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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 50 Collections and/or Records:

Clayne Robison files, 1963-1978

 Series
Identifier: UA 522 Series 26
Scope and Contents note

Clayne Robison's files.

Dates: Other: 1963-1978

College of Fine Arts and Communications assistant dean records, 1956-1975

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 567 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files produced under Lael Woodbury during his service as assistant dean, including correspondence and memorandums, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other materials.

Dates: 1956-1975

College of Fine Arts and Communications budget binder, 1973-1974

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231242550], Folder: 24-26
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative budget files, including instructions and information, memorandums and correspondence, notes, allocation and distribution information, balances, requests, and carryover information.

Dates: 1973-1974

College of Fine Arts and Communications budget records, 1959-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains budgetary and salary information related to the college, produced under dean Wheelwright.

Dates: 1959-1974

College of Fine Arts and Communications budget records, 1963-1972

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231242550], Folder: 14-23
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative budget files, including appropriations, revisions, requests, correspondence and memorandums, and allocations, by department.

Dates: 1963-1972

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean administrative records, 1960-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 567 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files created under deans Wheelwright and Woodbury, including correspondence and memorandums, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, news clippings, and other materials.

Dates: 1960-1973

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean correspondence, 1952-1958

 Series — Box 1a: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231241743]
Identifier: UA 567 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains general correspondence from the dean's office under Gerrit de Jong, as well as communication with just Mahonri Young.

Dates: 1952-1958

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean correspondence, 1963-1993

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1056 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence received by the Dean's Office between 1982 and 1993 and includes the correspondence of Clawson Cannon, Lorin Wheelwright, memos to faculty, correspondence regarding the physical plant, and general correspondence. Materials date from between 1963 and 1993.

Dates: 1963-1993

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean office files, 1925-1970

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 567 Series 2
Scope and Contents Consists of chronological outgoing correspondence, general correspondence, Activities Center, administrative correspondence, Alumni Association, American Week, Art Department, ASBYU, Associated Western Universities, attendance comparison, audio-visual information, Bishop and Stake Presidents Day, Broadcast Services, Brochures for College, campus unrest, Chimes Information, Christmas Songfest, Continuing Education, Communications Department, class information, Covenant in Gold, Dean's...
Dates: 1925-1970

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 567
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1925-1975; Majority of material found within 1952-1975

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Colleges and Universities 46
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Music -- Instruction and study -- Utah -- Provo 28
Letters 26
Memorandums 11