Record Details
Caleb Tanner papers
BYU Finding Aid OAI Repository
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Caleb Tanner papers |
| Creator | Tanner, Caleb, 1868-1960 |
| Subject | Brigham Young Academy--History--Sources; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Engineering--Utah--History--Sources; Engineers--Utah--History--Sources; Irrigation--Utah--History--Sources; Mines and mineral resources--Utah--History--Sources; Water and Water Rights |
| Description | Biographical/Historical note: Caleb Tanner was born September 3, 1868 in Provo, Utah and became an engineer. Tanner expanded his career as he also served as a professor of engineering at Brigham Young Academy from 1900 to 1904. He had two children, George and Ida, with his wife Esthma and he later passed away in Ogden, Utah on September 19, 1960. Collection includes correspondence, blueprints, surveys, reports, field notes, photographs, and other materials from 1886 to 1932 relating chiefly to the engineering and legal aspects of engineering in Utah in the areas of private irrigation and mining activities. Also included are records of several associations of water users in Utah. |
| Publisher | L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/ |
| Type | Blueprints; Letters; Photographs; Public records |
| Date | 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930 |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Open for public research. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Caleb Tanner papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators. |
| Format | 8 boxes (4 linear ft.) ead |
| Identifier | https://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS 359 |
