John Fisk incoming letters
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters received by John Fisk from members of the Fisk family living in Minnesota and Montana. In the fall of 1866 John Fisk and three brothers led an expedition of several hundred people to Montana. He and his brothers bought a defunct newspaper and published on 15 Nov. 1866 the first issue of the "Helena Weekly Herald." The "Helena Weekly" was an influential Republican newspaper in the late 1860's.
One of the letters, dated 16 May 1869, was written on a printed copy of the newspaper dated 1 May 1869, vol. 1, no. 10. The bulk of the letters are concerned with family matters. They discuss finances, the possibility of various members moving to Montana, and deaths in the family.
Dates
- 1859-1870
Creator
- Fisk, John (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are 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 John Fisk incoming letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Fisk was a Montana pioneer and newspaper publisher.
Extent
10 items
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of John Fisk incoming letters
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 July 21
- 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