Knox (Mertice McCrea Buck) Collection, 1932-1953

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Title:: Mertice McCrea Buck Knox Collection
Dates:: 1932-1953
Creators:: Knox, Mertice McCrea Buck and Emory, William H. (William Hemsley)
Abstract:: This collection contains a manuscript and explanatory introduction by Mertice McCrea Buck-Knox entitled "Lieutenant Emory's Report of the Expedition Down the Gila in the Autumn of 1846" based on Emory's official report of 1848 entitled "Reconnaisance." This collection also contains maps and photographs regarding Emory and memorial papers on Buck-Knox.
Extent:: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: Mertice McCrea Buck-Knox Collection, 1932-1953, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.666; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Scope and content:: This collection contains a manuscript and explanatory introduction by Mertice McCrea Buck-Knox entitled "Lieutenant Emory's Report of the Expedition Down the Gila in the Autumn of 1846" based on Emory's official report of 1848 entitled "Reconnaisance." Knox's manuscript includes photographs and maps tracing Emory's route. This collection also contains a photocopy of a letter to the editor written by Buck-Knox, sent to Touring Topics July 1932, and a folder of obituary clippings and memorials for Buck-Knox from 1953.
Acquisition information:: The manuscript was donated to the Munk Library of Arizoniana by Mertice McCrea Buck-Knox, 1932 July 19.
Processing information:: Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 30, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration
Places:: Southwest, New -- Discovery and exploration
Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.)

Collection Guide Author:: Holly Rose Larson
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-02-24 19:46:11 +0000 .

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Preferred citation:: Mertice McCrea Buck-Knox Collection, 1932-1953, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.666; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Location of this collection:: Autry Museum of the American West

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Los Angeles, CA 90027, US