Reynolds Irwin Nowell papers
Scope and Contents
Contains speeches, articles, pamphlets, and magazines written by or about Reynolds I. Nowell on business and the economy. Some of the articles are also on agriculture. The collection also contains a few pamphlets that Reynolds took the photographs for, and usually the photographs were of a member of his extended family.
Dates
- 1932-1970
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Reynolds I. Nowell papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Reynolds Irwin Nowell was born January 14, 1905 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Irwin Nowell and Josephine Reynolds Nowell. He attended school at the Utah State Agricultural College and the University of Illinois. On August 9, 1928, he married Hannah Cannell in Logan, Utah. He worked in state and federal government agencies before joining the insurance industry. During his career in insurance, he worked as the vice-president of Equitable Life Insurance Society. Reynolds died August 10, 1984 in Forest City, Pennsylvania.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
2 carton (2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials remain in original order.
Custodial History
Donated by Hannah Nowell in 1994. Donated by Patricia Nowell Tanner in 2010.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Hannah Nowell; 1994. Donated; Patricia Nowell Tanner; 2010.
Appraisal
The collection contains the papers of a Mormon businessman and shows some of the concerns and economic issues of the mid-1900s through the topics addressed in his articles and speeches.
Western American business and labor history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.II, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Heather Christine Broomhead, student processor, and John Murphy, Curator; 2007. Processed; Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, Curator; 2010.
- Title
- Register of the Reynolds Irwin Nowell papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, Curator
- Date
- 2010 June 11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States