Inventor Name
Cox, Howard L.
Repository
Utah State University
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill Library
Logan, Utah 84322-3000
435-797-2663
Physical Description
1 linear ft.
Summary
The dates of the material are from 1908 to 1932 and are arranged by type in alphabetical order. Business and personal correspondence account for about half of the material in the Howard Cox manuscript collection. Most of the correspondence consists of materials relating to agriculture and agricultural machinery. Most of the correspondents are manufacturing, distributing, or finance companies. Carbon copies of letters sent by Cox are included at the end of the correspondence section. The remaining correspondence is of a more general and personal nature and includes: letters from friends and relatives, letters concerned with land usage problems, and correspondence with World War I patriotic groups. The remaining portion of the collection consists of various types of personal papers, drawings and other material concerning the inventions of Howard L. Cox, and materials dealing with Cox's participation in an agricultural extension project of the Utah State Agricultural College, (1922-23). The personal papers of Howard L. Cox include: loan applications, irrigation papers, receipts and drafts, and various legal documents. Drawings of Cox's inventions are included in the collection, as well as his patent on an improved steam generator. Many of letters have also been used as scratch paper for accounting homestead improvement, various projects, and sketches.
Finding Aid
http://library.usu.edu/Specol/manuscript/collms6.html
