Olive King Dixon papers
Olive King Dixon papers
Dates: 1889-1935
Typewritten and signed letters, published articles, and newspaper clippings. Most of the letters were written to A. B. MacDonald of Kansas City, Missouri. Olive Dixon writes to MacDonald about the career of her husband, Billy Dixon, who was famous for fighting against Native Americans. Billy is noted for participating in the Battle of Adobe Walls in 1874. Some of the articles and newspaper clippings are by various authors but all deal with Billy Dixon's various activities.
- Extent: 1 folder (0.10 linear ft.)
- Creator: Dixon, Olive King
- Call Number: MSS 860
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for publc 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 Letters, articles, and newspaper clippings 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 860; Olive King Dixon papers; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 860, LTPSC.
- Subject Terms
- Dixon, Billy, 1850-1913; Macdonald, A. B.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874; Correspondence; Indians of North America--Wars--Texas--1815-1875; Material Types
- Genre / Form
- Articles; Letters; Newspapers
- Appraisal Information
- 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS860
- Finding Aid Title
- Dixon (Olive King) papers
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Benjamin Sipes
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-05-18T04:22-0600
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical note
Author, historian, and the wife of Billy Dixon.
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