Jock Nickerson notes
Scope and Contents
Handwritten book containing notes on geometry and on geometrical figures. The book includes many drawings of such figures and calculations based on them. The date of the materials is uncertain. Nickerson lived his last few years with Rey L. Pratt. Nickerson claimed to have known the LDS Church leaders, Joseph Smith and Parley P. Pratt. A brief essay is included which speculates on this claim.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1900
Creator
- Nickerson, Jock, 1820-1925 (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 Notes must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 volume (398 p.)(0.20 linear ft.) : (+ 1 essay)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857 (Person)
- Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 (Person)
- Pratt, Rey L. (Ray Lucero), 1878-1931 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Jock Nickerson notes
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 March 17
- 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