Georgius Y. Cannon Papers (Ms 252)
The Georgius Y. Cannon Papers (1892-1977), in addition to drawings for homes
designed by this architect, also includes diaries, correspondence, construction
records, and other documents. Cannon (born 1892) was the last child of George Q.
Cannon and Caroline Young Cannon. After his return from a mission to Germany for the
Mormon Church, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served in the
U. S. Army. He returned to Salt Lake City in 1920 to work first for the firm of
Cannon and Fetzer, then his own firm, and finally the partnership of Ware and
Treganza. Later, he moved to California, working there until the 1930s . During
World War II, Cannon worked first in the shipyards and then in the motion picture
studios until, in 1946, he went back to his own practice. Cannon continued in
practice in California until 1953 when his wife died and he decided to move his
practice to Salt Lake City, where he had family and friends and where a good part of
his residential practice had always been. Cannon continued in active practice in Salt
Lake until 1977. A register is available.