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Missionary postcards to Orville Stanley Cox

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7716

Scope and Contents

This collection includes seventy-six postcards with pictures of different Mormon missionaries from the Northern States Mission in 1919-1922. The postcards were written to Orville Stanley Cox who served his mission in the Northern States Mission.

Dates

  • 1919-1922

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Missionary postcards to Orville Stanley Cox held in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University must be obtained in writing from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Orville Stanley Cox was born in Fariview, Utah in 1899 and died in Provo, Utah in 1987. He was married to Alice Taylor Cox. He served a Mormon mission in the Northern States Mission from 1920 to 1921.

Extent

2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Maintained in original order.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by Lee T. Cox in 2010 who recieved it from his father Stanley Cox.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Lee T. Cox; 2010.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Processing Information

Processed; Lionel Thomas, student photograph processor; 2011.

Title
Register of the Missionary postcards to Orville Stanley Cox
Status
Completed
Author
Lionel Thomas
Date
2011 January 12
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States