Box 3
Container
Contains 11 Results:
High School Mementos
File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Includes unpublished, handwritten manuscript of "The Midland Trail" written for the state high school oratory contest in which Lowry Nelson won first prize, and program sheets.
Dates:
1906-1985
Letters of Recommendation and Notices of Appointment, 1913-1963
File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Ranging from a letter of recommendation from the Savoy Hotel in Price, Utah (1913), to appointments by federal agencies during the depression years and federal research appointments following Nelson's teaching retirement in 1958.
Dates:
1913-1963
College Mementos
File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Includes Agricultural College of Utah Alumni Association programs in which Nelson took part, Brigham Young University Extension course bulletin, and Branch Agricultural College of Utah commencement invitation.
Dates:
1906-1985
Boy Scouts of America
File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Written recollections of scoutmasters, reports, certificates, daybooks, and newspaper clippings about Nelson's tenure as Timpanogos Council president in 1935.
Dates:
1906-1985
Distinguished Service Awards and Certificates of Membership, 1914-1975
File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Delta Nu Fraternity, membership certificate, pledged 30 April 1914, 16 January 1933; Utah State Agricultural College Alumni Association, Life Membership Certificate, 18, November 1939; Phi Kappa Phi Certificate, Utah State Agricultural College, 26 March 1937; Segundo Taller de Nutricion de Cuba Cienfuegos, 16 November 1945; American Association for the Advancement of Science, Certificate of Fellowship, 30 November 1951; Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, Certificate for Achievement in...
Dates:
1914-1975
Correspondence Regarding Distinguished Service Awards and Other Honors, 1940-1964
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Letters of congratulations for honors received by Lowry Nelson.
Dates:
1940-1964
Certificate of Merit from University of Minnesota Upon Retirement, 1958
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Lowry Nelson's collection of personal writings, correspondence, books, and manuscripts was presented to Marriott Library, Special Collections beginning in 1974 and continuing through 1976. Personal items filed with the collection include two bound autobiographies, comprising memoirs of his boyhood and his personal life; diaries and daybooks concerning his years of foreign travel and research; and personal photographs, family histories, and family correspondence. The correspondence...
Dates:
1958
United States of America Passports, 1937-1968
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Passports and passport photographs for Lowry and Florence Newell Nelson.
Dates:
1937-1968
Medical Reports, 1957-1963
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
Reports on Lowry Nelson from 7 June 1957 and 23 April 1963.
Dates:
1957-1963
Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases, 1921-1974
File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: I
Scope and Contents
All in regard to various actions and accomplishments of Nelson.
Dates:
1921-1974