Ferris and Lovejoy family papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, legal documents, genealogy, memorabilia, poetry, and literary manuscripts of Warren Angus Ferris (1810-1873); his mother, Sarah Gray Ferris Lovejoy (1785-1964); stepfather, Joshua Lovejoy (1771-1824); brother-in-law, American painter Lars Gustaf Sellstedt; and other family members. Includes also papers and correspondence regarding W.A. Ferris and his work by Walter McCausland and Fred Rosenstock.
Dates
- 1771-1964
Creator
- Rosenstock, Fred A., 1895- (Person)
- McCausland, Walter (Person)
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 Ferris and Lovejoy family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Members of the Ferris and Lovejoy families. Warren Angus Ferris was a fur trapper and surveyor whose six-year account of life as a mountain man was published as "Life in the Rocky Mountains."
Extent
10 boxes (5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Separated Materials
The original 1836 hand-drawn map of the Northwest fur country by Warren A. Ferris was removed from this collection and cataloged separately in Vault-Folio under the call number 917.8 F41m 1836 (The original map of the Northwest fur country).
- Correspondence
- Farris family
- Ferris, Warren Angus, 1810-1873 -- Correspondence
- Ferris, Warren Angus, 1810-1873
- Genealogies
- Legal instruments
- Letters
- Lovejoy family
- Lovejoy, Joshua, 1771-1824 -- Correspondence
- Lovejoy, Sarah Gray Ferris, 1785-1864 -- Correspondence
- Material Types
- Poetry -- Manuscripts
- Rocky Mountains -- Description and travel
- Sellstedt, Lars Gustaf, 1819-1911 -- Correspondence
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
- Trappers' writings, American -- Rocky Mountains
- United States -- Genealogy
- Title
- Register of Ferris and Lovejoy family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 11
- 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