Edwin Q. Cannon photograph collection, 1850-1970
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Edwin Q. Cannon photograph collection
- Dates
- 1850-1970 (inclusive)18501970
- Quantity
- 54 items, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P2220
- Summary
- Edwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon, Jr. (1918-2005) was a Utah businessman and politician who served in many capacities for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This collecion contains prints and negatives depicting Cannon's family and involvement in the church dating from 1850 to 1970.
- Repository
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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
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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
Biographical Note
Edwin Quayle "Ted" Cannon, Jr. was born on May 6, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Luella Wareing and Edwin Q. Cannon, Sr. Ted Cannon was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. His paternal grandfather, George Q. Cannon, had served in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' First Presidency. In 1937, Ted Cannon served a mission in Nazi Germany; he was serving as president of a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Berlin when the church evacuated its missionaries from Europe in 1939 at the beginning of World War II. Cannon completed his mission in Canada before returning to Utah in 1940. On August 13, 1941, Cannon married Janath Russell; together, they had six children.
Cannon attended the University of Utah, where he studied business; he graduated in 1942 and then attended Harvard Business School, graduating in 1943 with an MBA. He then enlisted in the United States Army to serve in World War II, which he spent stationed primarily at the Quartermaster Office of Price Adjustment in San Francisco, California. After his military service, Cannon began working for his family's business, the Salt Lake Stamp Company, which he co-managed with his brother William W. Cannon. In 1948, Cannon was elected to the Utah House of Representatives as Republican representative of Salt Lake County; he won two subsequent elections, serving three terms.
In addition to his business and political careers, Cannon was a lifelong active member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Between 1964 and 1971, he served as a bishop in Salt Lake City before becoming president of the Switzerland Mission between 1971 and 1974. In 1978, after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints began to allow Black people to receive priesthood, Ted and Janath Cannon, along with another couple, served as the Church's first missionaries in West Africa. Between 1987 and 1989, Cannon directed the Nauvoo Visitors Center. In 1989, he served as interim president of the Church's Hamburg Mission in Germany; he then served as president of the Frankfurt Germany Temple from 1989 to 1992.
Edwin Q. Cannon, Jr. died on April 6, 2005, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Content Description
The Edwin Q. Cannon photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 54 cartes-de-visite and black-and-white prints and negatives depicting Edwin Q. Cannon, Jr., members of his family, and images related to his work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The collection dates from 1850 to 1970.
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.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Ewin Q. Cannon Senior, Junior, and John LangdonContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Formal PortraitsContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Geneology and Small SnapshotsContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Salt Lake Temple, Mission Home, and HouseContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Luella, 1944; Mother's Day, Travel, and Jed's Family Group of 1968Container: Box 1, Folder 5
