Alfred Hall letters
Scope and Contents
5 ALS's to his mother which include descriptions of ship life, whales and whaling, Honolulu, Hawaii, the Sandwich Islands and the inadvisability of life as a whaler. Also includes a certificate (photocopy) concerning Hall's birthplace.
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1869
Creator
- Hall, Alfred (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 Alfred Hall letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Carpenter aboard the whaling ship Lagoda.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Fred A. Rosenstock in 1974.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Fred A. Rosenstock; 1974.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Subject
- Lagoda (Ship) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Alfred Hall letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 June 14
- 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