Gustav Lorenz Becker, 1889-1947 (bulk 1900-1935).

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Gustav Lorenz Becker, 1889-1947 (bulk 1900-1935).

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Eleven boxes of black & white photographs and twelve scrapbooks that center around the life of Gustav Lorenz Becker, including shooting tournaments, hunting, his friendship with gun inventor John M. Browning, family outings, and his participation in local and national events such as parades, county fairs, American Legion ceremonies, and the United States Brewers Association (U.S.B.A.). Also included are photographs of the Becker Brewing and Malting Company factory including employees, displays, parades, and factory machinery. There are approximately 1,173 photographs in the collection. Several of the scrapbooks consist almost entirely of newspaper articles and personal correspondence. The newspaper articles mainly feature the results of the various shooting and hunting tournaments that Becker participated in. Other articles focus on prohibition and Becker's various world-wide exploits. The personal correspondence highlight Becker's role as a well-known Utah personality, featuring correspondence to and from LDS Church leadership, state governors, supreme court justices, and United States presidents; one scrapbook deals with Albert Becker, (brother to Gustav Lorenz Becker and Vice President of Becker Brewing), and his political campaigns for state senator of district 18 in Ogden, Utah and the 1927 Ogden mayoral race.

9.25 linear feet (11 boxes)

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6956054

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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