James Austin Cope letters
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of four letters, including: a Bill of Sale, 10 March 1931, signed by J. Austin Cope and notarized by Maurine Cope, transferring a safe brought into Utah in 1858 by Albert Sidney Johnston to BYU; letter from J. Austin Cope, 9 March 1931, to George Brimhall, explaining that he has donated the safe to BYU; "History of Safe," written by J. Austin Cope in Tropic, Utah explaining how the safe passed from Albert Johnston through various merchants and finally to him; and a rough draft of "History of Safe."
Dates
- 1931 March
Creator
- Cope, James Austin, 1894-1963 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials 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 James Austin Cope letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Custodial History
These letters were previously included in the George H. Hansen papers and photographs collection (MSS 1628).
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of James Austin Cope letters
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 March 15
- 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