John R. Maxon Western American collection
Scope and Contents
Research on Persons who were present at the Platte Bridge/Red Butte Battle, Wyoming, 1865, and on Historians who studied the Red Butte Battle. Xerox copies of the notes, journals, and correspondence of survivors of the battle (John C. Friend, Isaac Pennock, S.H. Fairfield) as well as of the notes and newspaper series of historian Lt. William Drew, April - May 1882 (including a first-hand account of the battle).
Dates
- 1963-1989
Creator
- Maxon, John R. (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 John R. Maxon Western American collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
John R. Maxon is a retired forensic photographer.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Research in the form of journals, notes and correspondence of the Platte Bridge Battle, 1963-1989.
Custodial History
Donated by John Maxon in 1990.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; John Maxon; 1990.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Amanda Clark; 2 August 2007.
- Title
- Register of John R. Maxon Western American collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Clark and Karen Glenn, student processors and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- 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