Lowell E. Call collection of Provo airport and aviation materials
Scope and Contents note
Collection includes aviation-related materials collected and created by Lowell Call. Materials include educational and promotional publications, flight rating and log books, articles, guides, correspondence and additional materials related to Utah and United States aviation from WWII through the early 1980s.
Dates
- 1932-1983
Creator
- Call, Lowell Eliason (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to the collection is open with assistance from the archivist or staff.
Conditions Governing Use note
Open for Research. Copyright for official University records is held by Utah Valley University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical/Historical note
Retired USAF Lt. Colonel Lowell Eliason Call was born 18 February 1922 in Bancroft, Idaho. He married his wife Carolyn in 1942, and together they raised 8 children. He completed his US Army Air Corps training in February 1945, and was en route to England to pilot the B-17 Bomber when WWII ended. After his release he and his family moved to Provo, Utah, where he attended Brigham Young University. He was called back into active service in the newly formed U.S. Air Force in 1947 and flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He taught AFROTC at both Brigham Young and Oklahoma State Universities, and, after retiring from active military service, he developed an aviation science course at Orem High School, which he taught for 11 years. He passed away in Orem, Utah, 14 February 2005. Daily Herald. Lowell Eliason Call, http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/lowell-eliason-call/article_deef8b09-7d79-5742-827e-c98b8be24c54.html. Accessed 15 November 2017.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
Collection consists of aviation-related materials collected and created by Lowell E. Call.
Arrangement note
Materials have been separated by material type and ordered by date.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Scott Call and the UVU Aviation department.
Acknowledgment of Bias and Harmful Content
The Sutherland Archives recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful. Materials may contain language or depictions that are racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, homophobic, etc. We present such materials unaltered to preserve context and to present a complete historical record. Sutherland Archives staff is making efforts to update our finding aids to acknowledge offensive content.
- Aeronautics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brochures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newsletters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Notebooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pamphlets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pictures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Provo (Utah)
- Retail trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Technology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Transportation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Aimee Bastarache, Assistant Archivist
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Fulton Library George Sutherland Archives Repository
800 West University Parkway
MS 145
Orem Utah 84058 United States
