UUM_Ms0393 Inventory of the Samuel Parkinson Cowley collection, 1934 Cowley (Samuel Parkinson) collection Finding aid created by Sharon Thorup Manuscripts Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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© 1984 (last modified: 2019) Finding aid encoded by Lisa DeMille 2007 Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division
Special Collections 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860 801-581-8864 http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php
MS 0393 Samuel Parkinson Cowley collection 1934 Brossard, Edgar B. 1 folder 0.25 linear feet The Samuel Parkinson Cowley collection (1934) consist of a funeral report, supplemented by a memorial service address. Cowley (1899-1934) was a special agent with the U. S. Justice Department, Division of Investigations. He was killed in a shootout with "Baby Face" Nelson, becoming the first federal agent killed in the line of duty. Collection materials are in English. Biographical Sketch

Samuel Parkinson Cowley was born on 23 July 1899 in Franklin, Idaho, to Matthias F. and Luella Parkinson Cowley. He attended grade school in Preston, Idaho, then high school in Logan, Utah. He graduated from the Utah State Agricultural College in 1924, then George Washington Law School in 1929. He was employed with the Department of Justice under J. Edgar Hoover starting in 1929, being assigned to the Los Angeles area.

The Samuel Parkinson Cowley collection (1934) consist of a verbatim report of funeral services in honor of Samuel Parkinson Cowley in the L. D. S. Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday, December 2, 1934; along with supplemented memorial service addresses in the L. D. S. chapel, Washington, D.C., on Sunday, December 16, 1934. Cowley (1899-1934) was a special agent with the U. S. Justice Department, Division of Investigations. He was killed in a shootout with "Baby Face" Nelson, becoming the first federal agent killed in the line of duty.

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Processed by Sharon Thorup in 1984.

 Cowley, Samuel Parkinson, 1899-1934 United States--Dept. of Justice Territorial Government Speeches