7793, Clawson Y. Cannon papers

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