Newbern I. Butt price list
Scope and Contents
The collection contains handwritten notations on printed columns. The materials trace the price of various agricultural items and certain foods in Provo, Salt Lake City, and St. George, Utah from 1852-1910.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1910
Creator
- Butt, Newbern I. (Newbern Isaac) (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Price list must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Newbern I. Butt was a researcher and assistant professor, on the library staff from 1922 to 1968. Butt was born November 2, 1890, in Lehi, Utah, a son of William Francis and Laura Ellen Bushman Butt. In 1923, he married Ethel Cutler, professor of home economics at Brigham Young University. They had two children. He is the author or coauthor of four books and more than a hundred pamphlets. The best-known volume is The Fruits of Mormonism, which he coauthored with Franklin S. Harris. His vast compilation and publishing of indexes helped to locate vital and authoritative information concerning the personnel, history, and doctrines of the Church up to 1965. He chaired the Brigham Young University History Committee. On July 14, 1969, Newbern I. Butt passed away in LeGrande, Oregon.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Abstract
The collection contains handwritten notations on printed columns. The materials trace the price of various agricultural items and certain foods in Provo, Salt Lake City, and St. George, Utah from 1852-1910.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Newbern I. Butt price list
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 April 19
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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