Lyman H. Bennett papers
Scope and Contents
Predominately Fifth Judicial District Court of Montana with some Montana Supreme Court and other district courts. Documents are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the first plaintiff cited and in instances where a civil authority is the plaintiff, the document is arranged by the last name of the first defendant cited. Some documents are undated.
Dates
- 1870-1961
Creator
- Bennett, Lyman H. (Lyman Hakes) (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 Bennett family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Lyman Hakes Bennett (1885-1967) is buried in Virginia City, Montana Lyman Hakes Bennett was born in 1885. He was a Montana judge and lawyer. He died in 1967 and is buried in Virginia City, Montana.
Extent
28 boxes (14 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Official and family correspondence, legal documents, speeches, genealogical materials, notes, and miscellaneous items. The bulk of the collection dates from 1930 to 1958 and deals with the law practice and judgeship of Lyman H. Bennett. Also included are many materials that deal with Alden J. Bennett, a prominent banker and mayor of Virginia City, Montana.
Arrangement
Collection is divided into 7 series: 1. Correspondence from the law practice and judgeship of Lyman H. Bennett; 2. General Bennett family correspondence, 1870-1960; 3. Miscellaneous Bennett family papers, correspondence, and legal papers, 1870-1959; 4. Town papers of Bearcreek, Montana, 1926-1947; 5. Bennet family albums, photographs, and negatives, circa 1901; 6. Hotel registers, 1904-1913; and 7. Oversize Bennet family mementos, photographs and documents, 1872-1956.
Other Finding Aids
While this finding aid provides only a series and sub-series level description, a more detailed finding aid is available in print at the L.Tom Perry Special Collections reference desk.
Other Finding Aids
Item-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS996.xml
Appraisal
Collection provides historical information and documents about the Lyman H. Bennett family and ancestors who contributed to the settling of the West, thereby meeting the subject collecting criteria of 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; 1998.
- Bennett, Alden J. (Alden Joseph)
- Civil Procedure and Courts
- Judges -- Montana -- History -- Sources
- Lawyers -- Montana -- History -- Sources
- Letters
- Mayors -- Virginia City (Mont.) -- History
- Montana -- History
- Notes
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Virginia City (Mont.) -- History -- Sources
- Title
- Register of Lyman H. Bennett papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed under the direction of the Curator of 20th & 21st Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts
- Date
- 1998
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
- Carton: 22 (Mixed Materials)
- oversize: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 21 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 20 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 18 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 17 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 16 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 15 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 14 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Carton: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: 3 (Books)
- Volume: 2 (Books)
- Volume: 1 (Books)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States