Photographs of Kit Carson
Photographs of Kit Carson
Dates: approximately 1860-1889
Collection includes 107 photographs and one tintype with images of Christopher "Kit" Carson taken between the 1860s and the 1880s.
- Extent: 5 folders (0.3 linear ft.). -- 108 items
- Call Number: MSS P 222
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; Photograph Archives; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
- 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 Photographs of Kit Carson 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 P 222; Photographs of Kit Carson; Photograph Archives; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS P 222, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- The photographs in this collection were primarily assembled by historian Edwin L. Sabin. Others were added to the collection from the papers of Granville Stuart and Robert Ellison, which had been partially arranged by Fred Rosenstock.
- Acquisition Information
- Purchased; Fred Rosenstock; 1985.
- Related Material
- See also the Edwin L. Sabin papers (MSS SC 1072) and the Kit Carson collection (Vault MSS 513).
- Subject Terms
- Carson, Kit, 1809-1868--Photographs; Agriculture--Mexico--Photographs; Explorers--West (U.S.)--Photographs
- Genre / Form
- Photographs; Tintypes
- Physical Location
- L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.
- Appraisal Information
- Photographs (Photograph Archives).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSSP222
- Finding Aid Title
- Carson (Kit), Photographs of
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Abe Austin
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-02-23T04:31-0700
- Finding Aid Language
- English
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