Barton Orville Aylesworth correspondence
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of letters to and from Aylesworth. They request biographical information from important literary and political figures in America roughly at the turn of the century. Also included are the replies to these petitions. The responses often contain some biographical information and lists of works published by the authors. It is likely that Aylewsorth's request were attempts to collect autographs of prominent individuals.
Dates
- 1891-1902
Creator
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 Barton Orville Aylesworth correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Aylesworth was a professor at Drake University and a collector of autographs.
Extent
30 items (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- American literature -- Bio-bibliography
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
- Authors, American -- Autographs
- Authors, American -- Bio-bibliography
- Autographs -- United States
- Correspondence
- Literature
- Material Types
- Politicians -- United States -- Autograph
- Politicians -- United States -- Bio-bibliography
- Title
- Register of Barton Orville Aylesworth correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 July 22
- 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