Walter Daniel Bonner family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0269
Scope and Contents
The Walter Daniel Bonner family papers (1924-1955) consist primarily of correspondence, but also include some news clippings, programs, and other materials. The letters cover the Depression era, World War II, and post-war years. Most of the letters are to Walter and Grace Bonner from their seven children (James Frederick, Lyman Gaylord, Priscilla, David Mahlon, Robert Nelson, Walter Daniel Jr., and Francis Truesdale) and are arranged chronologically. Miscellaneous materials and correspondence between relatives and friends are filed in the last box of the collection.
Dates
- 1924-1955
Creator
- Bonner family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Walter Daniel Bonner, son of James Toy and Ida May Davison Bonner, was born in Osceola, Nebraska on 27 October 1878. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1906 and went on to Princeton for further study. He completed his master's degree from Princeton in 1908. In 1909 Bonner became a lecturer in chemistry at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He married Grace Amber Gaylord that same year. In 1915 the family left Canada so Bonner could assume the duties as head of the University of Utah's chemistry department. He held that position until 1946. Bonner published Qualitative Analysis Without Hydrogen Sulphide, was a consulting chemist for the United States Bureau of Mines, and was a member of various organizations. Walter Bonner died on 3 January 1956.
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walter Daniel Bonner family papers (1924-1955) consist of family correspondence, clippings, financial records, and programs. Primarily letters sent by the Bonner children to their parents describing life in the Depression, World War II, and postwar years. Includes some correspondence between Walter Bonner and his wife and between children. Walter Bonner was a professor of chemistry at the University of Utah.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name of originator; chronologically thereunder.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from the family in 1972.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0469).
Processing Information
Processed by Marlene Lewis in 1981.
Creator
- Bonner family (Family)
- Title
- Inventory of the Walter Daniel Bonner family papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Marlene Lewis.
- Date
- 1981 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu