Wells, Helen Clawson, 1890- .

Helen Clawson Wells was born on 27 December 1890 in Salt Lake City to Selden Irwin and Clara Morris Clawson. She received her degree in kindergarten education from the University of Utah and taught for two years prior to her marriage to W. Seymour Wells in 1915. Because of her devotion to the cultivation of trees, she was often called the "tree lady of Utah." She was involved in many garden and tree organizations, as well as the Art Barn, the Astronomical Society, the Memory Park Committee, the Alta Club, the Symphony Guild, and others. She served as chairman of the National Arbor Day Observance Committee for Utah and aided in efforts to create the State Arboretum at the Unviersity of Utah campus. Helen Clawson Wells died in 1987.

From the guide to the Helen Clawson Wells papers, 1814-1995, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

Civic worker for Salt Lake City and Utah. Organized the Salt Lake City Shade Tree Commission and pressed for the Utah Association of Shade Tree Commission, and State Arboretum of Utah.

From the description of [Papers] / Helen Clawson Wells. 1852-1979. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 10166981