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Articles and other material on Mark Hofmann non-Mormon-related forgeries, 1984-1987

 Series — Box: 7, Folder: 16-20
Identifier: MSS 1571 Series 5

Scope and Contents

Contains articles and other documents regarding each of Mark Hofmann's historical, non-Mormon-related forgeries, dated between 1638 and 1903 (Oath of a Freeman, Daniel Boone and Betsy Ross letters, Jim Bridger promissory notes, Jack London signature). Materials dated 1984-1987.

Dates

  • 1984-1987

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 the Collection on Mark Hofmann must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

5 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically according to date on forged item.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1571.xml

Subjects

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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