John W. Van Cott papers
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typewritten proposals and decisions relating to the choice of place names in Utah. The suggestions were submitted to the United States Department of the Interior Board on Geographic Names in Washington, D.C. The materials were compiled by John W. Vancott.
Dates
- 1936-1978
Creator
- Van Cott, John W., 1911-2006 (creator, 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 W. Van Cott papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of John W. Van Cott papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 April 15
- 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