Skip to main content

Boutwell, J. M. (John Mason), 1874-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874-

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

J. M. Boutwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1647
Scope and Contents Consists largely of personal and business correspondence and material dealing with Boutwell's career as a geologist (maps, notebooks, manuscripts and illustrations, education, mineral samples, etc.). It also includes familial details (legal and other documentation of his divorce from Esther; family history, including documentation of his claim as a direct descendant of Francis Cooke, a passenger on the Mayflower, possessions of ancestors such as the medical notebooks of H.T. Boutwell,...
Dates: 1772-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

J. M. Boutwell collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 163
Scope and Contents

Collection includes 372 photographs, 451 postcards, 271 glass plate negatives, 155 negatives, 14 lantern slides, 76 stereographs, and five panoramic photographs, taken or collected by J.M. Boutwell between the 1900s and the 1930s. Includes images of geologic specimens, rock formations, and landscapes.

Dates: approximately 1900-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

J. M. Boutwell family papers, approximately 1845-1971

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains papers relating to the family of J. M. Boutwell. Includes divorce matters (witnesses and questions, depositions, correspondence, complaints, statements of marital conduct, proceedings, alimony and court documentation), correspondence, other legal matters, and business affairs. ca. 1845-1971

Dates: approximately 1845-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. M. Boutwell papers

J. M. Boutwell financial papers, approximately 1885-1969

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains financial papers and materials of both J. M. Boutwell himself as well as his family and mining companies he consulted with. Includes checkbooks and stubs, stock notes, stock dividend records, bank statements, bills and receipts, other stock information, and taxes. Some small amout of financial materials are mixed in with other series, but these are those that seem to have been organized and kept separate. ca. 1885-1969

Dates: approximately 1885-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. M. Boutwell papers

J. M. Boutwell genealogical papers, approximately 1772-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains papers realting to the genealogy of J. M. Boutwell and others, especially the Society of Mayflower Descendants of which he was a member. Includes Mayflower and Plymouth history, pamphlets, issues of Mayflower Quarterly, membership applications (genealogy-based, including his own), genealogy of and correspondence with members and applicants, finances and administrative details (committees and reports, ballots, events), bulletins, newspaper and magazines articles (general society...
Dates: approximately 1772-1966
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. M. Boutwell papers

J. M. Boutwell mining and geological maps and papers, approximately 1880-1969

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains papers and materials relating to J. M. Boutwell's career as a geologist from 1900 to 1945. Includes many mining maps and reports in different regions in Arizona (Bisbee), Utah (Bingham), Mexico (Cananea), and Peru (Cerro de Pasco). Also inludes business and professional correspondence, profesional affiliations, and reports and surveys, many dealing with the United States Geological Survey, which he worked for from 1900 to 1908.

Dates: approximately 1880-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. M. Boutwell papers

J. M. Boutwell papers on the Boy Scouts of America, approximately 1902-1953

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains papers relating to the involvement of J. M. Boutwell in the Boy Scouts of America, especially in Utah. Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, participation charts, game and song sheets, membership cards, leadership training and tips, bulletins and other Boy Scout serials, administrative details (meeting/committee/conference details, programs, statistics and reports), events, and miscellaneous items, including a manuscript of the Okla Itanaha tribe brave initiation ritual. ca....
Dates: approximately 1902-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. M. Boutwell papers

J. M. Boutwell personal and academic papers, approximately 1827-1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1647 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains the personal papers of J. M. Boutwell, including academic and university materials. Includes business, professional, and family correspondence, general life, employment applications, stock information, trusteeship documents, educational material (personal notes), miscellaneous publications, including industrial studies and pamphlets, Harvard material, John Wesley Powell's original geology notes, two letters from William Cullen Bryant, club/society information, educational...
Dates: approximately 1827-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. M. Boutwell papers

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 6
Collection 2
 
Subject
Letters 7
Brochures 6
Freemasonry -- United States 6
Geology -- Arizona 6
Geology -- Mexico 6
∨ more
Geology -- Peru 6
Geology -- Utah 6
Mines and mineral resources -- Utah 6
Arizona 5
Clubs and Societies 5
Images 5
Material Types 5
Mexico 5
Notebooks 5
Peru 5
Social Life and Customs 5
Utah 5
Legal instruments 4
Reports 4
Agriculture and Natural Resources 3
Boy Scouts 3
Mines and Mineral Resources 3
Photographs 3
Genealogies 2
Manuscripts 2
Maps 2
Pedigrees 2
Bank statements 1
Bonds 1
Checks 1
Colleges and Universities 1
Education 1
Formations (Geology) -- Photographs 1
Geological specimens -- Photographs 1
Glass negatives 1
Home and Family 1
Landscapes -- Photographs 1
Mines and mineral resources -- Utah -- Photographs 1
Negatives 1
Newspapers 1
Photography, Panoramic 1
Postcards 1
Stereographs 1
+ ∧ less
 

Staff Interface | Send Feedback or Report a Problem

More information about Special Collections including Hours, Services, Events, and Exhibits can be found at lib.byu.edu/special-collections.

The BYU Library aims to create descriptions of collections that are inclusive and support an “environment of belonging.” If you encounter language in finding aids, catalog records, or collection descriptions that you find offensive or believe to be harmful, we invite your feedback at librarydescription@byu.edu.