Clarence Reckmeyer correspondence
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter from Reckmeyer to Le Roy Hafen discussing the Indian battle of Summit Springs, Colorado (1869) and the roles played by Major Frank J. North, Brevet Major Eugene A. Carr, and Travelling Bear, A Pawnee scout. Also includes handwritten copies (carbon copies) of portions of North's diary, 1869, and an 1870 joint resolution of the Nebraska State Legislature honoring North and Carr. Also includes a photograph of Major North as well as a September 9, 1928 newsclipping from the Omaha World-Herald discussing the placing of an historic marker on the mission site of the First Presbyterian mission in Nebraska.
Dates
- Creation: 1928
Creator
- Reckmeyer, Clarence (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 Clarence Reckmeyer correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
8 items
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Le Roy R. Hafen.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Subject
- Travelling Bear (Person)
- North, Frank J. (Frank Joshua), 1840-1885 (Person)
- Carr, E. A. (Eugene Asa), 1830-1910 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Clarence Reckmeyer correspondence
- Status
- In Progress
- Date
- 2010 April 29
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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