Provo storehouse monetary script
Scope and Contents
Engraved monetary script. This item was worth 10 cents, could only be spent at the Provo Storehouse (Bishop's Storehouse), and was not to be used as money elsewhere. This bill is engraved on both sides with a representation of the main building of the Brigham Young Academy on it. It also has an engraved signature of Wm. B. Preston (1830-1908), Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on it. Those individuals who worked for the Brigham Young Academy were often paid in such script.
Dates
- Creation: 1901
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 Provo storehouse monetary script must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Originally located with the Ruth Partridge Collection MSS 1544.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Subject
- Preston, William Bowker, 1830-1908 (Person)
- Bishop's General Store House (Salt Lake City, Utah) (Organization)
- Brigham Young Academy -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Provo storehouse monetary script
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 August 31
- 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. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US