Lorenzo Adolph Richards (1904-1993) was born to Calvin Willard and Louisa Madsen Richards in Fielding, Utah. He graduated from Utah State University with his B.S. (1926) and M.A. (1927). He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University (1931). Richards was an instructor and professor at various institutions throughout his career. He worked for the United States Department of Agriculture as chief physicist until 1966 when he formed his own company, Lark Instruments. He served in various other capacities and received many awards for his advancements in soil science.
The Lorenzo A. Richards papers (1914-1999) contain the personal and family materials of Lorenzo Adolph Richards, a physicist who specialized in agronomy. Included are correspondence, notes, drawings and diagrams, articles, certificates, patents, and notebooks, among other papers.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Mary L. Luch, L. Willard Richards, and Paul L. Richards in 2007.
Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2007.
Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1419 and A0915).
See also the Mary Hooper Blood Linford papers (ACCN 2337); the Zilla Linford Richards papers (ACCN 2373); and the James Henry Linford Jr. papers (ACCN 2344).
Folders 6-7 contain correspondence, orders, reports, and receipts concerning Richards' Southwest Pacific area trip.
Notes, correspondence, and receipts.
Correspondence, notes, instrument information, and legal documents.
Correspondence, notes, articles, newsletters, and commencement materials.
This box contains notes, correspondence, forms, drawings, receipts, and other papers regarding Richards' patents on various instruments. The actual patents are also included.
The workbooks are numbered and include notes and drawings. This box contains workbooks #1-4.
This box holds workbooks #5-12.
Contains a Hebrew certificate, a certificate from Utah State University, a high school diploma, bachelor's certificate, master's certificate, doctorate certificate, honorary doctorate certificate, and a certificate from Sigma Xi.
For the family and patent business.
Richards' system for teaching Morse code.
Commencement program, news article, and Utah Agricultural College symbol and letters.
Correspondence, pamphlets, supply lists, and news clippings on fishing trips taken by Richards and fishing in general.
Weight charts, notes, and a benefits flier.
House addition notes, drawings, an agreement, and a work outline for the construction of a home for Mrs. B. K. Marvin.
The contents from both of these folders were originally in binders. Folder 6 contains notes, financial information, correspondence, and other papers. The binder was originally labeled "Estates CWR Sr and MMR." Folder 7 contains mainly correspondence. The binder for these materials was originally labeled "Brigham City, UT."
These materials were removed from a binder and include notes and correspondence.
Two scripts for "Bill Moyer's Journal" titled "A Conversation with Mortimer Adler" and "Reflections on a Revolution."
Receipts, notes, and paint samples.
Contains news clippings, certificates, articles, trip logs, stories, and quotations centered around Lorenzo A. Richards, his schooling, and his contributions to science.
Contains names and addresses.
Card and napkins.
Correspondence, patents, notes, and information on patent law.
California Institute of Technology manuals, correspondence, illustrations, and program.
Correspondence, notes, and financial statements.
Correspondence, notes, bulletins, invoices, and other papers.