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Walter Daniel Bonner family papers, 1924-1955

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bonner family
Title
Walter Daniel Bonner family papers
Dates
1924-1955 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.5 linear feet
Collection Number
MS 0269
Summary
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.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by name of originator; chronologically thereunder.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from the family in 1972.

Processing Note

Processed by Marlene Lewis in 1981.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0469).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Family Correspondence

    • Description: Walter Sr. to Grace Bonner and Family
      Dates: 1924-1942
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1-5
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Grace Bonner to Walter Sr. and Family
      Dates: 1928-1941
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6-7
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: James Frederick Bonner Correspondence

      The entire box consists of letters from James to "Mother and Father."

      Dates: 1928-1954
      Container: Box 2
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: James Frederick Bonner to Lyman
      Dates: 1930-1934
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: James Frederick Bonner to Priscilla
      Dates: 1930-1938
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2-4
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: James Frederick Bonner to David
      Dates: 1931-1940
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5-7
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: James Frederick Bonner to Robert "Bob"
      Dates: 1930-1936
      Container: Box 3, Folder 8-9
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: James Frederick Bonner to Walter Jr.
      Dates: 1931-1942
      Container: Box 3, Folder 10-11
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: James Frederick Bonner to Francis
      Dates: 1932-1941
      Container: Box 3, Folder 12
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 3, Folder 13
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Lyman Gaylord Bonner to Mother and Father
      Dates: 1928-1954
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1-19
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Lyman Gaylord Bonner to Priscilla
      Dates: 1932-1935
      Container: Box 4, Folder 20
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Lyman Gaylord Bonner to David
      Dates: 1933-1937
      Container: Box 4, Folder 21
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Lyman Gaylord Bonner to Robert "Bob"
      Dates: 1932-1939
      Container: Box 4, Folder 22
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Lyman Gaylord Bonner to Walter Jr.
      Dates: 1932-1939
      Container: Box 4, Folder 23
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Lyman Gaylord Bonner to Francis
      Dates: 1934-1937
      Container: Box 4, Folder 24
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Allen, Philip, and Lynn to Grandparents
      Dates: 1949; 1952
      Container: Box 4, Folder 25
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 4, Folder 26
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Priscilla Bonner Horton to Mother and Father
      Dates: 1934-1946
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1-23
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Priscilla Bonner Horton to Lyman
      Dates: 1935
      Container: Box 5, Folder 24
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Priscilla Bonner Horton to David
      Dates: 1935-1937
      Container: Box 5, Folder 25
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Priscilla Bonner Horton to Robert "Bob"
      Dates: 1935-1940
      Container: Box 5, Folder 26-27
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Priscilla Bonner Horton to Walter Jr. "Danny"
      Dates: 1935-1940
      Container: Box 5, Folder 28-29
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Priscilla Bonner Horton to Francis
      Dates: 1935-1941
      Container: Box 5, Folder 30-31
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 5, Folder 32
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: David Mahlon Bonner to Mother and Father
      Dates: 1928-1955
      Container: Box 6, Folder 1-22
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: David Mahlon Bonner to Priscilla
      Dates: 1937-1938
      Container: Box 6, Folder 23
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: David Mahlon Bonner to Robert "Bob"
      Dates: 1936-1941
      Container: Box 6, Folder 24-26
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: David Mahlon Bonner to Walter Jr.
      Dates: 1936-1941
      Container: Box 6, Folder 27-28
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: David Mahlon Bonner to Francis
      Dates: 1936-1941
      Container: Box 6, Folder 29
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: David Mahlon Bonner to and from Joshua Lederberg
      Dates: 1948-1962
      Container: Box 6, Folder 30-31
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Obituaries
      Dates: 1965; 1979
      Container: Box 6, Folder 32
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Robert "Bob" Nelson Bonner Correspondence

      The entire box consists of letters from Robert to "Mother and Father."

      Dates: 1934-1955
      Container: Box 7
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Robert "Bob" Nelson Bonner to James and David
      Dates: 1937
      Container: Box 8, Folder 1
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Robert "Bob" Nelson Bonner to Priscilla
      Dates: 1946
      Container: Box 8, Folder 2
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Robert "Bob" Nelson Bonner to Walter Daniel Boner Jr.
      Dates: 1939-1942
      Container: Box 8, Folder 3
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Robert "Bob" Nelson Bonner to Francis
      Dates: 1939-1942
      Container: Box 8, Folder 4-5
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Robert "Bob" Nelson Bonner, Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 8, Folder 6
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Walter Daniel Boner Jr. to Mother and Father
      Dates: 1932-1955
      Container: Box 8, Folder 7-17
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Walter Daniel Boner Jr. to James
      Dates: 1928
      Container: Box 8, Folder 18
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Walter Daniel Boner Jr. to Priscilla
      Dates: 1938
      Container: Box 8, Folder 19
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Walter Daniel Boner Jr. to Robert
      Dates: 1938-1939
      Container: Box 8, Folder 20
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Walter Daniel Boner Jr. to Francis
      Dates: 1938-1942
      Container: Box 8, Folder 21
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Walter, Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 8, Folder 22
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Francis Truesdale Bonner to Mother and Father
      Dates: 1928-1955
      Container: Box 9, Folder 1-18
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Francis Truesdale Bonner to Priscilla
      Dates: 1946
      Container: Box 9, Folder 19
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Francis Truesdale Bonner to Robert "Bob"
      Dates: 1928; 1946
      Container: Box 9, Folder 20
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Francis Truesdale Bonner to Walter Jr.
      Dates: 1940
      Container: Box 9, Folder 21
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Francis Truesdale Bonner, Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 9, Folder 22
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Etta Gaylord Steen to Grace Gaylord Bonner
      Dates: 1936-1952
      Container: Box 9, Folder 23
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Alberta Gaylord to Grace Gaylord Bonner
      Dates: 1940
      Container: Box 9, Folder 24
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Letters from Relatives
      Dates: 1931-1953
      Container: Box 9, Folder 25
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Frederick J. Alway to Walter
      Dates: 1940-1941
      Container: Box 9, Folder 26
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: "The Chemical Bonners," Correspondence
      Dates: 1940-1941
      Container: Box 9, Folder 27
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: General Correspondence

      From friends, etc. on a variety of subjects.

      Dates: 1939-1952
      Container: Box 9, Folder 28-30
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Business Materials
      Dates: 1939-1946
      Container: Box 9, Folder 31
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Photographs

      These were removed to the Multimedia Division in 1990.

      Container: Box 9, Folder 32-33
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: Programs

      For various science and music societies, as well as religious services.

      Dates: 1931-1952
      Container: Box 9, Folder 34
      Location: Family Correspondence
    • Description: News Clippings
      Dates: 1938-1953
      Container: Box 9, Folder 35
      Location: Family Correspondence

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Subject Terms

  • Depressions--1929--United States--Personal narratives
  • World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American

Personal Names

  • Bonner, Walter Daniel, 1878-1956 (contributor)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business records
  • Correspondence
  • Programs

Finding aid prepared by Marlene Lewis
1981 (last modified: 2019)

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