Samuel Parkinson Cowley collection

Samuel Parkinson Cowley collection, 1934

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Brossard, Edgar B.
Title: Samuel Parkinson Cowley collection
Dates: 1934 (inclusive)
19341934
Quantity: 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS 0393
Summary: 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.
Repository: 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: 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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

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.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

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