William F. Butt papers
Scope and Contents
Diaries, 1887-1895; correspondence, 1883-1897; financial records, Lehi, Utah, Ward record book; patriarchal blessings; mission records; and biographies of family members. Also included are the diaries of Butt's wife, Laura Ellen Bushman Butt, 1896-1897. The materials document William Butt's life in Lehi, Utah, and his service as a missionary for the Mormon Church to the Northern States.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1940
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from William F. Butt papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William F. Butt (1857-1940) was a Mormon missionary, miner, and genealogist from Utah.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Folder-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1397.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of William F. Butt papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 8
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States