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Beirut (Lebanon)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 12 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

Clawson Y. Cannon awards, 1932-1972

 Series — Oversize-folder 7: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197233643235]
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains several large documents given to Clawson Y. Cannon during his career. For the most part, they are his diplomas certifying his many degrees. There is a service award given to him and a biographical article on him enclosed as well. Dated 1932 to 1972.

Dates: 1932-1972

Clawson Y. Cannon correspondence, 1948-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 3
Scope and Contents Consists of correspondence from family, friends, and acquaintances sent to and received by either Clawson Y. Cannon or his wife Winnifred; all date between the years 1948 and 1976. Most of the correspondence is from Cannon's family, especially his children. Events that generated the correspondence include the following: Christmas well-wishes, Cannon and his wife's 60th wedding anniversary, his wife's passing away in 1974, and her sickness before her passing. The notes include views on...
Dates: 1948-1976

Clawson Y. Cannon ephemera, correspondence, and recording, approximately 1952-1976

 Series — Carton 5: Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197232479904], Folder: 5-11
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains personal correspondence from Cannon's close family, especially his children and grandchildren. The correspondence is largely if not wholly undated. Most of it is greeting cards. Also contains a folder of empty envelopes with addresses. The book is a collection of newspaper clippings, scriptures, and other quotes. Also contains one audiocassette with two women talking about their memories of the Clawson family. Materials dated approximately 1952 to 1976.

Dates: approximately 1952-1976

Clawson Y. Cannon family photographs, approximately 1945-2001

 Series — Box 8: Series 10 [Barcode: 31197239174466]
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of various members of the Cannon family from approximately 1945 to 2001.

Dates: approximately 1945-2001

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

Clawson Y. Cannon papers from Brigham Young University, 1957-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence and papers generated during Clawson Y. Cannon's professorship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Some of the materials that are included in the series are the following: official publications, research notes, interdepartmental correspondence, Social Security certificates, financial records, minutes from meetings of the Dairy Committee Meeting, letters of recommendation, and a list of publications generated by Cannon himself. The papers were created between...
Dates: 1957-1976

Clawson Y. Cannon papers from Lebanon, 1950-1956

 Series — Carton 3: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232479920], Folder: 14-18
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, papers, and notes that were created during the time that Clawson Y. Cannon resided and worked in Beirut, Lebanon, for the United States government. They date between January 29, 1950, and November 21, 1956. The materials come from several sources, including his various applications that he needed to enter Lebanon and life insurance payments. Some items of interest include correspondence with Ezra Taft Benson, David O. McKay, and Ernest Wilkinson.

Dates: 1950-1956

Clawson Y. Cannon personal journals, 1952-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains the hard leather-bound personal journals of Cannon that he penned from February 3, 1952, to October 20, 1976. The journals contain both handwritten and typewritten accounts from Cannon's life. They describe some of the time Cannon resided and worked in Lebanon, as well as a good portion of his teaching career at Brigham Young University.

Dates: 1952-1976

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