John R. Maxon Western American collection
John R. Maxon Western American collection
Dates: 1963-1989
Research on Persons who were present at the Platte Bridge/Red Butte Battle, [Wyoming, 1865]…, and on Historians who studied the Red Butte Battle… Xerox copies of the notes, journals, and correspondence of survivors of the battle (John C. Friend, Isaac Pennock, S.H. Fairfield) as well as of the notes and newspaper series of historian Lt. William Drew, April - May 1882 (including a first-hand account of the battle).
- Extent: 1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
- Creator: Maxon, John R.
- Call Number: MSS 4229
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
- Languages and Scripts
English - Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the John R. Maxon Western American collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 4229; John R. Maxon Western American collection; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 4229, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Donated by John Maxon in 1990.
- Acquisition Information
- Donated; John Maxon; 1990.
- Subject Terms
- Cheyenne Indians--Wars; Military; Politics, Government, and Law; Wyoming--History
- Genre / Form
- Diaries; Letters
- Processing Information
- Processed; Amanda Clark; 2 August 2007.
- Appraisal Information
- Utah and the American West (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS4229
- Finding Aid Title
- Maxon (John R.) Western American collection
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Amanda Clark and Karen Glenn, student processors and John Murphy, curator
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-07-08T11:03-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical History
John R. Maxon is a retired forensic photographer.
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