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Box 1

 Container

Contains 15 Results:

Howard C. Sarvis papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG 531
Abstract

Correspondence, newspaper reports on his carvings, reports on Desert Rock Test site, patents and inventions.

Dates: 1951-1976

Collection Information

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Abstract

Includes background information about the collection materials, Howard C. Sarvis' obituary, and correspondence from relatives to pervious Head of Special Collections, Terry Abraham.

Dates: 1951-1976

Patents, 1904-1957

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Content Description From the Collection:

Howard C. Sarvis was a writer, artists, and outdoorsman. He served in WWI. Materials include correspondence with Frank Church and the Army; letters from the White House; articles and ideas that were published; a file on inventions; papers on a mining development he was interested in; and personal observations on the atomic blast in Nevada.

Dates: 1904-1957

Correspondence, 1951-1968

 File — Box: 1, Box: 3
Abstract

Includes letters between Howard C. Sarvis and the Union Pacific Railroad, General Harold K. Johnson (Chief of Staff), Major General Frank J. Sackton (Secretary of the General Staff), and others.

Dates: 1951-1968

"The Light is Blue" by Howard C. Sarvis, 1957

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Content Description From the Collection:

Howard C. Sarvis was a writer, artists, and outdoorsman. He served in WWI. Materials include correspondence with Frank Church and the Army; letters from the White House; articles and ideas that were published; a file on inventions; papers on a mining development he was interested in; and personal observations on the atomic blast in Nevada.

Dates: 1957

Camp Desert Rock (Las Vegas, Nevada), 1957

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Abstract

Includes newspaper clippings, memorandums, reports, notes, and other information materials from Howard C. Sarvis' time at Camp Desert Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dates: 1957

Carvings , 1950-1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Abstract

Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to carvings done by Howard C. Sarvis. Also included are three photographs, two of Sarvis and a close up of one of his carvings, and an issue Think magazine.

Dates: 1950-1976

Class of 1917 Boise High Reunion speech given by Howard C. Sarvis, May 29, 1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Content Description From the Collection:

Howard C. Sarvis was a writer, artists, and outdoorsman. He served in WWI. Materials include correspondence with Frank Church and the Army; letters from the White House; articles and ideas that were published; a file on inventions; papers on a mining development he was interested in; and personal observations on the atomic blast in Nevada.

Dates: May 29, 1965

Inventions, 1928-1979

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Abstract

Includes correspondence, papers, and sketches of inventions created and proposed by Howard C. Sarvis.

Dates: 1928-1979

"A New Valley Forge" MS experiment proposal for training, July 5, 1960

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Content Description From the Collection:

Howard C. Sarvis was a writer, artists, and outdoorsman. He served in WWI. Materials include correspondence with Frank Church and the Army; letters from the White House; articles and ideas that were published; a file on inventions; papers on a mining development he was interested in; and personal observations on the atomic blast in Nevada.

Dates: July 5, 1960